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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Brutalist
Antique Victorian Period Molded Glass and Cut Crystal 6-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Victorian period frosted glass and cut crystal chandelier of the finest quality with extensive faceted crystal pendants. Provenance: Nesle, New York.
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Modernist Brutalist Gold Chandelier Tom Green for Feldman
By Tom Greene
Located in Hastings, GB
LA based designer and sculptor Tom Greene hand crafted this brutalist chandelier for 'Feldman Lighting Company' in the late 1960s/1970s
The design features staggered tiers of torch c...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Spanish Large Brutalist Gilt Iron Floral Sunburst Light Fixture, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Brutalist six-light gilt iron floral sunburst light fixture, Spain, 1950s
A gorgeous Brutalist hand-hammered gilt iron sunburst ceiling flush mount with foliage and floral det...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
Glass Globe
Located in Lisbon, PT
Glass Globe made to order.
Utu Lamps is part of the Mambo Unlimited Ideas design group from Portugal.
Utu’s contemporary aesthetic results in original top-quality luminaries with i...
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2010s Portuguese Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Brutalist Metal Pendant Light Attributed to Doria Lichtenwerken, Germany 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous 1960s brutalist pendant light attributed to Doria Lichtenwerken. This pendant was constructed with metal and features seven square tiers...
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1960s German Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Metal and Milk Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brutalist gilt metal sunburst ceiling flush mount with milk glass globe shade. Spain, 1960s.
This gilt iron sunburst light fixture with opaline globe shade was manufactured in Spain...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Metal
Two Light Sheffield Pendant, Two Available
Located in Canton, MA
Pair of Sheffield pan lights with new glass. Medium antique patina. Price is per pendant.
Material: brass, glass
Style: Traditional
Place of Origin: United States
Period made: ...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French Victorian Gilt Brass 12-Light Chandelier with Sculptural Green Man Motif
Located in Madrid, ES
This French gilt brass 12-light chandelier seems to take its overall structure from the gas chandeliers (gasoliers) of the 1850s and 1860s, but having no gas cocks or external wiring...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Ornate 9 Light Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This early glass candle chandelier has a nice rich look. Its complete with its milk glass dome and glass tube candles. The finish is untouched and came out of a small 1920s New York...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1960s French Brutalist Pendant Lights, Four Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four vintage iron brutalist pendant light fixtures. Handmade in France, 1960s. Unique and one of kind. Recently rewired for U.S standards. Each pendant is 15.5 inches high and 10 inc...
Category
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Pair of Post Modern Brutalist Abstract Gun Metal Gray Chandeliers
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large pair of one of a kind brutalist industrial chandeliers. The welded steel frames with enamel finish decorated with small pyrite spheres,...
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1980s American Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Early Electric Three Light Brass Sheffield Style Fixture
Located in Canton, MA
Fixture with three hanging glass shades. Sheffield style. The fixture has a decorative canopy, from which three delicate arms extend. From each arm, a light is suspended by chain. The fixture has frosted glass shades tie visually to the shape of the canopy. The length of the chain is easily adjustable during installation to shorten the hanging length. Ideal for lower ceilings where a traditional...
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20th Century American Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Eastern Cloc Brutalist Chandelier, 1970´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This chandelier comes from a Czechoslovak hotel and comes from the so-called Brutalist era of the former Eastern bloc in the 1970´s. It´s made of cut glass and wood.
It has a wooden...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood, Cut Glass
Beautiful Opaline Ball Ceiling Lights with Brass Fixings
Located in Faversham, GB
Beautiful opaline ball ceiling lights with heavy rods, brass fixings, and faux brass galleries. Originally hung above the bar at The Plough Inn, Winchmore...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel
Victorian Blue & White Faience Majolica Glazed Pottery Light / Chandelier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is an Italian Victorian style blue and white faience glazed light fixture. It dates to approximately 1950s. The bowl is suspended from a 16 inch rope, which could be altered as it is rope and not chain. I could see this in a powder bath...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Pottery
Brass Four Light Electrified Gas Fixture 19th C Made in Usa
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular early gas chandelier, later converted to electric, having four arms which protrude from the center ball body, all supported by a chain form stem. The fixture is in very g...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Rectangle Link Foyer Chandelier
Located in Denton, TX
Brutalist Rectangle Link Foyer Chandelier By An Unknown Maker. This piece would look stunning in a large modern foyer.
Chain Length 76in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
"Sino" Chandelier in Cast Brass and Illuminated Raw Crystal by Estudio Orth
By Estúdio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Contemporary golden chandelier, in cast brass and illuminated raw crystal.
Produced in São Paulo, Brazil.
This chandelier was meticulously han...
Category
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Heavily Draped Crystal Chandelier 12 Light Braided Arms
Located in New York, NY
20th century over the top 12 light crystal chandelier. Features braided crystal arms, crystal swags looping from arm to arm, needle crystals...
Category
20th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Nickel
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Tom Greene Brass Sculptural Chandelier Feldman Co.
Located in Wayne, NJ
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern tom greene brass Chandelier by Feldman. It has 8 arms and one down light . The ceiling plate is also done in a brutalist manner. It is 11" high, not inc...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large, Amazing, Converted Gas to Electric Brass Chandelier
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy
Located in Berkeley, CA
Just about the turn of the last century,, as electric lighting gained in popularity, makers of gas lighting devices added electric lines and sockets to their gas jets. When one didn't work, the other did. Gas up facing, electricity down facing.
This light is a grand example of those Victorian times. Although it has just been freshly converted to all electric, you can see the larger gas shades...
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1910s American High Victorian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Pendant in the Style of Holm Sørensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
A hand made mid century modern brutalist pendant in the style of Svend Age Holm Sørensen. Torch cut brass sheeting. Takes one standard Edison bulb.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Antique Victorian Bronze Hanging Lantern with Four Candle Interior Must See
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian circa 1880 bronze hanging lantern with four candle base
A good looking well made and desirable pendant lantern in lov...
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1880s High Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Tom Greene Brutalist Chandelier, 1960s
Located in South Jordan, UT
Unique, Brutalist mid century pendant chandelier designed by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting Co. in the 1960s. Beautiful craftsmanship with a lovely patinated brass, this chandelier ...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Original Early 20th Century 1915 Handcrafted Wrought Iron Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A huge handmade chandelier, obviously made for a country-style house. Originally for candles, later electrified
Suitable for the US.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
MCM, Brutalist, 3 Arm Pendant
By Aerin
Located in Berkeley, CA
Brutalist "caged glass", water glasses by renowned artist Vintage Felipe Derflingher, in the late 50's, early 60's,
were converted to light shades on this new, brass three arm pendant ceiling light.
Rich amber glass puts out an amzing xcolor when lit. Inside each is an all new, UL certified socket good for 60watts. Light is provided with 3 warm LED bulbs show in photographs, that fir perfectly.
each cup can be adjusted to point in the direction you wish, up or down. Simply looosen knuckle, point, and tighten.
Height can me altered/shortened by loosening the hangstraight at canopy, sliding black 3-gang wire through to desired hang length, and the tightening.
UL mounting system is provided with the fixture.
This is my current favorite light in the shop. One of a kind and perfect for that new twist on a MCM home...
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1960s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel
Silver Leafed Murano Glass Brutalist Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from Italy in the brutalist style. This piece is made of hand-blown glass elements with silver leaf on one side and a textured appearance on the other. We love the unique ...
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2010s Italian Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Billiard Snooker pool table light Victorian
Located in Radstock, GB
An exceptionally decorative billiard or snooker table light circa 1890,a steel frame is embellished with copper, brass and pewter.
Lamps of this q...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Early-20th Century English Milk Glass Small Light Shade
Located in London, GB
Early-20th century English milk glass small light shade
A wondefully small sized example of an early-20th century hand crafted milk glass English...
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1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Milk Glass
Felipe Derflinger Caged Glass Chandelier Light
Located in Berkeley, CA
Four Brutalist glass shades are original Felipe Derflinger blown caged glass drinking glasses. They have been drilled and converted to become light s...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chezh Crystal and Silver Bronze Chandeliers, England, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Chezh cristal and silvered bronze chandeliers. England, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Copper and Crystal Glass Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Exceptional and large copper lamp from the 1960s.
The 31 large crystals are impressive and give the solid copper frame a noble and delicate touch.
...
Category
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Brutalist Pendant Pyppe Single III Brass, Taupe, Travertine by UTU
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pairing smooth and rough surfaces that contrast with one another, Art Deco inspired Pyppe lamp collection gives way to a new approach in shape and balance. Emphasizing the tension be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Big Brutalist Ceiling Lamp Iron Murano Glass by T. Ahlström and H. Ehrich, 1960s
Located in Saarburg, RP
This impressive chandelier is a real design classic from the 60s. This brutalist lamp in an extraordinary design is a highlight for every Mid Century interior.
This designer lamp gi...
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1960s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Traditional Brass Pendant with Pink Vianne Glass
Located in Canton, MA
Simple early electric style chain fixture in antique brass. 9" length is the minimum hanging length with a single link of chain. Slip style canopy with chain and a simple bell shaped fitter. Solid brass, refinished with an antique brass patina. Clean with duster or cloth only. Single standard Edison base socket, 100 Watt max. Pink glass satin...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique & Large Copper Lantern / Pendant Light with Cathedral Glass Late 1800s
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, great looking and all handcrafted antique copper pendant with cathedral glass.
With antique light fixtures as one of our specialties, we know how rare large copper lanterns...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Metal, Brass
Large Milk Glass Bowl Light, Victorian
Located in Berkeley, CA
Put under the category of "They sure don't make them like that anymore", this amazing, thick, cast milk glass bowl is a stunner. Memorizing, really. Add in the true vintage, restored fixture, with its chuncky hooks and sheffield rods, and it's a must have. Fixture is old, but all wiring and sockets are brand new, UL certified parts, assembled by a professional light restorer.
Great for grand entry way or living area.
Found, before restoration...
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1920s American Late Victorian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modern Brutalist Structured Opaline Glass Pendant, Europe, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Brutalist structured opaline glass pendant, Europe 1960s
Brutalist pendants, opaline glass, Europe, the 1960s. The diffuse light it spreads...
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Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
19th Century Restored Crystal Baccarat Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Canton, MA
Baccarat Crystal chandelier, Signed Baccarat. A victorian piece with timeless aesthetics. Straight lines and a spiral stem. The bobeches and Dishes are frosted and clear ribbed. The ...
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Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Spanish Sunburst Crown Light Fixtures in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Sunburst crown flush mounts, gilt iron, frosted glass, Spain, 1950s.
Beautiful hand-hammered sunburst crown shape leafed flush mount ceiling light fixtures with frosted glass...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
Fine English Cut Glass & Silver Plated 19th Century Dish Light
Located in London, GB
An English XIX Century cut glass dish light of fine quality, with a pineapple cut man dish, with a smaller dish and finial in the manner of Osler. The fittings in silver plated bronze.
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1850s English High Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
James de Wulf Supernova Chandelier Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The latest piece in James de Wulf's lighting series. The last stages of a star finds itself exploding into a supernova; boundless energy erupted into a moment of beauty. In this inte...
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2010s American Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Sunburst Brutalist Light Fixture in Gilt Metal with Flower Motif
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold leaf gilt hand-hammered iron sunburst light fixture from the Brutalist period. Spain, 1950s.
Richly decorated with the hammer marks at the central sphere. Two layers of alterna...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Brutalist Pendant Pyppe 70 in Brass Lilac Natural Stone Travertine by UTU Lamps
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pairing smooth and rough surfaces that contrast with one another, Art Deco inspired Pyppe lamp collection gives way to a new approach in shape and balance. Emphasizing the tension between mass and shape, it provides soft points of interaction that connect sinuous and delicate forms with poised proportions. A collection that is raw and expressive yet sophisticated, where each lamp complements each other but can ultimately exist on its own.
Tubular shapes finished in a smooth homogeneous Powder-coating finish and a delicate Polished Brass structure and a carefully sculpted Travertine stone give shape to this elegant Pendant. Frosted Glass Globes diffuse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Midcentury Pendant by Artist Felipe Delfinger
Located in Lisse, NL
Organic design, metal and glass light fixture from the mid-century era.
This great workmanship pendant from mid-20th century is another one of our recent great finds. With 20th ce...
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Mid-20th Century South American Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
Danish designer Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004) is known for his self-produced lighting designs dating from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Despite the desirability of his designs on the vintage market, there is a lack of biographical information on the designer and his eponymous manufacturing company.
The Danish designer Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) possessed an artist eye and a very good understanding of the potential of materials, and he understood how to innovate with these. To this day, Holm-Sørensen's style as a designer addresses not only the Nordic market, but also the international interest in the designer's distinctive and experimental expression. Sven Aage was known for being able to draw sketches on almost everything: envelopes, theater programs, even tram tickets he used to sketch his vision.
It is speculated that Holm Sørensen designed lights for well-known Danish lighting manufacturers Fog & Mørup and Lyfa in the 1950s, before establishing his own lighting company, Holm Sørensen A/S to produce and distribute his own designs.
Holm Sørensen’s style varies greatly, with designs from the 1950s truly reflecting the mid-century modern lighting style, with clear influences from the De Stijl and Bauhaus movements. His attenuated floor and table lamps contain the classic tri-pod base that was popular at the time, referencing such designs as H. Th. J. A. Busquet’s Pinocchio Lamp (1954).
From the 1960s onwards, Holm Sørensen’s style changed utterly. His designs diverged from colorful, geometric table lamps and floor lamps, to pendants with raw finished brass and copper surfaces. These pendant lamps showcase Holm Sørensen’s interpretation of the Brutalist style, which was popular from the 1950s to the mid-70s. Originally coined by the Swedish architect Hans Asplund...
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1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Brass Pendant by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp fitted with one E27 socket. Designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960 in Denmark.
2 Pieces available, price per lamp.
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1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tulips & Urns Cast Glass Dish Pendant Light w/ Fluted Bottom and Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Antique fluted milk glass dish light detailed with embossed urns and tulip swag details. The polished brass hardware features a canopy with three wired...
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Late 20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Triple Pull Chain Socket Pendant, circa 1900
By Edison
Located in Berkeley, CA
Restored and ready to hang. 3 Petite, ruffle edged, holophane shades hang from restored, vintage "fat-boy" sockets. Each has its own on/off pull chain switc...
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1910s Albanian Early Victorian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Luna Piena Drum in Studio Glass, Brutalist Style
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Brutalist era of the 20th century, the largest of our pendants is made of the curved pieces of handcrafted studio glass, held in place by patinated brass fixings. A l...
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2010s British Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique Ornate Vaseline Glass Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, Victorian, pendant light features a pressed vaseline glass shade with ornate, brass, filigree hardware with enamel accents. The pendant hangs at an overall height...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Eastern Bloc Brutalist Pendant Lamp from the 1970s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This chandelier was made in the 1970's in the former Czechoslovakia.
It is made of black sheet metal, cut glass, chrome and metal.
New wiring, cleaned, in good Vintage conditio...
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Late 20th Century Czech Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal, Metal
Brutalist Iron Murano Glass Pendant by Tom Ahlström & Hans Ehrlich Sweden, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This Mid-Century Modern indoor and outdoor vintage pendant by Tom Ahlström and Hans Ehrlich, circa 1970 was manufactured by A & E Lights ...
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1970s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large English Ten Light 19th Century Cut Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large English ten light Victorian cut glass chandelier of fine quality. Formerly a gasolier, with hollow glass arms arranged in two ti...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Brass Chandelier w/ Floral Ball & Bellflower Glass Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Aesthetic, Victorian, 4-light chandelier with bellflower-shaped, holophane glass shades. The curving, brass arms extend from one of four decorative spheres off the stem. The botto...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Victorian L-shape Corner Ceiling Pendant Light w/ Etched Glass Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A streamlined, corner ceiling light with an L-shaped, brass stem and a glass bowl shade with an intricately etched flower motif. Made in the late 19th century, this fixture was originally gas and is now converted to electric. It has a nice curl detail at the elbow and creates a beautiful pattern on the wall from the etched shade. The socket points upward to bounce light...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Twelve Light Cut Glass Chandelier by Perry of Fine Quality
Located in London, GB
An English finely cut-glass chandelier of good quality by Perry & Co of New Bond Street. With twelve faceted scrolled branches in two tiers issuing stellar cut pans and nozzles from ...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Large Brutalist Pendant Attributed to Longobard Italy
By Longobard
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Rare Brutalist style ceiling lamp attributed to Italian manufacturer Longobard in iron and colored glass. In good working condition. There are some small older cracks on a few pieces...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
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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