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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Rococo
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
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
18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Rococo Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Elkhart, IN
A lovely antique 19th century European gold giltwood 4-arm chandelier with beautifully carved detail. Centered on a baluster-style center column, each scrolled arm was carved acanthu...
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Early 20th Century Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Giltwood
A Mid-century Single Italian Wall Sconce Rococo Style
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A grand Italian wall sconce in rococo style made from iron during the mid-century with as many as seven lightbulbs which have black fabric lampshades.
The sconce is made on an iron base and decorated with curled metal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Aluminum
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
French Gilded Brass Rococo Chandelier
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A French gilded brass Rococo chandelier.
This is an excellent quality and very large piece it is very heavy and has a superb aged finish, the piece ha...
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Early 20th Century Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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
Twelve Light Wood & Iron Painted Chandelier by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We make these fixtures from antique elements we find on our trips to Italy and France. The fixtures are all hand made and each pair are different depending on the client's needs or o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Excellent french rococo rock crystal gilt bronze chandelier
Located in London, GB
A magnificent bronze gilt French Rococo chandelier with golden leaves and 4 bas-reliefs. With 16 flames on four arms. Completely rewired for EU standard (we can change to US standar...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
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
Giltwood Rococo Five Light Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Based on a 17th-century antique, this chandelier is petite in scale and hand-finished in gilt. The hand-carved detailing, from the pineapple finial at the top to the flower at the ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Rococo Style Porcelain Cherub and Metal Three-Light Chandelier, circa 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Rococo Style Porcelain Cherub and Metal Three-Light Chandelier, Germany, circa the 1970s.
Beautiful Rococo-style metal chandelier, adorned with porcelain flowers and three porcelain...
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1970s German Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate historic Italian churches for feast days like Ch...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled gold and silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
19C French Gilt Metal 12 Light Phoenix Chandelier with Swarovski Crystal
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning 19C French gilt metal 12 light phoenix chandelier with Swarovski crystal.
This chandelier pre-dates the advent of electricity and originally would have held candles.
Made in France circa 1860 it was converted to electrical use in the early 20th Century, circa 1920. We can deduce this from the holes that were drilled into the piece to convert it and to install the wiring.
Very ‘Rococo’ in style it has 4 branches, each holding 3 lights (12 in total). The branches are scrolling and flowing vine leaves. The light sockets have tulip like holders which sit on and a large starburst shaped flower.
The base section ends in a downward pointing flower. The central and top sections again have scrolling vine leaves, separated by a large starburst shaped flower. The crown is a large starburst shaped flower/leaf.
What makes this chandelier truly unique are the 4 ‘Phoenix’ birds around the top of the light section, each with a flower petal underneath.
They are unmistakeably ‘Phoenix’ birds !
The chandelier has approximately 50+ large Swarovski Crystal faceted pendant drops.
We still get a ‘chuckle’ from the fact that this stunningly rare chandelier features the ‘Phoenix”. We acquired it from a high-end estate here in Dallas from a Mansion built in 1929. When we acquired it, it was in pieces, albeit the pieces were all there in a large box (save the crystal). All the wiring was gone and one branch was broken. We repaired the broken branch, re-wired it, re-assembled it and used gorgeous 1960’s Swarovski crystals to replace the missing originals ….. only then did we notice the birds ….. TRULY … ‘The Rise of the Phoenix from the Ashes’ !!!! LOL
The crystal alone on this, is worth over $2k.
The phoenix is an immortal bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, others that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, a tool used by folklorists, the phoenix is classified as motif B32.
The origin of the phoenix has been attributed to Ancient Egypt by Herodotus and later 19th-century scholars, but other scholars think the Egyptian texts may have been influenced by classical folklore. Over time the phoenix motif spread and gained a variety of new associations; Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Seville are among those who have contributed to the retelling and transmission of the phoenix motif. Over time, extending beyond its origins, the phoenix could variously “symbolize renewal in general as well as the sun, time, the Empire, metempsychosis, consecration, resurrection, life in the heavenly Paradise, Christ, Mary, virginity, the exceptional man, and certain aspects of Christian life”. Some scholars have claimed that the poem De ave phoenice may present the mythological phoenix motif as a symbol of Christ’s resurrection...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Ormolu
Italian Green Crystal Prisms Gold Gilt Wood Swags 4 Tier Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing 5-lights, crystal bobeches sitting on giltwood posts. Will be rewired and for the United States, we will install UL US certified sockets and will put in appropriate sockets f...
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1920s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Single-Candle Candlesticks Rome- Italy 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of single-candle candlesticks
in richly chiselled gilded bronze. Depicting Putti, in Baroque style. Rome 19th century.
h 25 x 16 cm
Condition: Small scratches, age-related w...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Chandelier Porcelain 12 Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautifull chandelier in CAPODIMONTE porcelain twelve lights in two tiers
The shaft is entierely in openwork porcelain of remarkable finesse on the top of the chandelier with c...
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1910s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Porcelain
Florentine Rococo Crystal Chandelier Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a Florentine rococo style chandelier hand made in Florence, Italy circa 1950 with an array of hand made crystals on a guilded iron frame. The chandelier has six candle shaped...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Grandeur 1920s French Gilded Heavy Cast Bronze Ormolu 6 Arm Chandelier
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb French gilded cast bronze 6 arm chandelier, ornate scrolling arms with leaf bobeche drip pans and bulbous candle sconces, issuing from an ornate foliated central column with...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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
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
Midcentury Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulbs used are Edison e14 which are found both in Europe and the United States. Comes with custom made black lampshades and can be used with naked lightbulbs as well. Colors may differ from the pics.
Measures: Height in full: 105cm
Height chandelier only...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Tôle
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
Three Light Early Gas Chandelier Attributed to Cornelius and Baker
By Cornelius & Baker
Located in Canton, MA
An early gas rod hung three light chandelier. The light is in the shape of a classical oil light, and detailed with cast brass serpents on each face. C. 1850. Attributed to Cornelius and Baker...
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20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Murano Chandelier Clear Glass, 1940's
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a very nice example of a classical chandelier from Murano in the Venetian style in clear glass with six arms for lights as well as curled leaves. The sconces surrounding the ...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Rococo Crystal Chandelier
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a classic Rococo style chandelier hand made in Italy circa 1940 with an array of crystals on a brass frame. The chandelier has six candle shaped E14 lights which have been pa...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, 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
Original Rococo/Barock Chandelier, Limewood, 24 Flames, Perfectly Renovated
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
An extremely rare and magnificent Barock/Rococo chandelier from the, very elaborate, carved limewood and leaf-gold. 24 flames on six arms held by mythical creatures. Hand-cut iron sc...
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1750s Austrian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Monumental Italian Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian giltwood & metal eight light chandeliers with giltwood drops throughout. The chandelier has a beautiful patina throughout. The chandelier is newly wired with drip wax candle ...
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1930s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Chandelier, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Chandelier
Date/Period: 18th century
Dimension: 84cm
Materials: golden painted wood
Additional Information: Italian candle holder from the 18th century.
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
French Rococo Gilt Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Rococo gilded eight-light chandelier, the striking contrast of glass daisies with the gilt finish creates an organic feel and texture. Fabricated from a painted steel frame, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
French Crystal and Bronze Chandelier Attributed to Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
French crystal and bronze chandelier attributed to Maison Baguès. This stunning unusual French Rococo crystal chandelier has eight lights and has been n...
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1920s French Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, 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 J-Style Ceiling Light Fixture w/ Etched Glass Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A simple, brass stem in an "L" shape - with the light pointing down. Perfect for a corner. The empire shaped, hand-blown glass shade is intricately etched with a flower motif and the...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornament
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornament.
These tassels were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. T...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Gilded Bronze 5-Down Light Chandelier w/ Foliage Details Petite Antique
Located in New York, NY
This antique cast bronze chandelier has elegant foliage details enhancing the top and bottom of each down light. There is a natural pati...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Eight Light Rock Crystal Chandelier C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eight light unique rock crystal chandelier adorned with almond shaped rock crystal and stars throughout. There is a large rock crystal ball that hangs from the bottom of the fixture ...
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1930s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
French Rococo Rustic Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Rococo rustic eight-light chandelier, the striking contrast of glass daisies with the gilt finish creates an organic feel and texture. Fabricated from a painted steel frame, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Romantic Antique Gilt Chandelier with White Opaline Teardrop Crystals
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This chandelier is gilt metal with leaves and 6 arms having elegant opaline bobeches. It is dripping with strands of opaline beads and crystals. There is a sphere in the center and h...
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Venetian Chandelier in Transparent Murano Glass, Italy 1950s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Venetian Chandelier in Transparent Murano Glass, Italy 1950s.
This beautiful chandelier was entirely hand-crafted in the island of Murano (Italy) during 1950s. This ancient artwork is characterized by an exquisitely decorated framework and 14 curved arms, each holding a pendant with a flower-shaped bobeige and a small bell...
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1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass, Glass
White Glass Panel Bowl
Located in Canton, MA
White Glass Panel Bowl. Three Light Cluster. Fixture is a dark oil rubbed bronze finish. Mix of brass and steel. Glass is C.1920. Fixture is custom with s...
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20th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Antique Etched Frosted Glass & Brass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Beautiful antique etched frosted glass & brass chandelier
Measures: Total Height: 38? – 96.5 cm
Total Width: 32? – 81.2 cm.
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French Solid Bronze Six Light Chandelier, Canopy, Chain, Estate Item
Located in Stamford, CT
French solid bronze six light chandelier, Canopy, chain. This finely cast solid bronze chandelier was newly wired approx ten years ago and is in fine working condition. This recently...
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1910s Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. They are hand-...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Wood Beaded Painted Chandelier w/ Tassels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian painted wood beaded chandelier with garlands hanging throughout the 12 arms of the chandelier. There are hand carved tassels hanging throughout as well. The paint of ...
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1930s Italian Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Victorian Gas and Electric Fixture with Original Glass
Located in Canton, MA
19th century Victorian delicate gas and electric fixture with original glass, original porcelain candle covers and bobeches. Six lights total, three originally electric with glass, a...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronze Chandelier or Pendant Light with Glass Scallop Shell Shades, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant and simply beautiful, ocean-life-theme chandelier.
When you look at early 20th century lighting then it seems like the artists/designers were inspired by all the beauty that...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Gas Glass Bowl Fixture with Yellow Flowers
Located in Canton, MA
Original Gas Fixture has been electrified and adapted with a multiple light cluster, brass and cast iron. Original Glass with reverse painted flowers. H...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Six Arm 19th Century Crystal and Cut Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
Six Arm 19th Century Crystal and Cut Frosted Glass Chandelier. Completely restored and rewired. Crystal arms and stem with silver hardware.
Period Made: Mid 19th Century
Width (D...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved mecca tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver Leaf, Metal
19th Century 6 Arm Frosted Crystal Gasolier
Located in Canton, MA
Victorian frosted glass and crystal chandelier. Originally gas. Completely restored and rewired, ready to hang.
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
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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