$3,683Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 31.5 in
Venetian Chandelier 6 Arms, White Silk Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Venetian chandelier with 6 arms in white silk Murano glass with white cotton lampshades. This is a
Blown Glass
Vintage Fortuny Hanging Venetian Silk Chandelier
By Fortuny
Located in Atlanta, GA
silk wire. The entire chandelier terminates with a hand blown glass pendant.
Silk
Iconic Vintage Fortuny Venetian Silk Chandelier
By Fortuny
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic vintage Italian Fortuny silk chandelier having handpainted silver dome shaped fabric with
Silk
Vintage Venetian Silk Fortuny Hanging Light/ Chandelier
By Fortuny
Located in North Miami, FL
is suspended by a braided silk wire. The entire chandelier terminates with a hand blown glass pendant
Silk
Venetian 20th Century Signed Fortuny Silk Chandelier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This Fortuny silk shade is an unusual floral design. It is signed and is US wired.
Metal
Fortuny Scheherazade Three-Tier Venetian Ivory Silk Chandelier
By Fortuny
Located in Portland, OR
This beautiful Italian Fortuny Scheherazade three-tier, ivory silk chandelier reflects Mariano
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$6,539Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.56 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico Chandelier 6 Arms Murano Clear Glass Multicolour Details Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
This rezzonico chandelier 6 lights in clear Murano glass with colorful details by Multiforme is completely handmade. It is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with ...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,380 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Murano Chandelier 6 arms Blush Pink Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Blush Pink artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$7,072Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 35.44 in
Chandelier Rezzonico 8 Arms, Clear Glass Multicolour Details Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rezzonico chandelier 8 arms, crystal Murano glass, with gold, green and grey color particulars by Multiforme. This artistic glass chandelier is an elegant and delicate lighting work,...
Blown Glass
$1,782Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 19.69 in
Classic Chandelier 5 Arms Clear and Pink Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic Chandelier 5 Arms clear and pink Murano Glass by Multiforme. The classic Murano glass chandelier, as it is in the collective imagination. As many other chandeliers in our col...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,010Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic venetian Chandelier 5 Arms Pink Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic Chandelier 5 Arms clear and pink Murano Glass by Multiforme. The classic Murano glass chandelier, as it is in the collective imagination. As many other chandeliers in our col...
Blown Glass
$1,849Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 31.5 in
Chandelier 6 Arms Smoky Quartz Murano Glass, Lampshades Chapeau by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Chandelier 6 arms smoky quartz Murano glass, smoky organza Lampshades Chapeau by Multiforme Chapeau is a classic and essential chandelier, it is handcrafted using high quality materi...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$13,926Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 55.12 in Dm 51.19 in
Rezzonico Luxury Chandelier 8+8 Arms Silk Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Fluage chandelier with 8+8 lights in silk Murano glass with rings by Multiforme The blown glass chandelier Fluage is the perfect combination between the Venetian tradition and the m...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,933Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 25.6 in Dm 33.47 in
Serenade Chandelier 5 Lights Moka Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Serenade chandelier 5 Moka Murano glass, white handmade cotton lampshades by Multiforme Serenade collection is inspired by a contemporary and international design, simple but not ban...
Blown Glass
$4,950
H 33 in W 32.5 in D 32.5 in
Five Arm Rostrato Murano Chandelier in the Manner of Ercole Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite Murano chandelier, featuring five gracefully scrolling arms adorned with sophisticated glasswork. This piece showcases the renowned...
Blown Glass
"Medusa" Italian Art Deco Chandelier by Ercole Barovier, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Murano chandelier in art deco style attributed to the Barovier and Toso glassworks. Period of production:1940 1950s. The chandelier consists of a beautiful central glass ...
Murano Glass
$3,625Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 29.53 in
Italian Chandelier 6 arms Fluage, Gold Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Fluage chandelier 6 lights Fluage, Gold Murano glass with rings and pendants by Multiforme The blown glass chandelier Fluage is the perfect combination between the Venetian traditio...
Blown Glass
$3,917Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 29.53 in
Artistic Chandelier 6 Arms White Murano Glass Clear Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic chandelier 6 arms in white Murano glass and clear details Springtime. The peculiar characteristic of this lighting work is the richness of its decorations. Springtime refle...
Blown Glass
$12,358Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 39.38 in Dm 47.25 in
Floral Venetian Rezzonico Chandelier 12 arms Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic Murano chandelier height 100 cm, 12-light, clear Murano glass, polychrome details by Multiforme. The artistic glass chandelier is an elegant and delicate lighting work, colo...
Blown Glass
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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