Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Steel, Iron
Tole, Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Chireno, TX
Tole, glass and iron lantern dating to early 20th century, France. Not wired for electricity, but
Brass, Steel, 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
Crystal, Tôle
Italian Gilt Tole Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian gilt tole and crystal basket chandelier from Tuscany. This chandelier is wired
Crystal, Brass
$2,800Sale Price / item|20% Off
1950s Large Tole Chandelier , Italy
By Banci Firenze, Maison Jansen
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Large elegant tole chandelier with hand painted delicate sculptural rose and leaf . Italy
Sheet Metal
Vintage Italian Four Light Tole flowers and leaves Chandelier with Tole Shade
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1766 Vintage Italian green and yellow tole 4 light chandelier with metal shade Supplied with an
Metal
2 Italian Tole Flower Hollywood Regency Chandelier Florentine, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian gold-plated metal flower chandelier/tole hanging lamp/tole chandelier. Unusual dynamic
Brass, Tôle
Italian Tole Chandelier with Polychrome Flowers, Mid-Century / Hollywood Regency
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Tole Chandelier with Polychrome Flowers, Mid-Century / Hollywood Regency, 1950s Charming
Metal, Tôle
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
Vintage Italian Tole Floral Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency tole floral chandelier. Green leaves with flowers in yellow, blue and orange
Metal
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
Stone
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
$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
Metal
1950 French Tole Palm Tree 6 Light Chandelier Rare Big Size
Located in Firenze, Toscana
USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries. Original vibrant color tole. Rare big size
Tôle
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
Metal
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
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
French Painted Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French painted tole and gilt bronze chandelier. Measurements: Drop: 25
Metal, Bronze
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
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
French Painted Tole Blue Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930s French painted tole chandelier with gilt details. Measurements: Minimum drop 20
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
$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
Crystal, Iron
Petit Rare French Tole Gilt Wood Porcelain Flowers Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
. Handmade porcelain flowers in all colors and shapes. Tole leaves throughout. Adding 12 inches of original
Tôle
French Vintage Tôle Painted Floral Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage tôle chandelier, circa 1950, the metal carefully forged and wrought into romantic
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. Measurements
Metal
French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique and spectacular French Empire-style gilt bronze and red-painted tole chandelier featuring
Bronze, Tôle
Vintage Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian tole chandelier with porcelain flowers. Original painted finish
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
Crystal, Iron
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
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
Metal, Tôle
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
Metal
$599Sale Price|20% Off
Large Floral Vintage Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Presenting a unique and wonderful, large Italian wood and tole chandelier featuring scrollwork and
Metal
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
Hot Air Balloon Form Tole Chandelier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and whimsical gilt and bronzed tole hot air balloon form chandelier. Balloon adorned with
Wrought Iron
Tole and Brass Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French Empire chandelier with crystal beads, original finish and patina.
$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
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
Metal
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
Tin
Italian Tole with Flowers Polychrome Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A vintage tole five-light chandelier with yellow, green and orange flowers and leaf
Metal
Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950
Located in Antwerp, BE
Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950 A striking vintage tole chandelier with three
Metal
19th Century Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in Winnetka, IL
19th century Italian iron and tole chandelier, possibly Venetian.
Iron
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
Crystal, Metal
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
Metal, Tôle
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
Crystal, Gold Plate, Iron
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
Brass
Italian Venetian Peinte 6 Armed Tole Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style 6 armed tole chandelier, gilt and polychrome painted sheet and cast metal
Chrome
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
Iron, Bronze
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
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
$1,717Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Large Italian Metal Lely Tole Chandelier
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Charming 1960s Italian tole chandelier featuring an exuberant display of hand-crafted lilies. Made
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
French 19th Century Eight Light Tole Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
influences from Bohemian to Belle Epoque. The blue-green tole (painted finish) accented by parcel gilt metal
Metal
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
Rock Crystal, Tôle
Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Tole & Smokey Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large and exquisite antique French Louis XVI style gilt tole and smokey rock crystal chandelier
Rock Crystal, Tôle
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
Metal
Vintage English Painted Tole Fixture with Mirror inset
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's English tole fixture with painted finish and antique mirror with 4 candelabra
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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