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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Creator: Gaetano Sciolari
Creator: Carl Fagerlund
Rare Glass and Nickel Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare mid - century glass and nickel chandelier by Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s. This high quality piece is made of many clear Murano glass disk hanging on the nickeled brass frame. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

1 of 2 Stunning Large Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Nine-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari. 9 mouth-blown glasses which gives a very beautiful light effect. The frame is made of chrome metal and aluminum. High quali...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Monumental Mid-Century Modern Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental Mid-Century Modern Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Huge Magnificent large 24-light Italian Modern chrome chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari lighting. This ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Brass and Glass Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish glass and brass pendant designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, 1960s. Diameter: 50 cm Height is adjustable.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

3x Brass Gaetano Sciolari Twelve-Light Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Gaetano Brass Sciolari Twelve-light chandelier, Italy, 1960s. In very good vintage condition with beautiful Patina to the brass. Three lamps are available, priced per piece.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Gaetano Sciolari Architectural Mid-Century Modern Pendant lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Gaetano Sciolari architectural Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Pendant by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pendant by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden, circa 1960s. Measure: Diameter 14"; glass height 5"; drop 10". Four Edison style sockets. E...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Chrome Panel and Lucite Cube Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A rare and impressive chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. The chrome panels create a wonderful effect reflecting the light at every angle. There is some discoloration to the Lucite cubes...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Two-Tier Orrefors Crystal Flushmount Designed by Carl Fagerlund, 1970, Sweden
Located in Bronx, NY
Two-tier Swedish Orrefors flush mount from the 1970s by Carl Fagerlund, A brass frame with a bottom glass plate hold by a polished round flat brass disc in the middle surrounded by ...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with pressed glass, fitted with six E14 sockets, designed in the 1960s in Sweden by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks.  
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Gorgeous Sciolari Chandelier with Glass Ornaments
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century chrome frame chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Beautifully decorated with glass globes suspended by thin chains. Six bulbs hang downward. (Please confirm item location -...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Gaeteno Sciolari Brass and Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Italian midcentury Sciolari chandelier is made of polished brass and clear glass sticks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Chandelier or Sconces in Chrome and Glass by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Abstract 1970s chandelier or sconces designed by Gaetano Sciolari for his Italian family's noted lighting company of the same last name. Polished chrome metal tubes house each bulb a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

2 Chrome and Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Geneva, CH
2 identical chrome and brass 9 bulbs chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s. Very good condition. Manufacturer label. Measures: H 95 x ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier, 1970
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Sciolari Lighting in chromed metal and glass, ten E14 bulbs with 51 spheres of blown glass. Angelo Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994) was the owner of Sciolari Lighting and designer for the Italian manufacturer Stilnovo in the 1950s.[1] It was while working for Stilnovo that Sciolari "created his most recognizable and celebrated designs, a series of multi-light chandeliers fashioned with both glossy and matte metal, conjuring up futuristic visions of the dawning space age." [2] Throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s his designs were in high demand, with his designs imported to the American market by Lightolier & Progress Lighting.[1] During this same period, his designs appeared prominently in popular television and film due to their luxurious and futuristic appearance. [1] This has been considered remarkable because Sciorlari's first love was the cinema, a passion he gave up to pursue architecture.[3] He is also remembered as providing a "considerable contribution to the success of the Italian design around the world and in particular in the United States." [3] Despite passing away in 1994, Sciolari's designs have grown in popularity and demand, becoming sought after collectors pieces and fetching a high retail price. [4] Sciolari's Geometric Series, Habitat Series, Cultura Series, and Futura Series are among the most sought after. [4] Noted Interior designer Veere Grenney often uses Sciolari, having recently updated a home designed by John Nash Round, the architect of Buckingham Palace and much of Regency London, with a Sciolari fixture that he described as " a piece of sculpture on the ceiling".[5] A Sciolari chandelier now hangs in Howard Hughes's former mansion, a Spanish Colonial hacienda...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Pair of Orrefors Crystal Flushmounts Designed by Carl Fagerlund, 1970, Sweden
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of crystal Orrefors semi flushmount from the 1970s by Carl Fagerlund, A brass frame with a bottom press crystal plate held by a high polished round flat brass disc in the middl...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Glass Pendant by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with crystal plates, made in Sweden in the 1970s. Use-wear, small nail on two glass blocks. Dimensions: Diameter 38cm, height 22cm.
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Ovali Chandelier by Angelo Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hanover, MA
1960s chandelier from Sciolari's "Ovali" collection, referring to the distinctive modernist shaped crystals dangling from this sculptural geometric silver and nickel plated round cha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Nickel

Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Gilded Brass, Chandelier
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, gilded brass, chandelier Original condition.    
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair of Orrefors Crystal Chandeliers in the Shape of Leaves, Sweden, 1960
Located in Bronx, NY
An impressive pair of Orrefors pressed crystal chandeliers in the shape of highly detailed leafs, Sweden 1960s, very well kept by Carl Fagerlund Orrefors top designer for almost half...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Stunning Large Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Nine-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari. 9 mouth-blown glasses which gives a very beautiful light effect. The frame is made of chrome metal and aluminum. High quali...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sciolari Midcentury Chrome Metal Chandelier / Pendant Louis Poulsen Like Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Mid-Century Modern 9 light fixture shades. Beautifully designed by Gaetano Sciolari in the midcentury era this chromed metal and Italian art glass light fixture will look great in v...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Metal

1960 Italy Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier Crystal Lens & Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Stunning cascading chandelier with lens crystals and a brass frame. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Palwa, Germany in the 1960s. Design: ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Carl Fagerlund 5-Tier 26" Lens Chandelier Crystal & Nickel, Orrefors Sweden 1960
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Stunning large five-tier lens chandelier with heavy crystal glass elements on a nickel frame. Crystal glasses resemble magnifying glasses. Has 18 sockets. In very good condition. Cha...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Nickel

Orrefors Chandeliers by Carl Fagerlund Pressed Crystal Brass Frame, Sweden, 1950
Located in Bronx, NY
Large Orrefors chandeliers by Carl Fagerlund crystal/brass pair, Sweden, 1950, Carl Fagerlund was the absolute top designer of Orrefo...
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1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Polished Chrome Sputnik Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish 20 light Sputnik style chandelier dates to the 1970s and was created by the italian architect and designer Giatano Scolari. Note: Dim...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Chrome Glass Rod and Lucite Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Two-tier glass rod chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier. Lucite center disk and Eight chrome sockets and fittings. Measurement length includes chain.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Leaded Glass & Brass Monumental Mid-Century Chandelier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Leaded Glass & Brass Monumental Mid-Century Chandelier, Gaetano Sciolari . Stunning Sciolari chandelier with his trademark long crystal hanging rods mounted on brass fixtu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Midcentury Sciolari Style Brass Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful midcentury brass chandelier in the manner of Sciolari made by Staff Leuchten, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. Sockets: 15 x E14 small bulbs./ max. 40 watt each- L...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Glass Cylinders Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass/teak frame with six crystal glass shades fitted/each with E27 socket. Designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks in Sweden in the 1960s. Brass with patina, working cond...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Chrome

Vintage Hollywood Regency Sciolari Brass and Glass Chandelier Pair Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Sciolari brass and glass chandelier. 9 lights. Comes with original ceiling canopy. Matching pair available. Listed separately.
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pendant by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Long Island City, NY
Glass pendant by Carl Fagerlund fro Orrefors, Sweden. Double glass shades on brass chain. Orrefors labelled. Drop with a chain 53". Brown ...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Chrome Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Gaetano Sciolari three-light chrome chandelier. US rewired and in working condition 60 watt max bulb per light.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Jupiter Pendant Chandelier By Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with crystal glass segments designed by Carl Fagerlund in the 1950s for Orrefors glassworks and Lyfa. eight-light sources.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Modernist Italian Chandelier by Sciolari, Pair Available
Located in Miami, FL
Polished chrome modernist chandelier by Sciolari Original shades. Wired for US and in working condition. 40 watts max per bulb.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Carl Fagerlund Crystal Flush Mount Chandelier or Sconce, Orrefors 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Crystal and brass flush mount ceiling chandelier designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden. It can also be mounted as a large sco...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with pressed glass elements, designed in the 1960s in Sweden by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Globe and Diamond Crystal Midcentury Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Glamorous gold-plated brass and diamond shape crystal globe chandelier designed in the 1960 by Gaetano Sciolari. Four E14 light bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1970s Italian Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Abstract 1970s chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari for his Italian family's noted lighting company of the same last name. Polished chrome metal tubes house each bulb and are capp...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Beautiful Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with pressed glass, fitted with six E14 sockets, designed in the 1960s in Sweden by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks.  
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction chrome-plated with pressed glass elements, designed in the 1960s in Sweden by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glassworks.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Steel Crystal Chandeliers, 1970s Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Detail lighted circular chandeliers 1970s Italian design, chromed metal structure with circles, embossed crystal, very particular and unique in its kind.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Polished Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural and graphic Mid-Century Modern chandelier was realized by the esteemed lighting atelier, Gaetano Sciolari, in Italy circa 1970. A rare and especially stunning example...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

1960s Italian Modernist Brass Chrome Ceiling Lamp Profili Industria Lampadari
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A rare 1960s Modernist chandelier by Profili Industria Lampadari, Rome, Italy as part of their 'Modulo Series', with the distinctive radiused square rings that were made in either sa...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Brass

Chrome 4-Arm Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An extraordinary Sciolari chandelier made in Italy in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its 4 amazing arms. The body is made of full metal and has a very elegant style. The light...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Gaetano Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, 1970s, Italy
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Heavy chrome sciolari chandelier with beige lacquer. This 5 lightpoint chandelier is in good condition and has been tested. It can be used with regular E14 candle light bulbs. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Modernist Gaetano Sciolari Sculptural Chandelier with Nine Lights
Located in Coimbra, PT
Original sculptural vintage Gaetano Sciolari polished chrome and brushed aluminum chandelier. Nine-light textured glass diffusers on chrome...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Chrome

Brass and Smoked Glass Ceiling Fixture with 9 Lights by Sciolari, Italy 1960s
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sciolari ceiling fixture has nine lights and comprises panels of bronze smoked glass and brass plated steel and aluminium hardware. Each light is connected by arching brushed brass f...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors/ 4 available
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage chandelier by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden, circa 1960. Clear textured glass and brass. Measures: Diameter 48cm. Existing European wiring, rewiring available upon re...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Gaetano Sciolari Brass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Located in Geneva, CH
Elegant brass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s Very good condition.      
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1970s Italian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sciolari Chrome and Lucite 20-Light Chandelier Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari chrome and Lucite twenty-light chandelier from the 1970s. Comes with a 17 inches long chain and canopy. US rewired and in working condit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Large Rare Midcentury 6-Arm Brass and Ice Glass Chandelier, 1960s
By JSB Leuchten, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Modern brass chandelier made in the 1960s. It has brass arms, each with an ice glass shade in extraordinary shape. The light requires eight E14 light bulbs.
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

1970s Mint Sciolari 5-Arm Glass Hurricane Chandelier, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Mouth blowed glass hurricane chandelier made of thick chromed steel and brass. Prime quality material, solid construction. Chandelier measure 1...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Carl Fagerlund Glass and Brass Pendants by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Design Carl Fagerlund. Produced in Sweden by Orrefors, 1960s. Measures: Diameter 18 cm Height 55 cm.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sciolari for Stillovo, Ceiling Light, Mid-1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling light in chromed metal, designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, mid-1900s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Elegant Midcentury Chrome and Brass Geometric Sciolari Chandelier
Located in Beirut, LB
Zig Zag Gaetano Sciolari Modernist brass and chrome chandelier, 1960s, composed of nine points of light each for 60 watts, for a total of 540 watts. Can be delivered and wired for A...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Elegant Sculptural Brass and Mirrored Metal Chandelier from Sciolari, 1970s
Located in Beirut, LB
Geometric Gaetano Sciolari brass and mirrored metal chandelier featuring nine sockets each for 60 watts for a total of 540 watts. Delivered and wired for American or European use. Gaetano Sciolari was an Italian designer known for his Mid-Century Modern lighting fixtures...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Gaetano Sciolari Impressive Chrome Glass Lens Chandelier Lamp, Italy, 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Gaetano Sciolari impressive chrome glass lens chandelier lamp, Italy 1960. Stunning 25.6 inch chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari with very large glass lens...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Antique, Vintage and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendant Lights

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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