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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Style: Other
Style: Arts and Crafts
Wrought Iron Floral Vine Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Arts and Craft era wrought iron undulating vine and floral chandelier. Organic natural beauty in the form of a chandelier. Consists of seven USA chandelier size sockets. Some faded pink, red, and yellow wrought iron...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fontana Arte Chandelier Vetro Martellato Metallo Cromo, 1950, Italy
By Max Ingrand
Located in Milano, IT
Lampadario Max Ingrand Fontana Arte.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Cut Glass
Maria Theresa Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Superb Maria Theresa Chandelier. Silver over Bronze & Crystal. Exquisite detail. Austria circa 1900, 10 Lights.
Dimensions: Height 63" Dia...
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Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Luxury Chandelier 5 Arms White Encased Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Luxury chandelier 5 arms white encased Murano glass with upper flowers and leaves Golden-Century 86 by Multiforme
The collection of artistic glass c...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Classic Chandelier 5 Arms Clear and Blue Murano Glass with Rings Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic chandelier 5 arms clear and blue Murano glass with rings by Multiforme.
The classic Murano glass chandelier, as it is in the collective imagination. As many other chandeliers in our collections, V-Classic 800 is designed with attention to details, and with the passion that makes us standing out. Each product (from the monumental chandeliers to the smallest pieces) is unique.
The V-Classic collection is a combination of elements, structures and shapes which are those typical of the venetian and Murano tradition.
The structure is embellished by flowers, leaves, crests and “morrise” (a wavy decoration); the whole structure is something majestic, characterized by refined transparencies and delicate colours. The perfect solution to decorate elegant and valued spaces.
The lighting collections by Multiforme are being gradually enriched with new ideas and products. Each collection includes a wide range of products: chandeliers, ceiling lamps, floor lamps, flambeau lamps...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Chandelier 8 Lights walnut Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Serenade chandelier 8 lights walnut Murano glass, soft white handmade cotton lampshades by Multiforme
Serenade collection is inspired by a contemporary and international design, simp...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Bryo Lamp Is a Contemporary Handmade Object Inspired by Early Life Form Embriyo
Located in Jakarta Barat, ID
Design materializes values. From the past to this modern day and the future, the objects that we craft and choose to reflect are what matters to us, what we find value in.
Like our ...
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2010s Indonesian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stilnovo Chandelier Murano Glass Metal, 1950, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo Height of glass only 31cm.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Artistic suspension 1 light, sphere gold Murano glass Desafinado by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic suspension lamp, glass sphere in gold Murano glass.
Elegant and unmistakable, suggestive and poetical, soft and delicate are some of the adjectives that can be used to desc...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Chandelier Rezzonico 6Arms Clear-Multi-Color Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, crystal Murano glass, rich of multi-color details by Multiforme.
This artistic glass chandelier is an elegant and delicate lighting...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Chandelier, 5 Arms Crystal Murano Glass Black Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 5 lights, in cryustal artistic glass, black details by Multiforme
This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the resu...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Chandelier 8 Arms Green Marine Smooth Murano Portofino by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The glass chandeliers Portofino is the new collection of lamps made of smooth artistic glass, they are decorated with simple pendant blown glass elements and metal finishings in gold...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Chandelier 5 Arms Golden Leaf Murano Glass, Amber Lampshades by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Chapeau chandelier 5-light artistic golden leaf Murano glass, amber organza handmade in Florence lampshades by Multiforme.
Chapeau is a Cl...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Classic Chandelier 16+8+4 arms 3 Tiers Encased white Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Bovary chandelier, 16+8+4 lights, in encased white Murano glass by Multiforme is a luxury chandelier that will never be outmoded.
Bovary: a collection of handmade blown glass chande...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Vistosi Chandelier Murano Glass Metal 1955 Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, IT
Vistosi Chandelier
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Artistic Chandelier, 6 arms, Crystal Glass, multicolour Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Toffee chandelier 6 arms, crystal Murano glass, multicolour details by Multiforme.
The artistic glass chandelier toffee is an elegant and delicate lighting...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Chandelier 15 lights Walnut Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Serenade chandelier 10+5 walnut Murano glass, white handmade cotton lampshades by Multiforme.
Serenade collection is inspired by a contemporary and international design, simple but n...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
VENINI Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Early 1900 French Arts & Crafts Holophane Copper and Glass Pendant Light, Marked
By Holophane
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and condition Holophane pendant.
It does not matter whether you are decorating an Art Deco, a Mid-Century Modern or a contemporary home or office, if you have the rig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti “Cetra” Artemide Chandelier Metal Crome Glass 1960 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Vico Magistretti.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Chandelier Murano Glass Metal 1955 italy
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, IT
Vistosi Chandelier
Category
20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Chandelier 6 arms Dark Smoky Quartz Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Fluage chandelier 6 lights in dark smoky quartz Murano glass with rings by Multiforme
The blown glass chandelier Fluage is the perfect combi...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Arts & Crafts Pendant Light by Henry G. Richardson & Sons 1900 Vaseline Glass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare Arts & Crafts brass hanging lamp with vaseline glass shade. Designed & produced by: Henry G. Richardson & Sons, England, circa 1900.
Stunning hand blown...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set of Three, Modernized Vintage, Converted Gas Pendants
By Mark Bell
Located in Berkeley, CA
These fixtures are both "of the period" and "New, in the style of the period". We have "Frankensteined" old elements with new to create 'Modernized Vintage' fixtures. The original brass shell, and ventilated glass cup shades ( love those open holes on the sides ) are truly old. Once a gas pendant fitter, now converted to electric. Hounds tooth cord and porcelain socket are brand new, UL certified parts, assembled by a lighting restoration company. each handles 60 watts each using a candlelabra sized bulb.
Great for Industrial style counter lights...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Bevante Chandelier 8 Arms Rigadin Silk Murano Glass Bevante by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Bevante collection is the Venetian name with which is called the glass, and this is also the name of this slender chandelier, that has been designed using basic, elegant and harmonious shapes.
The design harks back to the Murano glass chandeliers typical of the Roaring, 1920s. The Classic glass chandeliers Bevante are characterized by basic and essential elements, such as the straight central arm. The "rigadin" texture (blown glass with straight ribs) creates beautiful reflections and contrast effects on the glass, the cups which cover the bulb is tapered.
This collection is available in many different colors, both transparent and opaque. Also the models available are many: single tiered chandeliers...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Lantern Sailor Style Brass Chandeliers and Pendants Sailor Style Black and Gold
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Mid-century Italian brass chandelier.
Sailor style brass lamp Ceiling lamp or sailor style black and gold lantern made with brass and glass.
This lamp in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Artistic Chandelier 10arms Pink Murano Glass White Flowers by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Artistic chandelier 10 arms pink Murano glass and white flowers and details by Multiforme
This is a classic chandelier composed by vitreous paste f...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Chandelier Arts and Crafts
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Arts & Crafts brass chandelier.
Edwardian Arts & Crafts elaborate brass six branch electrolier ceiling light. The Chandelier compromising of a large 66 cm brass band with six hanging light fittings, the fittings with the six original glass shades. The light with brass ceiling rose with hook, three ornamental brass bars hang from this and attach to a brass band. Six more...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set Luxury Chandelier 12 Arms and 4 Sconces 5 Arms Rezzonico Clear and Gold
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The Murano glass chandelier Regale is a romantic lighting work, inspired from the luxurious halls of the Venetian buildings on the Canal Grande.
Special set composed by:
1 x chandelier 12 lights Rezzonico Regale by Multiforme in clear and gold
4 x sconces 3+2 lights Rezzonico Regale by Multiforme in clear and gold
The colors, the floral decorations, the Rezzonico arms, the pendant elements… all the characteristics of this chandelier recall that magic atmosphere.
The peculiar elements of this collection are undoubtedly the cups, to which have been attached a series of tiny leaves. This is a typical traditional Murano glass lighting...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Late Arts and Crafts, Early Art Deco Bronze, Brass & Beveled Glass Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and highly stylish antique entry hall lantern / pendant.
Having been specialised in selling antique light fixtures for over 20 years we love to keep finding amazing fixtures that we have never seen before. This marvelously hand-crafted brass and transparent glass (all beveled) hallway pendant is another one of those rare finds off which we immediately knew we had to have it. There are so many interiors in which this antique pendant will look perfect that we have no doubt it will soon be gracing someones home again. Apart from the open design and the beautiful and durable materials this wonderful pendant light also stands out, because of the many, transparent and beveled glass panels in their perfect brass frames. Finding this rare light was a treat, but for all 36 glass 'windows' to have stood the test of 100 years time without any cracks is just amazing. The outside is a hexagonal design, but the 'base' and 'top' of this pendant are open and decorated with flowing bronze elements that make this work of lighting art even more beautiful. This classy and timeless pendant with its marvelous patina can be used and enjoyed in all sorts of rooms and interiors, but to us this is the ideal entry hall, landing or stairwell pendant...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Chandelier Glass Metal Metal Crome, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte chandelier.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Corallo by Jonathan Bocca
Located in Lucca, IT
Corallo is a chandelier composed of 13 bulbs of light, the desire to rethink the relationship between person and environment, rediscovering it more intimate, a symbiotic relationship...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Eye-catching Arts & Crafts Beveled Glass Octagonal Design Pendant Light Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful fine ceiling fixture for the perfect ambiance in your entrance or otherwise.
If you are looking for a beautiful Dutch Arts & Crafts pendant then this rare and geometrical ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chandelier 6+3 arms Clear Murano Glass with multicolour Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with gaudy colors. The glass chandeliers Kia Ora are peculiar lighting works, lively and exube...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Classic Chandelier 10 Arms Red Murano Glass Handmade Decorations by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
V Classic 800 chandelier, 10 lights, red Murano glass, rich of flowers and leaves by Multiforme
The Classic Murano glass chandelier...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Bronze Finish Mica Lantern or Pendant Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze Finish Mica Pendant lantern or chandelier, probably English, circa 1930s. Would look great in the foyer or hallway of an Arts and Crafts or Spanish...
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1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stone, Metal
Luxury Chandelier 5 Arms Amber and Gold Murano Glass, by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Luxury chandelier 5 arms amber and gold Murano glass with upper flowers and leaves Golden-Century 86 by Multiforme
The collection of artistic glass chandeliers Golden Century 086 is...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Stilnovo "Cosmo" Chandelier Metal Crome Brass, 1950, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Cosmo.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Iluminated Color Filled Cyclone of Lights, "Going Up"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"GOING UP" is an iluminated colorful cyclone of glass, metal and wood, Created by Artist Warren Muller, a signature piece perfect addition to any room. This custom eccentric chandelier...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
All That Glitters Is Not Gold Except a Lot of It Is "Golden Jetsam"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
What elevates Warren Muller's lit sculptural chandeliers from mere crafstmanship is his visionary outlook. Warren selects, juxtaposes objects to incorporate an iconography of myths, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Chandelier 5 Arms Clear Murano Glass, Orange Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio chandelier, 5 lights, in clear artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements and orange details by Multiforme.
Inspired by the Classic Venetian tradition it is characteris...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Chandelier 6+6 arms Crystal Murano Glass Clear Rostri Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The diamante blown glass chandeliers are characterized by a slender central element.
The arms, central column and final cup are made of flawless smooth glass. The standout elements o...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Chandelier 6 Arms Smooth Grey Murano Glass with Lampshades by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Parisienne chandelier, 6 lights with curl and drop shaped glass elements. Light grey Murano glass. Light grey Organza lampshades by Multiforme
Sinuous elements, curls, pendant drop ...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Nature Mood Chandelier 5 Arms Ocean Blue Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Swing 275 chandelier, 5 upwards lights, ocean blue Murano glass by Multiforme.
The collection of Murano glass chandeliers Swing 275 is one of...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Chandelier 5 Arms Black Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio by Multiforme is a chandelier, in black artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements.
Inspired by the classic Venetian tradition it is characterized by a central column w...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Chandelier 8 arms with floral cups White Encased Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Bellepoque 364 from the Timeless collection is a chandelier that evokes the atmosphere of the beginning of the 19th century. The cups recall floral elements, thus giving to this prod...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Chandelier 5 arms Grey Murano Glass White finishing by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio by Multiforme is a chandelier, in dark grey artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements.
Inspired by the classic Venetian tradition it is characterized by a central colu...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Zero Quattro Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1955 Italy
By Zero Quattro
Located in Milano, IT
Zero Quattro chandelier.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Vintage Solid Brass Hand Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A striking solid brass chandelier from Italy in fantastic vintage condition. The four arms terminate with realistic human hands holding the candlestick. Cream, faux melting candle co...
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20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini “Murrine “ Chandelier Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Artistic Pendant 3, Murano Glass, Virgola by Eros Raffael
By Eros Raffael
Located in Martellago, IT
Collection of "Classic" inspiration made up of individual grouped pendants. Drawing from the decorative samples of the classic Murano chandelier, blown and worked. The technique of m...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rich Chandelier 6 Arms Green Handblown Artistic Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rich chandelier by Multiforme with 6 lights, in green artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements. The lights are upwards.
Inspired by the Class...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Venetian Chandelier 7 Arms Gold Murano Glass Tribeca by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Venetian chandelier Tribeca, 7 arms, white Murano glass, gold fixture by Multiforme.
Tribeca is a design Murano glass chandelier totally re-invented with respect to Classic venetian...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Artistic Rich Chandelier, 6 Arms Clear and Amber Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Galliano chandelier, 6-light, crystal, and amber Murano glass by Multiforme.
This artistic glass chandelier has 6-light, is completely handmade.
Galliano is our tribute to the authe...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Ceilling Light/Table Lamp Murano Glass Leucos 1960 Italy
By Leucos
Located in Milano, IT
Leucos Ceilling light or table lamp.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Venetian Murano Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The blown glass standard of ball form resting on a glass baluster issuing eight scrolling arms holding candle cups and lights above a cut glass dish
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Artistic Pendant 4, Murano Glass, Inspiration by Eros Raffael
By Eros Raffael
Located in Martellago, IT
Collection of "Classic" inspiration made up of individual grouped pendants. Drawing from the decorative samples of the Classic Murano chandelier, blown and worked. Seen from this new point of view, this suspension is inspired by a flower that has just blossomed with a curved arm that wants to be the stem. We are direct manufacturers, based near Venice, Italy and specialized in custom decorative lighting for interior designers, so we will be happy to give you our best support for your custom or bespoke lighting projects. Customs fees...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Arts and Crafts Enameled Glass Pendant w. Floral Pattern & Wrought Iron Canopy
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning work of lighting art with unique color and floral pattern.
If you are passionate about early 20th century glass art in general and Arts & Crafts lighting in particular then you will love this one of a kind, art glass light fixture. What you are seeing here is an extremely rare, enameled glass pendant. This stylish and truly classy pendant is signed 'Selin' or 'Felin' or 'Gelin' and we cannot find another light by this, clearly very talented, maker anywhere else in the world. With late 19th and early 20th century lighting being one of our specialities, we can tell you that in our 30+ years of dealing in special fixtures, we have only seen fixtures of this quality and beauty by the likes of Galle and Schneider. Their fixtures were made with the exact same techniques that were used to create this antique work of art. Both the design and the colors make this unique light at least as impressive as the Galle and Schneider ones. What makes this unique light extra desirable is the original and also handcrafted and handpainted, wrought iron canopy. It is the perfect finish to this wonderful antique fixture. Apart from the perfectly matching, replacement mat black chain this one of a kind light fixture is over 100 years old and it is of such great quality and condition that it will at least be around for another 100 years. One fine day this unique pendant could grace the collection of a museum, but until then you could be its first next custodian. Mind you, this pendant has been professionally rewired to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage in the USA as well. Because of the warm and pleasant color that it radiates this, to us, is the perfect, serene pendant...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Iron, 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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