Set of 2 Amazing Venetian Lantern in Murano Reticello Glass, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
A rare pair of two extraordinary Murano glass pieces. The chandeliers are very similar but not perfectly identical.
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Eclectic Colorful Murano Chandeliers Tronchi in the of style of Venini
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bromma, SE
Multi-Colored Contemporary Murano Lamp in ombre. Glass prisms in honey, sand and smoked grey tones. Tubular Tronchi Formed Glass Prisms in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style. The ...
Chrome
Extraordinary Rare Large Size Venetian Lantern in Murano Reticello Glass, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary piece in Murano glass. Hand blown "reticello" glass, typical example of the renowned Venetian glassworks, attribuited to Venini. Large Dimensions. Measures: Total heigh...
Murano Glass
1 of 4 Glass and Brass Three-Tier Chandelier by Glashütte Limburg, Venini Style
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, BE
Rare 3-tier flush mount or chandelier with handblown glass pieces on a brass base. This lamp is a high quality production of the 1960s from Glashütte Limburg. 3 2-tier flush mounts f...
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier, Mangiarotti Inspired
By Mazzega, Venini, Barovier, Vetri, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass chandelier, Mangiarotti inspired. Interesting large Murano chandelier or Murano glass lantern inspired by Mangiarotti of Murano, Italy. This stunning Mid-Century Modern ...
Chrome
Set of 3 Small Elegant Short Murano Chandeliers • Murano Flush Mount •Drop 24.8”
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Set of three Murano Flush Mounts. Set of three Small, Short Elegant Murano Hallway Chandeliers with Drop Formed Prisms. Short height and perfect fixture aka chandeliers for butler's ...
Chrome
Set of 2 Small Elegant Short Murano Chandeliers • Murano Flush Mount •Drop 24.8”
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Murano Flush Mounts. Set of two Small, Short Elegant Murano Chandeliers with Drop Formed Prisms.. The total heigh of the chandelier including the glass body & ceiling cup is ...
Chrome
$6,522Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Murano 78 Glass Chandeliers in the of Style Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large amber glass tubes in a star shape. Period: Late ...
Metal
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
1970 Germany Palwa Tear Drop Chandelier Murano Glass and Silver Brass
By Palwa, Venini, Christoph Palme
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant teardrop chandelier made by Venini of transparent Murano glass drops mounted on a silver plated brass frame with silver leafs.
Silver Plate, Chrome
Stunning Murano Glass Chandelier By Seguso
By Seguso, Archimede Seguso, Barovier&Toso, Salviati, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Murano Glass Chandelier By Seguso. Offered is a most unusual Murano chandelier by Archimede Seguso from late 1930 to early 1940. This beautiful hand blown Murano glass chand...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Iridescent Poliedri
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 iridescent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particular...
Blown Glass
White Murano Glass Neoclassical Lantern
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Neoclassical Murano glass lantern or chandelier, attributed to Venini, Italy 1960s. The Mid-Century Modern lantern is made of a frosted translucent Murano glass bottom vase, nes...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Hand blown Sphere Pendant Light in Murano Glass, Italy 1970“a
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Venini Style semi-sphere in Murano glass with a rose-golden tone. circa 1970
Blown Glass
Pair of Classic Murano Chandeliers small size (adjust. from total height 27.6")
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of two Murano Chandelier with Drop Formed Prisms in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style. The chandeliers are composed of 41 drop formed crystal prisms in the size of 32 x 8 cm...
Glass
Murano Glass Two Tiered Chandelier by Seguso
By Barovier, Venini, Archimede Seguso, Seguso, Salviati
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass two tiered chandelier by Seguso. This stunning Murano glass chandelier is executed in a very light gold color. There are 4 lights on the upper level and 8 lights on the ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Two Large Vintage Geometric Murano Blown Amber Ribbed Pendants, UL
By Venini
Located in Westport, CT
Thickly blown ribbed amber pendants with newly bronze finished on brass lamping and each electrified with one E26 porcelain socket for high wattage, UL certified Their color has mor...
Blown Glass
$6,988 / set
Set Six Italian Murano Sconces
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant set of six vintage Italian wall sconces, featuring a refined gold-plated metal frame and thick clear glass elements with a beautifully textured surface. The brass-toned fram...
Metal
Large three-Tier Murano 52 pink alabaster glass tubes
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure.The armor polished nickel supports 101 large pink alabaster glass tubes in a star shape. The alabaster te...
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Polyhedral Pendant w/ Geometric Brushed Aluminum
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern chandelier was realized by the esteemed atelier of Venini in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superla...
Aluminum
Set of 3 Classic Murano Chandeliers Tronchi in the of style of Venini. size s-m
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bromma, SE
Set of three Classic Murano Chandelier with Tubular Glass Prisms. Contemporary Chandeliers in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style. Each chandelier is composed of 30 Crystal Elemen...
Chrome
$2,360Sale Price / item|20% Off
1 'of 2' 1970 Germany Palwa Tear Drop Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass
By Palwa, Christoph Palme, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant teardrop chandelier made by Venini of clear Murano glass drops mounted on a gilt-brass frame.
Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century Rhythm Small Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By Venini, I M Lab
Located in murano, IT
Like notes breaking through the silence and creating rhythm, glass flows through metal structures, turning into lanterns. Rhythm, designed by I M Lab, is the quintessence of the art ...
Glass
21st Century, Rhythm Medium Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By Venini, I M Lab
Located in murano, IT
Like notes breaking through the silence and creating rhythm, glass flows through metal structures, turning into lanterns. Rhythm, designed by I M Lab, is the quintessence of the art ...
Glass
21st Century Rhythm Large Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By Venini, I M Lab
Located in murano, IT
Like notes breaking through the silence and creating rhythm, glass flows through metal structures, turning into lanterns. Rhythm, designed by I M Lab, is the quintessence of the art ...
Glass
Pair 1950s Grey Amber Satin Finish Glass Pendant Light
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully Pair of hand blown 1950s glass shade pendant light with satin finish in the style of Venini. Glass shade is grey color and attaches to the central brass rod with socke...
Brass
$3,028 / set
Set Four Murano Sconces
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic Set of Four Vintage Murano wall sconce made by 16 trasparent Murano crystal prism (quadriedri) for each applique in a gold metal frame. The shape of this sconce is spiral. ...
Metal
$1,514 / set
Pair Murano Sconces
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 16 trasparent Murano crystal prism (quadriedri) for each applique in a gold metal frame. The shape of this sconce is spiral. Peri...
Metal
Large Venini Glass Light Installation
Located in New York, NY
A large Venini glass light installation. Numerous clear and rose colored glass cylinders hang from a metal wire frame lit with eight lights from above. Enclosed in a modern wooden en...
Metal
Large Gold Murano Glass Drops Ceiling Light
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
A rain of gold Murano glass tears for a striking light effect. Nine E 14 light bulbs. \4 watts We can rewire for your country standards.
Metal
Svend Middelboe Handblown Globe with Cased Glass Interior
By Venini
Located in South Charleston, WV
Svend Middelboe for Nordisk, Finland. Special pendant chandelier. This 13" globe is entirely handblown and unique. The interior is a genuine cased glass canister with the hole drille...
Art Glass
21st Century Rhythm Extra Small Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By Venini, I M Lab
Located in murano, IT
Like notes breaking through the silence and creating rhythm, glass flows through metal structures, turning into lanterns. Rhythm, designed by I M Lab, is the quintessence of the art ...
Glass
Spectacular 25" Ballroom Chandelier Handcrafted Amber Glass Balls, Germany 1960s
By Venini, Verner Panton, VEB Leuchten
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Spectacular huge 13 lights ballroom chandelier by VEB Leuchtenbau Leipzig, Germany with hand blown amber glass balls on a metal frame. This Impressive chandelier was made in Easter...
Metal
Vintage Italian Brutalist Glass Pendant – a modernist delight!
By Venini
Located in LA, CA
Brutalist cast glass with textured panels and a solid brass frame add depth and character to any room! Thomas Cooper Studio represents a multilayered, multifaceted collaboration, w...
Brass
Vintage delight! Midcentury Modern ‘Bubble Glass’ Globe Pendant
By Venini
Located in LA, CA
Bubbly and bold! Extra large hand-blown textured glass globe with an antiqued chrome frame. Thomas Cooper Studio represents a multilayered, multifaceted collaboration, where materia...
Chrome
Vintage Venini Murano Tronchi Glass Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
Italy, 1960s A rare vintage Venini Murano Tronchi glass pendant light, designed with rows of textured cylindrical glass elements suspended from a refined rectangular metal frame.
Nickel
Hand Crafted Opalino Murano Glass Flower Pendant with Scalloped Rugiada Details
By Venini
Located in LA, CA
A playful pendant of handblown Murano glass flowers in opalino amber with cristale clear twists – all blooming from a scalloped rugiada glass bowl and suspended from a handblown twis...
Bronze
Mid-Century Double Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite Murano glass pendant lamp from the 1960s showcases the timeless elegance of mid-century Italian design. Featuring two unique lampshades crafted from Murano glass, the ...
Metal, Brass
Venini Ceiling Pendant by Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Fasce Verticale ceiling lamp, model #4038 Venini Cataogue, c. 1955. Beige on white. This pendant works well as a single or could be paired with other Vignelli for Venini pendants w...
Brass
Murano Glass & Brass Pendant Light, TZ Leuchten Germany 1960s
By Venini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite pendant light was made by TZ Leuchten, in Germany. The Glass was made in Murano, Italy, circa 1960s. With its clean modernist lines and timeless sensibility, this pend...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Handblown Vetri Murano Venezia Italy 1970s Space Age Era Glass Pendants
By Venini
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of Handblown Vetri Murano Venezia Italy 1970s Space Age Era Glass Pendants Stunning spiral in the handblown glass with a black edge Original hardware with steel wire and ceil...
Metal
italien battuto ceiling lamp
By Venini
Located in Munich, DE
very nice and elegant italien ceiling lamp.
Glass
italien battuto ceiling lamp
By Venini
Located in Munich, DE
nice ceiling lamp with carved and sanded details.
Brass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Iridescent Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 iridescent glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) height...
Blown Glass
$6,522Sale Price|53% Off
Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Ancient bronze lantern from a monastery of cloistered nuns located on the Amalfi coast. A candle was strung on the top, illuminating the chapel for a month. With the closure of the c...
Art Glass
italien battuto ceiling lamp
By Venini
Located in Munich, DE
wonderful ceiling lamp from italy with hand carved decoration.
Brass
21st Century Abaco Shape 2, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal/Grey/Milk-White
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Muticolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 3 Sphere Suspension Light in Amber Yellow/Améthyste
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 2, 3 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal/Milk-White
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century, Balloton Pendant Light Cluster in Crystal / Grey /Indigo
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique texture – pleasant to the eye...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal/Grey/Milk-White
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Multicolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 3 Sphere Suspension Light in Crystal / Milk-White
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 2, 3 Sphere Suspension Light in Amber Yellow/Améthyste
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 2, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Multicolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Mid-Century Modern Chain Link Chandeliers
By Vistosi, Mazzega, Seguso, Venini, Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Murano glass Mid-Century Modern chain link chandeliers. Stunning rare pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass chandeliers, Murano glass pendants or Murano glass lante...
Chrome
Massimo Vignelli Pendent Lamp for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in San Francisco, CA
Massimo Vignelli design pendent lamp for Venini, Italy. Striking design and unusual colors in this example of his iconic signature swirling glass pendent lamp. Newly rewired and read...
Art 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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