Tole Shade Pendant
Rare French Empire Style Tole Chandelier with a Glass Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Empire style tole chandelier with a glass shade.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Tôle
Metal & Glass Shade Wheat Sheaf Chandelier Tole Toleware Coco Chanel Style
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Hollywood Regency midcentury gilt and verdigris tole wheat sheaf chandelier in Coco Chanel Style
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Gorgeous German Tole Wood Metal Glas Shade Five Light Chandelier, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style five-light chandelier. Functions as is with five E27 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 60 Watts each bulb. Beautiful metal chandelier with flower glass s...
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Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Gorgeous German Tole Wood Metal Glas Shade Three Light Chandelier, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style three-light chandelier. Functions as is with three E27 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 60 Watts each bulb. Beautiful metal chandelier with flower glass...
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Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
English Regency Style Tole Six-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
English Regency Style Cream and Parcel-Gilt Tole Peinte Six-Light Chandelier, with vasiform central
Category
20th Century Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Giltwood
Black Iron Tole 6-Light Chandelier with Alabaster and Acid Patina
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black iron tole style 6-light chandelier with center dome alabaster shade with 3 lights behind it
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mission Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Gilt Metal & Glass Shade Five Light Chandelier Toleware Coco Chanel Style Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Hollywood Regency midcentury gilt and tole bunch of flowers chandelier in Coco Chanel Style with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Glass and Tole Pendant Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s molded glass pendant lantern with three interior candelabra lights and painted tole
Category
Vintage 1950s French Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Acanthus Leaf Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
flowing bends draped in large crystal drops and prisms having six arms with shaded lights. Wonderful piece.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Tôle, Metal, Brass
1980s 9 Arm Massive Faux Bamboo Chandelier , Italy
By Maison Jansen
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Extremely well made faux bamboo chandelier with tole palm leafs .
Solid sturdy construction
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Wonderful French Louis XV Style Bouillotte Chandelier
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Louis XV style three lights Bouillotte pendant chandelier in bronze with a painted tole
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
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Silk
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By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. In patinated unlacquerd brass and steel with (1) E26 medium based socket. Light...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
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Steel, Brass
Brass Modern Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Elegant all brass form with wonderful patina.
Made in Italy
*Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not UL Listed. Standard L...
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Serenity Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light, White Plaster, Hannah Woodhouse
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade “Serenity” organic modern wall light/wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...
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Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
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2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights an...
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Very Large Gilt Iron Chandelier, Italy, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large chandelier decorated with large roses, entwined ivy and various other foliate elements.
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bench in Spanish Walnut and Blue Dedar Upholstery
Located in Berlin, DE
Bench in Spanish walnut and blue Dedar upholstery with hand painted stripes.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belle Époque Benches
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
French White Alabaster and Bronze Pendant Light Fixture, circa 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
A refined Art Deco white alabaster pendant ceiling light fixture with dark brown and black veins. France, 1920s. This masterfully carved and beautifully veined one-piece alabaster bo...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Unique 1800s Mirrored Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early fuel lamp. It dates before the use of piped gas and electric. It has been wired to take a standard base bulb but still retains the tank, valve, original finish a...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
English Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Victorian gilt bronze six-light chandelier.
Measures: Diameter 75 cm.
Height 90 cm.
Six E27 bulbs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Venini chandelier glass with gilt gold structure , italy 1980
By Venini
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Superb italian chandelier, with6 bulbs of glass venini with gilt gold structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This superb c...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Rich Rezzonico Chandelier 6 Arms Murano Clear-Gold-Green Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rich rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, clear- gold-green Murano glass, double level of flowers by Multiforme
This chandelier evokes the splendour of the past centuries. It is an evergree...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Silver Gilt Wood, Iron, and Crystal Chandelier, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional 18th century or early 19th century Italian twelve-arm candle light chandelier. Silver gilt wood and iron frame with crystal pendants and glass swags.
Recently re-condi...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Wonderful Vaughan Designs Regency Square Polished Nickel Glass Lantern Fixture
By Vaughan Designs
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Vaughan Designs Regency square polished nickel glass lantern fixture.
Category
20th Century Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
H 20 in W 12 in D 12 in
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Italian Tole Chandelier with Floral Motif and Custom Shade, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A fabulous vintage tole chandelier with flowers sprouting from an urn. Original paint finish
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Italian Tole Chandelier with Flower Motif and Two Panes of Glass as Shade
Located in New York, NY
Italian tole chandelier with flower motif with two panes of glass as shade, circa 1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Gold Leaf, Tôle
Adjusting Segment Shade Ceiling Light
Located in Charleston, SC
shade frame and a metal tôle segment base.
Category
20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
French Tole Metal Chandelier, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
metal slant shade with cut-outs to allow the heat from the bulbs to escape and to add to the uniqueness
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Glass and Tole Chandelier
By Pietro Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte glass and tole chandelier with ten shades
covered by a glass shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
French Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Toronto, ON
Green tole and gilt bronze 6 light Empire style chandelier with central frosted glass flame form
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
A mirrored tole shade pendant
Located in New York, NY
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A tole and nickel pendant with a cone shaped mirror-lined shade. Signed by the
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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel, Brass
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
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Vintage 1930s English Chandeliers and Pendants
Tole Cage Pendant
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2569 Cage pendant with leaf motif frosted glass shade
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage Brass French Horn / Trumpet Neoclassical Style Tole Shade Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Terrific Vintage Brass French Horn/Trumpet Chandelier with Black Tole Metal Brass Shades. Item
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20th Century American Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair Lotus Form Gilt Tole Pendant Lights
Located in Chicago, IL
frame of the pendant. Mounted on the inside is translucent white shade. Single socket illumination, sold
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Vintage 1950s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Mid-20th Century Brass and Enameled Tole Two Light Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome shade of green enameled on this billiard's brass and tole two pendants. Having a brass
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Enamel
Antique Empire Style Tole Hall Light
Located in Houston, TX
Empire style tole hall light from France (circa 1910). This charming hall light is all original and
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Tôle
Red Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2538 A red tole bamboo five light chandelier having a capiz shell shade.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Unique Chinese Pagoda Chandelier in Brass, Iron, and Tole
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Impressive, large-scale, unique chinese pagoda chandelier made of brass, iron, and tole with a new
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Vintage 1930s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Iron, Tôle
Vintage French Midcentury Tôle Chandelier with Four Lights and Glass Cups
Located in Atlanta, GA
France during the midcentury period, this tôle chandelier features a square shaped tôle shade with
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Tôle
A 19th Century Green Tole Chandelier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Green Tole Shade Chandelier with Brass Gallery Above Four Arms Joined by a Single Brass Bottom
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
French Neoclassical Style Painted Tôle Four-Light Chandelier with Lyre Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style painted tôle four-light chandelier from the late 19th century, with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
A French Empire Red Tole Ring Form Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
hurricanes within tole shade.
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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Early 19th C French Argand, Tole, and Brass Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This chandelier was made in France in the 19th century, circa 1800, and features a tole shade
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tin
Hand-Forged Tole French Style Alabaster and Iron Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-forged tole French style alabaster and iron chandelier with hand-forged black iron chandelier
Category
1990s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Green Painted Five-Light Tole Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
E14 size socket. The top of the tole shade is connected with five bronze arrows.
The height of the
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Vintage 1950s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
H 33.86 in Dm 17.33 in L 33.86 in
An American Five Light Empire Style Ceiling Light
Located in New York, NY
candles concealed by single drum-shaped black tole shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Copper, Nickel, Tôle
Signed Quezell Eleven Light Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
An exceptional iron and gilt tole chandelier with eleven lights each holding a Favrile glass shade
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
French Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Style Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
adjustable painted tole shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Five-Light Billiards or Kitchen Fixture, Second Quarter of the 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having adjustable tole shades, the chandelier constructed of turned brass elements, the bottom
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Vintage 1940s Chandeliers and Pendants
H 53.5 in W 33 in D 18 in
Hand Forged Toleware French Style Alabaster and Iron Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand forged tole French style alabaster and iron chandelier with hand forged black iron chandelier
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Located in Douglas Manor, NY
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Vintage 1940s English Lanterns
Empire Bronze and Bouillette Hanging Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Carmel, CA
of the lamp are three finely cast swans in bronze. The candle cups have tiny bead detail. The tole
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Bouillotte Tole Ceiling Light Pendant Lamp
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Bouillotte style pendant lamp made of brass with a green painted metal shade and four
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Charming Tole And Iron 12 Light Chandelier With Adjustable Zinc Shade
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming tole and iron 12 light chandelier with adjustable zinc shade. Newly rewired. Measurement
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Italian Tin Tole Painted Neoclassical Style Chandelier
Located in Rochester, NY
Beautiful glowing all original yellow tole painted tin draped swag form Regency style four light
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20th Century Italian Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Delightful French Iron and Tole Painted 4-Arm Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful French vintage painted iron and tole light fixture having mustard background with black
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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Iron
Extra Large "Bouillotte" Brass Pendant, Empire Style Chandelier, France
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Stunning six-light polished brass pendant with tole shade in the style of Empire.
France, circa
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Vintage 1950s German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Bronze
Wonderful French Louis XV Style Bouillotte Chandelier
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Louis XV style three lights chandelier in bronze with a painted tole shade.
Measures
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Three-Light French Bouillotte Style Ceiling Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three-light hanging bouillotte brass candle lamp with wax candle sleeves and green painted tole
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Pierced Tole Hanging Pendant Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century pierced tole hanging pendant shade
New wiring.
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Mid-20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle
Tole and Brass Chandelier with Tole Shade
Located in Natchez, MS
Tole and brass chandelier of sphere with arrows piercing it and tole shade surmounted by an gilt
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tin, Brass
Early 20th Century Tole Shade Chandelier (rewired)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century tole Shade Chandelier (rewired)
16"H x 15"D
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Early 20th Century French Gilded Basket Chandelier with Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century French gilded basket chandelier with tole shade
Brand new wiring.
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Tôle
Mid C Chandelier With Custom Bouillotte Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
MID C CHANDELIER WITH CUSTOM BOUILLOTTE TOLE SHADE
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Tole Chandelier
Located in Natchez, MS
6 arm Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Tole Shade from the 40's.
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu, Tôle
Vintage Tole Balloon Chandelier
By Europa Antiques
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Fabulous vintage tole chandelier with multiple vintage prisim drops and vintage beaded shade
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Vintage 1940s Chandeliers and Pendants
Silver Italian Drum Tole Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Architectural pieces reminiscent of old Italy with a tole drum shade.
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Turquoise Tole And Brass French Chandelier
Located in Geneva, IL
BLUE GREEN COLORED TOLE CHANDELIER WITH 4 ARMS. SCALLOPED SHADE WITH BRASS DETAILS. A VERY PRETTY
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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants
19th Century Four Arm Tole Ceiling Light
Located in New Orleans, LA
matching tole shade.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tin
Regency Style Tôle and Patinated Metal Five Arm Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
similar arms terminating in circular bobeches, each with two candles beneath a foil lined shade
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20th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Empire 5 light chandelier
Located in Boston, MA
A wonderful gilt bronze 5 light chandelier with a blue tole shade. Needs electrification.
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Tôle, Ormolu
A pair of gilt bronze Empire style 3 light hanging fixtures
Located in New York, NY
shaft, supporting a green painted tole bouillotte style shade with gold decoration (distressed) as is
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Ormolu, Tôle
Multicolor Lacquered Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
green, and ceiling canopy and central disc in bright red, each shade with three bands of perforations
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Tôle, Brass
Multicolor Lacquered Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
green, and ceiling canopy and central disc in bright red, each shade with three bands of perforations
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Tôle, Brass
Multicolor Lacquered Four Light Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
green, and ceiling canopy and central disc in bright red, each shade with three bands of perforations
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Tôle, Brass
Late 19th Century Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A rare gilt bronze and tole chandelier with six well cast and chiseled scroll arms under a tent
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Early 20th Century British Chandeliers and Pendants
French Chandelier by Petitot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lacquered tole and brass chandelier, four arms each ending in an inverted tapered red lacquered
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquered, Brass and Glass Rod Chandelier by Petitot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lacquered tole and brass chandelier, four arms each ending in an inverted tapered red lacquered
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquered, Brass and Glass Rod Chandelier by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lacquered tole and brass chandelier, four arms each ending in an inverted tapered red lacquered
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Chandelier by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lacquered tole and brass chandelier, four arms each ending in an inverted tapered red lacquered
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquered, Brass and Glass Rod Chandelier by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lacquered tole and brass chandelier, four arms each ending in an inverted tapered red lacquered
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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Tole Shade Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic tole shade pendant available at 1stDibs. Each tole shade pendant for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and tôle. Your living room may not be complete without a tole shade pendant — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right tole shade pendant, those designed in Empire and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Tole Shade Pendant?
Prices for a tole shade pendant start at $800 and top out at $9,250 with the average selling for $2,350.
Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You
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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.
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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.
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