Midcentury Italian Tole Chandelier, Iron with Floral Design, 1950s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulb...
Iron, Tôle
Vintage Regency Tole Roses Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with the romantic charm of this exquisite vintage tole chandelier. A masterful example of Hollywood Regency design, this fixture features a delicate cascade of ...
Stone
$4,800 / set
Pair of Painted Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1950's painted tole lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 20" Height to shade rest: 29.5" Diameter: 6"
Metal
Antique French Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's French painted tole chandelier with 9 candelabra lights. Measurements: Height: 25" Diameter: 26"
Metal
French Painted Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French painted tole and gilt bronze chandelier. Measurements: Drop: 25" Diameter: 24".
Metal, Bronze
Vintage Boho Patinated Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This enchanting vintage toleware chandelier is a masterful celebration of 1960s Hollywood Regency design, showcasing the delicate and organic beauty of a blooming garden. Expertly ha...
Iron
French Painted Tole Blue Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930s French painted tole chandelier with gilt details. Measurements: Minimum drop 20" Diameter 24".
Metal
Vintage Regency Tole Rose Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This enchanting vintage Hollywood Regency toleware chandelier is a masterful celebration of garden-inspired design. Crafted from wrought iron with a classic Italian influence, the pi...
Iron
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Iron and Gilt Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Iron and gilt tole with six lights; having grape, apple, and drops. Main colors are purple and clear, chandelier comes with 6 - 6" white resin candle covers.
Crystal, Iron
19th Century French Chandelier, Bronze and Tôle, Restauration Style
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century chandelier.
Bronze, Tôle
Wonderful Large Pineapple Form Painted White Tole Italian Mid Century Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Pineapple Form Painted White Tole Italian Mid Century 6 Candelabra Light Chandelier, Ready To Install With Chain And Canopy
Tôle
$1,816Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Distressed Tole Iron Chandelier
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique French tole metal chandelier distressed and rusted, not wired ,- as a decorative artpiece.
Metal
Hollywood Regency Palm Tree Tole Chandelier with Faux Bamboo Details, 5 Lights
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage tropical palm tree chandelier crafted from hand-painted tole metal with faux bamboo details and green palm leaves. This five-light chandelier combines playful tropical stylin...
Metal, Tôle
Painted Tole Chandelier with Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Italian chandelier with foliage motif and 6 candelabra lights. Measurements: Drop: 36" Diameter: 40"
Metal
Painted Tole Chandelier with Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Italian six-light chandelier with foliage motif. Measurements: Diameter: 44" Drop: 31"
Metal
$1,772Sale Price|25% Off
Mid Century Italian Tole Chandelier, Iron with Floral Design, 1950s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulb...
Iron, Tôle
French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
From the lower rim extend six gilt bronze candle arms, each modeled as a swan with outstretched wings curving outward, supporting candle-form lights with tall cream-painted shafts an...
Bronze, Tôle
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. Measurements: Minimum drop: 20" Diameter: 12"
Metal
Vintage Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian tole chandelier with porcelain flowers. Original painted finish. Measurements: Diameter: 25" Drop"30"
Metal
Italian Gilt Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Italian Gilt Tole Chandelier. Highly glamorous this six light chandelier would be perfect in a powder room or entryway. Stamped with a metal tag " Made in Italy". Matching tole canopy.
Crystal, Iron
Floral Wood and Painted Tole Italian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's painted floral chandelier with gilt wood body and with tole arms and decorative foliage elements. Measurements: Height of body: 30" Minimum drop: 34" Diameter: 32"
Wood
Italian Gilt Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Nice quality 19th century Italian Gilt tole and crystal chandelier. Circa 1890. The chandelier has been professionally rewired, comes with matching chain and canopy. It is ready to h...
Crystal
Italian Mid-Century Tole and Porcelain Rose Chandelier, 1950 Hollywood Regency
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Italian mid-century tole chandelier beautifully decorated with hand-painted porcelain roses. The sculptural metal frame features scrolling tole leaves and branches finished i...
Metal, Tôle
Rare Colorful Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful iron painted chandelier with wooden bells. Dimension: Diameter 48 cm. Height fixture 65 cm. Total height with chain 110 cm. Six E14 bulbs.
Iron
Italian Porcelain Flower Roses Tole Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian handcut tole chandelier. The cage form metal frame ornamented with tole leaves, and pink-white porcelain flowers. The chandelier has five sockets for small incandescent ...
Metal
Tole and Brass Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French Empire chandelier with crystal beads, original finish and patina.
Mediterranean Revival Wrought Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dekalb, IL
Mediterranean Revival chandelier with polychrome finish salvaged from a Masonic Lodge. Hand-forged iron frame with scrolling arms supports six candle-style lights mounted in decorat...
Metal
Elegant 1950s Italian Tole Floral Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and colorful 1950s Italian tole chandelier, the color and the patina is much nicer in person.
Metal
Neoclassic French Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s French painted tole chandelier with crystal drops. Measurements: Present drop 24" Minimum drop 17" Diameter 16.5"
Crystal, Metal
18th Century Piemontese Tole Chandelier (Two Available)
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite 18th century Piemontese chandelier handcrafted from painted tole, showcasing the refined artistry and elegance of Northern Italian design. Featuring gracefully formed ar...
Iron
Italian 20th Century Louis XVI St. Tole & Saxe Porcelain Three Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful and small scale Italian 20th century Louis XVI st. tole and Saxe porcelain three light chandelier. The light requires three single E14 screw fit lightbulbs (60Watt max.)...
Metal, Tôle
$8,800 / item
Set of 3 Tole Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 midcentury Italian painted tole chandeliers. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 30" Diameter: 36"
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. Measurements: Diameter: 36" Minimum drop: 8.5"
Brass
Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950
Located in Antwerp, BE
Neoclassical chandelier, toleware pendant, painted metal lighting, Empire revival, Directoire style, Italian tole chandelier, Hollywood Regency chandelier, vintage European lighting.
Metal
Gilded Bronze and Tole Fete Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
A fine classical basket chandelier in a Prussian blue tole, with gilded decoration. The whole thing in its original un-wired state and completely collapsible. If being electrified is...
Iron, Bronze
French Louis XVI Iron & Tole Foliate Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French Louis XVI chandelier is made of iron and tole. The piece features vines growing from the center stem with acanthus leaves reaching upwards. The vines continue along the t...
Tin
1960s Bright Boho Chic Italian Tole Painted Metal Chandelier With Floral Decor
Located in Antwerp, BE
Absolutely beautiful tole painted chandelier Made in the 1960s in Italy. Beautiful bright colors ar used to give this chandelier her fresh appearance and character. The total height...
Metal, Tôle
Tole Palm Tree Style 8 Light Chandelier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Large Tole palm tree form chandelier with 8 lights on faux bamboo arms.
Metal
$8,800 / item
Pair of Painted Tole Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950's French painted tole chandeliers with 8 lights. Measurements: Drop: 32" Diameter: 27"
Metal
A Large Nineteenth Century Tôle Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large, late nineteenth century neoclassical tôleware and wrought iron chandelier, the central stem in the form of a flower-filled urn, supporting six scrolling arms hung with swags...
Wrought Iron
Italian Gilded Iron, Tole, & Crystal Directoire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Directoire gilded iron & tole chandelier features tole candle cups & bobeches with a crown adorned with a bronze floriate design and crystal teardrops. The 19th century Italian ...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Iron
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
Vintage Italian Tole Floral Chandelier with Daisy's
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency tole floral chandelier with blue and green daisy's. Made in Italy. Three sockets. Measures 12" diameter x 36" long overall with chain and cap. Nice warm finish wit...
Metal
Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Tole & Smokey Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The gilt tole surfaces display rich chased detail, with scrolling foliate designs extending along the arms and supporting framework.
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. Created during the midcentury period, this light fixture attracts our attenti...
Tôle
French Lemon Tole Chandelier, Gold 1970s
Located in Hastings, GB
Gilt lemons and leaves toleware chandelier circa 1970s, France Fabulous bright original gold leaf finish 3-arm chandelier with turned wooden finial and lamp holder cups 70cm total h...
Metal
French Gilt Tôle Six-Light Leaf Chandelier, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant French six-light chandelier handcrafted in gilt tôle, decorated with an abundance of stylized hand-cut leaves and scrolling branches. The openwork design creates a light, scu...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Five-Branch Foliate Form Tole Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Hollywood Regency Five-Branch Foliate Form Tole Chandelier, scrolling leaves and flowers extending from five arms upholding candlestick style light sockets. 19" H x 15" Diameter. P...
Metal
Vintage French Bagues Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant vintage Bagues French tole and crystal chandelier. Beautiful large crystals on a lovely, curved base. Gorgeous!! This fixture comes with a chain and canopy and is wired and r...
Crystal, Metal
Elegant Cut Crystal and Gilded Tole Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant and dramatic, 28 light cut crystal and gilded metal and tole chandelier. The center shaft consisting of crystal spheres that lead to a pear shaped crystal fob.
Crystal, Metal
Italian 20th Century Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful mid 20th century Italian chandelier made of iron and tole. The piece features five lights and detailed floriate bobeches. Made in the Louis XV style, the piece features a d...
Iron
Vintage Coastal Sculptural Metal Tole Palm Leaf Chandelier
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Bring a touch of tropical elegance to your space with this Vintage Metal Tole Palm Tree Chandelier. Featuring a beautifully hand-painted design, this chandelier captures the lush gre...
Metal
Gilt Italian Tole Chandelier with Shades
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940s Italian gilt metal six-light chandelier with shades. Measurements: Height of body 26.25" Diameter 24".
Metal
Empire of Light: Directoire Period Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Directoire period red-painted tole chandelier, late 18th to early 19th century, of shield-form central body suspended by chains, decorated with gilt classical motifs including a wi...
Metal
Vintage French Maison Jansen Tole and Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
The Vintage French Maison Jansen manner Tole and Crystal Chandeliers are exquisite pieces of lighting fixtures that exude elegance and sophistication. These fixtures capture the ess...
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Brass & Red Tole Chandelier with Leaf Cutouts
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking 1990s Italian six-light chandelier crafted in brass and finished in a rich antique red tole. Created in Italy, this decorative ceiling fixture blends traditional metalwork...
Brass
French Late 19th Century Silvered Tole & Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
French late 19th century silvered tole chandelier draped with ropes of round & oval crystals, with foliate crown, tole bobeches adorned with crystal rosettes. The piece is uniquely d...
Crystal, Silver Plate, Tin
Italian Tôle Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A cheery patinated Italian six-light tôle flower chandelier from the 1960s. The charming piece will add a touch of freshness to whatever room you place it in. Measures: Diameter 50...
Metal
Forged Iron and Tole Cage-Form Chandelier with Five-Hanging Light Glass Globes
Located in Coimbra, PT
Unusual French forged iron and tole cage-form chandelier with five-hanging light glass globes. Black color in a silver finish. Original hand blown clear glass globes with tear drop. ...
Tôle, Iron
Gilt Metal and Tole Cherub Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Very nice quality French mid century gilt metal and tole cherub motif chandelier with polychrome painted flowers, working and ready to hang and install.
Metal
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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