Victorian Eight-Light Tent and Waterfall Gasolier by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine eight-light gasolier of tent and waterfall design by F&C Osler with graduating drop hung
Cut Glass
Chinese Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Rare 19th century Victorian Chinese gilt bronze gasolier with a bamboo motif. Impressive nine-light
Bronze
Three Light Gasolier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
An elegant gasolier with rather sleek lines for the era. This is made of a red brass with
Bronze
Signed F & C Osler Gasolier
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Miami, FL
Signed F & C Osler (Birmingham, 1876-1885) bronze and etched glass gasolier converted to
Bronze
Early Gasolier with Cast Snake Detail
By Cornelius & Co.
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is an early gasolier in the shape of an oil chandelier with snake details. it is suspended
Ormolu
6 Arm 19th Century Frosted Crystal Gasolier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
A six arm chandelier, originally gas. An excellent example of 19th century American Victorian
Crystal
19th Century 6 Arm Frosted Crystal Gasolier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is a 6 arm victorian frosted crystal chandelier. It was made in the United States, and was
Crystal
American Brass and Crystal Gasolier, circa 1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
This gas-burning fixture was converted to electricity in the early 20th century. The brass frame is comprised of brass sheets that are punched and pierced plus machined tubing and ar...
Crystal, Brass
Victorian Gasolier Hall Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian Aesthetic four paneled leaded glass and brass hall lantern, originally a gasolier
Brass
Victorian Crystal Six Arm Gasolier Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian frosted and clear six light gasolier chandelier later converted to electricity. The
Crystal
Sold
H 79 in W 67 in D 14 in
English Early Victorian Brass and Glass 2-Light Billiards Gasolier, ca. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Formerly an oil burning lamp this billiards fixture is suspended from a long hexagonal down rod incised with Greek key decoration the down rod issuing two shaped arms ending in origi...
Brass
Holophane Gasolier Chandelier, England circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Holophane Gasolier Chandelier England circa 1910 Victorian gas light recently covered to electric
Glass
Sold
H 29 in W 30 in D 10 in
French Victorian Gasolier Bronze Chandelier or Fixture with Original Shades
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite early 20th century French Victorian Gasolier converted 6-light chandelier. The elegant
Bronze
19th Century Cut-Glass Gasolier Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th century five arm Gasolier originally from the home of well-known antique dealer, Doris
F & C Osler 19th Century Gasolier, now electrified.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Crystal Gasolier, now electrified. The main stem and recover bowl with thumb cutting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century American Gasolier
Located in Charleston, SC
This American brass chandelier was made in the 1870's and was originally lit with gas flame . The brass construction of this piece features scrolls at the top of the chandelier with ...
Brass
Ornate 19th Century 12 Light Gasolier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This chandelier is a stunning bronze fixture ornamented with acanthus leaves and rosettes. It features scroll form arms and pierced spheres on the stem, crowned with a leafy corona. ...
Bronze
Brass and Red Enamel Converted Three-Light Gasolier, circa 1880s
Located in Portland, OR
-inspired Gasolier (gas-powered Chandelier) still boasts details of its time as a gas light, including the
19th Century Pair of Victorian Gasolier Lanterns
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a set of two Gasolier lanterns from the 1880's. They are made of steel with glass
Steel
6-Light Silvered Bronze & Crystal Electrified Gasolier, America, Circa:1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
of the mid-Victorian era. The extraordinary design was inspired by the decorative motifs of ancient
Crystal, Bronze
$10,449Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 39.38 in Dm 39.38 in
Italian multicolor Rezzonico Chandelier 6 Arms Murano glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, clear Murano glass with colorful details in vitreous paste by Multiforme. This chandelier is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass
Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
Stone, Multi-gemstone
$9,876 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 39.38 in
Luxury Rezzonico Chandelier 6+3 Arms italian handmade Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The Murano glass chandelier in Rezzonico style is a romantic lighting work, inspired from the luxurious halls of the venetian buildings on the Canal Grande. The colors, the floral de...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Thomas Webb and Sons 'Serpent and Bamboo' Vase, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Cameo glass.
Art Glass
Murano "Rezzonico" Cristallo Pura Glass Fountain Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Murano glass chandelier in "cristallo pura" color glass in the "Rezzonico" technique characterized by the multiple blown glass elements composing the glass structure of the chan...
Murano Glass
$75,800 / set
H 27.37 in W 77.17 in D 36.03 in
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...
Leather
$10,340 / item
H 31.5 in Dm 37.41 in
Artistic Chandelier 6arms Amethyst-green-pink Murano Glass Rosae by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic chandelier 6 arms in amethyst-green-pink Murano glass, flowers in pink vitreous paste Rosae Rosarum by Multiforme. Three of our Timeless collections have taken inspiration f...
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in Dm 13 in
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made i...
Crystal, Bronze
$175,000
H 108 in W 96 in D 24 in
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$45,000 / set
H 32 in W 20.5 in D 13 in
Fine Set of Four Important Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five-Light Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine set of four important late 19th century gilt bronze five-light sconces Heavily chiseled gilt bronze frames decorated with mens faces and a sea shell, centered by a lions ma...
Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...
Porcelain, Mirror
$103,089
H 64.97 in W 91.74 in D 1.19 in
Large Antique Oil Painting of Samson and Delilah after Anthony van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Large antique oil painting of Samson and Delilah after Anthony van Dyck Dutch, 17th Century Height 165cm, width 233cm This very large artwork is modeled after Anthony van Dyck...
Oil, Canvas
Baccarat, Pair of Crystal Candelabras, France, circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of Baccarat cut crystal candelabras with ten lights. The central baluster-shaped shaft illuminates with two superimposed rows of six and three light arms with twisted ...
Crystal
$10,709
H 0.79 in W 13 in D 6.7 in
French Empire period Inkwell, identical to the one of Elisa Bonaparte
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period gilt bronze and bird's eye maple veneer inkwell. This model is an exact replica of the inkwell that belonged to Elisa Bonaparte, Princess of Lucca and Piombino, sister...
Bronze
Pair of Gilded Roman Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic pair of hand carved and 22 karat gold gilded Roman mirrors with separately cut mirror to form an octagon. Age appropriate lightly mottled mirror.
Giltwood
$254,286
H 35.83 in W 61.42 in D 25.6 in
A Magnificent Rococo Style Commode After Johann Melchoir Kambli
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Rococo Style Gilt-Bronze, Bois Satiné and Mahogany Commode. By Rosel, Brussels, After The Celebrated Model By Johann Melchoir Kambli. Of curvaceous bombé form surmoun...
Marble, Ormolu
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.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Enriching rooms with layers of visual interest is key to the New York– and Toronto-based decorator’s signature style.