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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Rococo
Rare American Arts & Crafts Holophane Marked Prismatic Glass Pendant circa 1930
By Holophane
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 20th century, "Patent Holophane U.S.A." marked pendant.
If you are looking for a rare and truly American light fixture then this rare find could be perfect for you. This wonde...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Amazing Antique Hand White & Black Alabaster Pendant Light Excellent Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
Another beautifully designed, all handcrafted and excellent condition alabaster pendant with metal chain
This practical size alabaster shade pendant...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster
Small and Stunning Jugendstil Brass, Bronze and Glass Pendant / Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous design, Benson style, handmade Arts and Crafts era ceiling light.
This early Jugendstil pendant is of an aesthetically pleasing beauty that will never fail to impress. The...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Arts and Crafts Sculptured Chandelier with Unique Large Colored Art Glass Shade
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, sizeable and highly decorative Arts & Crafts light fixture.
This gorgeous, five-light chandelier is another one of our recent great finds. Inspired by the beauty of nature and wildlife and motivated by the renewed interest in anything handmade, many Arts & Crafts designers and craftsman around the world have created some of the most interesting decorative art in the history of mankind. This hand-crafted and circular chandelier too is the result of a great design and an equally impressive execution which makes this antique an absolute joy to own and look at. The organic design with its stylized flower motifs and the unique and colorful glass panels incorporated in that design has created a work of lighting art that will never fail to impress. The stunning, hand hammered canopy with the perfectly inserted 4 lights is an important feature of this work of lighting art, but the hand-forged body of this pendant with its amazing patina is at least as impressive. The overal shape, the unique decor, its impressive size and its second to none patina make this one of a kind chandelier stand out like no modern light fixture ever could. If you already have a place and a space in mind for it then this fixture could be yours to enjoy soon. The workmanship that has gone into creating this chandelier and the sustainable materials that were used, make sure that this work of lighting art will last for centuries and that it can be enjoyed by many generations to come. Mind you, this work of lighting art too will be professionally rewired (to the highest standard) for safe and immediate usage the world over.
And if you like this grand pendant light...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Antique Gothic / Medieval Style Wrought Iron & Glass Art Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, form a France Castle, Gothic light fixture.
If you are a collector of rare and ancient looking Gothic antiques then this large and one of a kind pendant could be flying your way soon. With antique light fixtures as one of our specialities, we know how rare Gothic lanterns are and to have found one of this age, size, design and beauty more than made our day. Also, because this all hand-crafted specimen is completely original and in very good condition. The natural wear has only made this piece more beautiful and its authentic, medieval look and feel will never fail to impress. It may have originally hung in the entrance of a home in France or maybe above the main entrance of a medieval style chateau or castle, we are not sure. What we are certain of is that it is highly unlikely that we or you will ever find another one like it. The forged wrought iron and the hand-crafted metal style elements are just some of the wonderful features that make this work of lighting art so authentic and desirable. This chandelier even comes with the original, antique, green and yellow cathedral glass. Each of the four glass paneled sides is like a stylized medieval shield...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Arts & Crafts Style Midcentury Made White Alabaster & Bronze & Brass Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Excellent condition and rare design, 6-light chandelier.
If you like Arts & Crafts light fixtures, but you prefer to have them shiny like new, then this 1970s alabaster, bronze and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Large and Striking Arts & Crafts Opaline Glass and Brass Bauhaus Style Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous and rare size Arts & Crafts pendant.
If you have bought and sold as many light fixtures as we have then you might think that we don't get surprised anymore. Well, this lar...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Green Drops Macaroni Swags Rock Crystal Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing 6-light, bobeches in crystal, dripping with vintage rare shape crystals sitting on giltwood posts. Swags of rock crystal beads, crystal prisms and rare green Murano drops. Ad...
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Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal
English Arts & Crafts Iron Lantern with Flaming Tendrils & Original Glass Liner
Located in London, GB
An English Arts and Crafts iron lantern in the style of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft with flaming tendrils to the top and decorative scrollwork decoration.
Retaining the origi...
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Belgian Quirky Wood Chandelier, Circa 1930 with Industrial feel
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting, one of a kind geometric Arts & Crafts style carved wood chandelier from Belgium, circa 1930. Newly wired with all UL listed parts and 8 porcelain Edison sockets, facing ...
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1930s Belgian Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Moorish Metal and Glass Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stylish handcrafted Moroccan lantern in clear glass.
Antique bronze rust finish metal with Moorish filigree openwork design.
Moroccan lantern handmade by artisans in Marrakech, Moroc...
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20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Chandelier by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain chandelier by Meissen
German, late 19th Century
Height 118cm, diameter 97cm
This magnificent chandelier is an exceptional example of the Rococo styl...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Murano Green Drops Macaroni Swags Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing 6-light, bobeches in crystal, dripping with vintage crystals sitting on giltwood posts. Will be rewired and for the United States, we will install UL US certified sockets and...
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Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass, Giltwood
21st Century Cassini Glass Chandelier with Cane, Red
Located in New York, NY
Cassini lamps are named after the famous “Cassini–Huygens” mission which was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system. Cassini-Huygens has been described as a "Mission of firsts", that has revolutionized human understanding of the Saturn system, including its moons and rings, and our understanding of where life might be found in the solar system.
Being inspired by this incredible mission and planet Saturn, the designer created these exceptional lighting...
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2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Cane, Blown Glass
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Vintage Bejeweled Moroccan Hanging Lamp in Brass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arts and Crafts styled Moroccan Ceiling Lamp in patinated brass. It dates from the 1960s and shows a colorful display of glass inserts and decora...
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1960s African Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Stained & Chunky Glass Pendant Light Tiffany Style Fxture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning moon shape chandelier pendant light 1900s.
This rare ceiling lamp from the very early 1900s could be the perfect lighting solution for an entrance or any other small livin...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lead
Petite Arts and Crafts Faceted Frosted Glass Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, arts and crafts, pendant light with faceted, clear and frosted glass shade and brass pull chain hardware is newly wired with beige barided cloth cord to hang at 77 inches ove...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand-Carved Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used dur...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Pair of Painted Wood Beaded Chandeliers by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 8-light painted wood and metal chandeliers by Melissa Levinson Antiques. We can make these in any painted or gilt wood finish. We als...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bottega Intreccio Woven Wicker Caratteri, Seia 35 Pendant Lamp, by M. Bernabei
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Seia 35
Modular pendant light with lampshade in intertwined wicker. 35 metres of wicker are carefully selected and then skilfully shaped for ove...
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2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wicker
Chandelier Attributed to Bagues
Located in New York, NY
This 1930s French chandelier adapts an Ancien Regime form to Cafe Society taste. The arms are3 trimmed with cut-glass arabesques, the frame is steel rath...
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1930s French Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Top Quality Arts & Crafts Alabaster and Black Veins Pendant w. Leaf Carving 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful colors with black veins alabaster light fixture.
If you are looking for a large, good quality and striking pendant to grace your interior then this early 20th century spe...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand Carved 'Pompom' Tassel
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf 'pompom' tassel. The tassel 'pompom' originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and was used to decorate ecclesiastical lighting...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron and Mica Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Ring hook with four arms, octagonal frame with rosettes and X-form decoration over mica panels. Six lights.
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Stunning and Large Alabaster, Brass and Bronze Chandelier Arts & Crafts Era
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and highly stylish antique, three light pendant.
This incredibly stylish antique fixture is one of the best alabaster lights we have ever had the pleasure of offering. This...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Brass and Amber Glass Lantern Like Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Perfect shape and condition, amber color hall ceiling lamp.
This beautiful Arts & Crafts light fixture could not be in a better condition and the warm light it radiates will bring t...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
19th C. French Gilt Bronze Basket with Glass Roses, Marie Antoinette Chandelier
Located in Haarlem, NL
19th century romantic French basket-shaped gilt bronze ceiling 'Marie-Antoinette' luster with six flower lights.
From the basket small leave branches and six larges 'branches' stick out, these thicker branches are crowned by glass roses.
The basket hangs by 3 'cloth like' bronze ribbons, attached to a ceiling rosette...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand Carved 'Pompom' Tassels
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf 'pompom' tassels. The tassels 'pompoms' originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used to decorate ecclesiastical lighting...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Large Late 19th Century Brass & Glass Arts and Crafts Pendant / Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and all handcrafted Arts and Crafts pendant.
If you live in an early 1900s Arts & Crafts home or if you are a collector of unique and stylish home accessories of that period then this handcrafted light fixture...
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Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stunning Hand Painted and Enameled Glass, Arts & Crafts Pendant / Flush Mount
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvellously hand painted poppy flowers pendant by Leune.
With early 20th century lighting being one of our specialities, we always get excited when we find a light fixture that we ...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Brass Chandelier and Wall Light, circa 1900
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. Original glass. New cabling. E27 bulb. Measures: 88 x 115 cm, 84 x 120cm.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gilt Bronze Chandelier In The Louis XV Style
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Louis XV style bronze chandelier with a Rococo influence. Frosted glass rose bud shades on nine scrolled arms with foliate details. Cent...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Unique Arts and Crafts Crafted Wrought Iron Chandelier / 4 Light Pendant, 1890s
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and all handcrafted, one of a kind Arts & Crafts pendant light.
If you live in an early 1900s Arts & Crafts home or if you are a collector of unique and stylish home accessories of that period then this handcrafted light fixture...
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Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Hand Carved Wooden and Yellow Glass One-Light Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful and finely hand-carved wooden lantern with yellow glass, Belgium, circa the 1960s. Masterful carved wooden details such as acanthus leaves and four Bacchus heads on each ...
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1960s Belgian Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique French Patinated Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Arts Electric Chandelier
Located in Casteren, NL
This unique chandelier was hand forged by a master blacksmith.
It features 8 arms each equipped with an E27 fitting with a cardboard candle.
The whole chandelier was forged in piec...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
M H Baillie Scott, An Arts & Crafts Handmade Copper & Wrought Iron Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott, attributed. An early Arts & Crafts hand made copper and hand wrought iron three branch ceiling light with copper hearts to the top...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Jean Jacques Duval (1930-2021) Glass Artisan, Leaded Glass Fixture
By Jean Duval
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A conical leaded fixture in green glass with yellow spheres in a scattered design. With a white metal mesh liner on the base with metal attachment
The ...
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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Wonderful 19th Century French Caldwell Regal Bronze Lantern Frosted Glass Panels
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful early 20th century dore bronze lantern by E. F. Caldwell in the French style with original frosted glass is a beautiful addition to your entry way. The bronze work is ...
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Early 20th Century American Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Arts & Crafts Style Wrought Iron Pendant with Honeycomb Color and Pattern Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and great atmosphere creating lantern/pendant.
We have sold hexagonal shaped pendants before, but never one that is like a stylized beehive. The honeycomb pattern and co...
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Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
French Red Feathers Chandelier
By B.L.M
Located in Paris, FR
French chandelier in goose feathers and painted white metal, handmade in France by the artist.
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2010s French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
English Arts & Crafts Chandelier of Hammered Iron, Copper and Glass
Located in Houston, TX
This Arts & Crafts chandelier or pendant is made of iron, copper and glass.
It has been newly wired for the US and the chain has been added. The frosted glass is new. The square-sha...
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1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Antique Rococo Style Ormolu and Cut Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style ormolu and cut glass twelve-light chandelier
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 110cm, diameter 90cm
This magnificent chandelier is designed in the wonde...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage French Limoges Style Pink Porcelain Flowers and Leaves Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Limoges style hand painted porcelain chandelier with five-light bulbs and sculpted applique porcelain roses, leaves and gi...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights Sconces, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style Rococo style six-light gilt-bronze wall lights - wall sconces. The ornate six-light candelabrum with five scroll...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze, Ormolu
Large Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Wine Leafs & Oval Art Glass Shade Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Perfect shape and ideal size chandelier for a dining or kitchen table.
This all handcrafted, four light chandelier from the earliest years of the 20th century has the perfect oval s...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Unique Antique Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Pendant Fixture
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful pendant fixture is made in France in the early 1900s. It is made in hand-hammered and hand forged wrought steel and depicts natural elements such as grape leaves, sunf...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wrought Iron
Vintage French Limoges Style Pink Porcelain Flowers and Leaves Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Limoges style hand painted porcelain chandelier with five-light bulbs and sculpted applique porcelain roses, leaves and gi...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Pendant Lantern with Pierced Brass Cylinder Shade, Circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
AHL4163
A round vintage pendant lantern with a blackened wrought iron frame holding a brass cylinder pierced overall with small pinpoint holes...
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1950s Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
Striking & Largest Ever Arts & Crafts Brass and Glass Hallway Lantern Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality made, extra large and therefor too extremely rare antique light fixture.
With early 20th century light fixtures as one of our specialities, one would think that after 25...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Stunning Two-Tone Brass with Hand Engraved Glass Arts & Crafts Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous design and top quality made antique pendant.
With early 20th century light fixtures being one of our specialties, finding a rare Arts & Crafts fixture always brings a smile to our faces. To have found this remarkable entry hall pendant...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Early 20th Century, French Rococo Style Three-Light Chandelier in Bronze Doré
Located in Miami, FL
From the Belle Époque, a very lovely and small chandelier in bronze doré with three lights in the French Rococo style of Louis XV. France, circa 1900.
Perfect size for a small foyer,...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze
Stunning Horizontal Chandelier with Wrought Iron Grapes and Hand Carved Branches
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and remarkable, wine theme Arts & Crafts work of lighting art.
The top quality craftsmanship that was put into this very well designed and amazingly decorative chandelier makes it the eyecatcher that she is. It is antique chandeliers like this that make our job so beautiful and rewarding, because we not only appreciate the look and feel of this chandelier ourselves, we also know in advance that we will make someone really happy with this amazing work of art. Whether it is enjoyed in a home or in a restaurant, you can simply never get bored with the quality and the look and feel that this antique brings to the table (no pun intended). The faux-candles in this six light chandelier are in good to very good condition and they too add to the wonderful atmosphere that this chandelier creates. We can already see this wine-theme chandelier gracing a French chalet, a Californian vineyard...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wrought Iron
Arts & Crafts Hammered Darkened Metal Chandelier with Green Glass Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic, English Art & Crafts, hand forged and hammered, 4-light chandelier. With Tudor Revival undertones and perfectly proportioned vintage, green replacement glass. English, 191...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Iron
An Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Lantern with Uranium/Vaseline Slag Glass Shade
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts wrought iron lantern with Vaseline/Uranium Glass Shade slag glass shade.
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th C. French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage six-arm crystal and bronze-gilt metal chandelier is composed of three tiers of large faceted crystal pendants and crystal garlands. The lights attached to rococo-style br...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Arts & Crafts Copper Ship Vessel Design Chandelier by Winkelman & van der Bijl
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts pendant by one of Holland's finest. This striking light is part of a set of four fixtures.
If you are looking for a unique Arts & Crafts pendant to grace your h...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Arts & Crafts Hand-Hammered Wrought Iron Castle or Wine Cellar Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Small size and all handcrafted, castle style chandelier.
This three torch chandelier is practical in size and could be the perfect lighting solution to a space that needs a special ...
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20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought 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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