Vintage Painted Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian tole light fixture with grapes and foliage motif. 3 Edison lights.
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage Painted Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian tole light fixture with grapes and foliage motif. 3 Edison lights.
Metal
$7,800 / item
Custom Faux-Bamboo Hand Painted Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom faux-bamboo hand painted tole light fixture. This fixture is customizable.
Metal
Painted Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A hand painted and patinated foliage-motif metal light fixture with four interior lights. Measurement: Height (minimum drop) 15.5" Diameter 16"
Metal
Pair of Painted Tole Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian painted tole fixture with foliage motif. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 9" Diameter: 20"
Metal
Mid-Century Painted Tôle 5-Arm Light Fixture with Yellow Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
A vintage painted tôle light fixture from the mid 20th century, with five lights.
Metal
Painted Tole and Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian painted tole and Murano glass globes light fixture, 3 lights.
Metal
Large Tole and Brass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940's Italian tole and brass sunburst shaped light fixture with frosted glass inset and 8 interior lights.
Brass
Large Billiard Light Fixture with Tole Shades
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940s English billiard table light fixture of cast bronze and with painted tole shades and 15 lights.
Wonderful Tole Beaded Crystal Bagues 3-Light Petite Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful gold gilt tole beaded crystal Baguès 3-light petite chandelier light fixture Completely rewired with new sockets Comes with chain canopy and mounting hardware.
Crystal
Wonderful Tole Rock Crystal Baguès Red Trim 6-Light Petite Chandelier Fixture
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful tole rock crystal and faceted tear drop crystal Baguès style, red trim 6 candelabra light petite chandelier Rewired and ready to enjoy.
Rock Crystal, Tôle
Mid-Century Painted Tôle 10-Arm Palm Tree Light Fixture with Green Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage painted tôle palm tree light fixture from the mid 20th century, with 10 lights and swoop arms.
Tôle
Custom Six-Light Brass and Tole Fixture in the Midcentury Manner
Located in New York, NY
Custom six-light brass and tole fixture in the midcentury manner.
Brass
Beautiful Italian Design Murano Glass Flower 4 Light Gilt Tole Pendant / Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design, hand-crafted in Italy, modern art glass pendant light with glass flowers. This incredibly well designed and beautifully executed chandelier is in mint condition. Th...
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Tole Palm Chandelier – Six-Light Fixture With V
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A vibrant and sculptural example of Italian tole lighting, this Mid-20th Century palm chandelier channels tropical regency glamour with its sweeping metal fronds and richly hand-pain...
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Tole Palm Chandelier – Six-Light Fixture With V
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A vibrant and sculptural example of Italian tole lighting, this Mid-20th Century palm chandelier channels tropical regency glamour with its sweeping metal fronds and richly hand-pain...
Metal
Art Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930s French alabaster pendant light fixture with tole body. Measurements: Present drop: 20" (adjustable) Diameter: 12".
Alabaster
Wonderful Petite Crystal Drop Gold Palm Leaf Beaded Tole Chandelier Fixture
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Petite Crystal Drop Gold Gilt Palm Leaf Style Beaded Tole Chandelier 3 Candelabra Light Fixture Comes With Chain And Canopy.
Crystal, Metal
Set of English Holophane Glass Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 circa 1900 English tole and Holophane glass Industrial light fixtures.
Metal
French Flower Bud Ceiling Light Fixture in Gold Leaf Gilt Iron, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching flower bud/ tole flush mount light fixture, gilt iron, gold leaf.
Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron, Iron
18th Century Italian Tuscan Beaded Crystal and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 18th century Italian Tuscan beaded crystal tole chandelier with 6-light. This fixture has a beautiful scale and shape and is glistening with beads and crystals.
Crystal, Tôle
Enormous Flush Mount Attr. to Banci Firenze, 1950s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Enormous glass flower and gilt tole eighteen-light light fixture, circa 1950s. Possibly Banci Firenze Socket: 18 x e14 for standard screw bulbs.
Metal, Iron
Vintage Tole Light Fixture
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mid 20th century tole store prop now wired as a hanging sculptural light.
Tôle
19th.c. French four light tole peinte fixture
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th.c. French four light tole peinte fixture. Three tiers with various crystal drops, swags, coloured faceted beads and blown glass ball.
French Tole LIght Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A 1940s French tole light fixture with etched glass inset and with glass drops.
A French Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French tole light fixture, the ring form body with scalloped edge and suspended from chain and canopy.
Tôle
Burnt Orange Tole Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French painted tole light fixture with glass hurricanes. 28" present drop, 16" square.
Tole light fixture
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Caramel bronze painted metal fixture with 8 lights and canopy.
Metal
Tole and Parchment Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Italian tole light fixture with parchment insets. Body with cut outs on frame.
Metal
Silvered Tole Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edgy for a tole light fixture. Height measurement does not include chain.
Metal
Iron Country Chandelier with Animals
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 American painted tole light fixture with original patina. Depicting farm animals.
Tôle
Sold
H 30.5 in Dm 26.5 in
Unusual French 14-Light Painted Tole Chandelier with Scrolled Arms and Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French tole light fixture features a vertical silhouette made of a central metal basket, supporting 14 lights distributed on two levels, with four arms in the upper section, fol...
Tôle
Italian Vintage Tole Floral Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fully functional and in very good vintage condition, with minor wear consistent with age. Italian Tole Chandelier Mid-Century Italian Lighting Floral Tole Light Fixture Vintage Lily...
Metal, Tôle
Tole Shade Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930's English light fixture with tole shade. Available at our showroom at 238 East 60th Street, NY, NY 212-751-0171
Continental Round Hand Painted Tole Six Light Hanging Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
A hand painted tole black and gold six candle-light hanging fixture with matching painted shades supported by three chains from a crown canopy.
Tôle
Green Painted Tole Fixture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-1859a Four light green painted tole fixture with flowers.
Tôle, Brass
Green Tole Three Light Fixture (2 available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2358ab A hand painted three light tole fixture.Priced individually. Can be custom finished Keyword cieling light sconce lantern chandelier lighting
Metal
French Tole Painted Floral Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderfully hand painted tole three-arm light fixture with flowers and scrolling leaves.
Tin, Metal
Sold
H 36 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tole Brown Distressed Leather Gilt Three-Light Glass Lantern Pendent Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage tole brown distressed leather and gold gilt three-light large glass square lantern pendent fixture.
Tôle
Sold
H 30 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Handsome Vintage Four-Light Green Tole Gilt Lantern Panel Glass Large Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A handsome vintage four-light green tole and hand-painted gilt lantern with curved panel glass. Rewired and ready to install. Measures: 30" H x 14 1/2" W.
Tôle
Vintage Italian Tole Faux Bamboo Chandelier or Light Fixture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In vogue mid century six light chandelier crafted in metal in a regency style with a bit of whimsy, using faux bamboo and acanthus leaves and having the original off white finish.
Metal
Antique Light Fixture
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Aluminum and Tole Shop Light from the Lille Area
Aluminum, Tôle
Sold
H 31 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Green Italian Tole Metal Light Fixture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hot Air Balloon chandelier green Italian tole metal light fixture. Item features a hot air balloon frame, 6 lights, very nice vintage item, great style and form.
Metal
Wonderful Four-Light Green Opaline Beaded Tole Glass Italian Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Unusual four-light green opaline beaded glass chandelier. Measures: 19 H x 16 W.
Opaline Glass
Billiard Light Fixture / Pool Table Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A patinated bronze billiard light fixture with painted tole shades. 12 lights.
Bronze, Tôle
Drum Shaped Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940s French painted tole drum-shaped light fixture with milk glass inset.
Metal
French Mirrored Sunburst Pendant Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s painted tole oval pendant sunburst light fixture with mirrored inset center and eight interior candelabra lights.
Metal
French Provincial Polychrome Figural Toleware Floral Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Six lights on scrolled arms ending in floriform candle cups, polychrome painted grapevine decoration. Gorgeous trompe l'oeil blue drapery swirling around the vine. Height of just fix...
Tôle
Delicate Six-Light Gilt Tole Beaded Crystal Drop Tree-Form Baguès Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Italian six-light gilt tole beaded fixture in the manor of Baguès with crystal tear drops and prisms, tree form chandelier in the Mid-Century feel, completely rewired and...
Crystal, Tôle
Pair of Large Neoclassic Style Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1930's French neoclassic style painted black tole and gilt metal light fixtures with frosted glass.
Bronze
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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