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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Minimalist
Dòry Contemporary Handmade Chandelier Brass, Blown Glass, LED Light, Dimmable
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
An exquisite exercise in balance, this chandelier exudes a Minimalist flair marked by clean and essential lines. Its dimmable structure features two brass bars hanging from a brass c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Styl...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

SERENE Scandinavian Modern White Wood 24" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
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2010s American Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Organic Material

Amber Alabaster Pendant, Sweden, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
A natural, amber toned alabaster is a warm sleek pendant with crystal, rather than mineral, veining. Suspended on three electrified ropes from a matching alabaster canopy, the light ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster

Nuvola BOLD One Light Pendant, Stardust White Blown Glass, Leather, Brass
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Nuvola Contemporary Pendant light floats in space like a jewel hanging from the ceiling, hooked at the end of a leather cord that has been h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1900 Ball of Mistletoe Bronze Has Two Bulbs and Pearls Opaline
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier mistletoe in brass patined with opalines pearls, circa 1900. Good condition. Measures: Diameter 34 cm.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Large One of a Kind French Chandelier, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unique and striking brass chandelier with pink and amber-coloured glass shades, and a fantastically free, swirly shape, made up of brass tubing. The arms are gathered into a bunch at...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Italian Art Nouveau Verdigris Bonze and Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in East Hampton, NY
This Art Nouveau design chandelier with Schiavo textured glass diffusers and platter, are supported by the rich green verdigris bronze frame. 6 bulbs for maximum illumination. NO...
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1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Lantern for the Baroness Magda Mautner Markhof, brass hammered silver plated
Located in Vienna, AT
Magnificent lantern for the Baroness Magda von Mautner Markhof, brass partly hammered, silver-plated, hand cut crystal glass total drop custom made
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Venetian Glass Chandelier, Amber Color/Red, Contemporary, Murano, Italy, 8 Arms
Located in New York, NY
Decorative glass chandelier, Venetian style, Murano, 2007, 8-arms chandelier. Amber/gold color with red details. This chandelier is sold but we have another chandelier same color, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Superb Antique Lampshade Chandelier Lithophane, Biscuit From Porcelain
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful rare antique art nouveau chandelier in biscuit and bronze gilt. The beautiful biscuit bowl is painted with elegant white le...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Elegant Large Art Nouveau Hollywood Regency Style Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
One large elegant Art Nouveau chandelier adjustable in height with an extendable telescope suspension system. The chandelier has six sockets for small incandescent lamps with screw ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Nuvola BOLD Five-Light Contemporary Chandelier Clear Blown Glass, Brushed Brass
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Nuvola five-light floats in space like a jewel hanging from the ceiling, hooked at the end of a leather cord that has been hand knotted around the brass tube; a perfect equilibrium o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Beautiful German Sculptural Bubble Brass Tube Ceiling Pendant Light
Located in Berlin, DE
One of... beautiful solid brass bubble and iron tube pendant light by miiss Studio, The overall height can be customized. Available as wall light version. Germany Lamp sockets: One E...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Iron

Two-Tier Eight-Light Wrought Iron Chandelier by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two-tier eight-light handwrought iron chandelier finished in an antique iron finish. The chandelier is newly wired with cream drip wax candle cover...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Calacatta Marble Ceiling lamp "Werner Sr." in Stock
Located in Milano, IT
I know, it's a strange title "Marble Lamp" But, I wanted it strongly, I dreamed of being able to see a piece of marble, suspended like a sculpture, and that it could secretly illuminate my work area. It wasn't easy, hiding so much light inside, to be released both above and below. Even bringing the marble to less than a centimeter/a inch was not easy, but the result is poetic, suspended, not heavy, non-invasive, and rich in details, full of depth and nuances, Structure composed of a thin square in marble, double emission of LED light, suspension with steel wires. A lamp with an essential geometry that enhances the quality of handcrafted marble and the high technology of the LED lighting system. An object that does not invade the environment but furnishes it with class, thanks also to an enveloping and discreet light that guarantees a high visual comfort. Marble "White Calacatta" White Calacatta Gold marble is a precious and refined marble, used since the Renaissance for the creation of interior furnishing projects and luxury objects. The indisputable beauty of this precious stone makes it one of the most used marbles for its scenographic effect, ideal for works in precious marble. The peculiarities of Calacatta Gold are the crystalline white background with elegant yellow-gold veins, characteristics that make this precious marble a suitable material for the realization of projects such as marble stairs, fireplaces, marble coverings...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Marble

Art Nouveau Guimard Chandelier
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Nouveau Guimard chandelier with nickel finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Art Nouveau Bronze Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
Early 20th century bronze and glass art nouveau chandelier. Beautiful design bronze with very light color pink shades and each shade is consist of four parts that have been together ...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Etched Glass Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
French gilt bronze art nouveau chandelier with iridescent etched glass shades. Professionally rewired and ready for installation.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt & Patina Bronze Opaline Globe Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Spectacular neoclassical French Empire gilt bronze 6-light chandelier, patina and gold-plated solid bronze Dimensions Height 39.38 in. (100 cm) Diameter 27.56 in. (70 cm) Glass...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Fine Gilt Bronze and Alabaster Belle Époque Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine bronze and alabaster Belle Époque chandelier, shaped as swirling and flowering rose branches, early 20th century. Dimensions: Diameter...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass, Bronze, Copper

French Antique Art Nouveau / Art Deco Floral Pendant Light / Chandelier, 1920
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous French antique pedant light late Art Nouveau / early Art Deco 1920 with Floral motive. Stunning Art nouveau design, the shade is shaped like a...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Art Deco Ceiling Lamp Bakelite fitting E27 Scailmont Belgium Glass Shade, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau ceiling lamp Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp. Fitting Bakelite pendant ceiling light with screw fixing to hold a stylish Belgian Art Deco...
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1930s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Bakelite

Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werkstätte "Graben Cafe Pur" 55 Pendant Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Total drop custom made - different colours and sizes available Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.  
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large French Art Nouveau Empire Caryatids Gilt Bronze Etched & Glass Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
A wonderful gilt bronze and etched-glass 8-light ceiling fixture decorated with fine ornaments and garlands, France, early 20th century. Measures: Diameter 31.8 in/ 80 cm Height 41.5...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Four Light Silver Art Nouveau Gas and Electric Chandelier
Located in Canton, MA
Turn of the century silver art nouveau gas and electric chandelier. Conical shaped canopy and body with four arms curving up. The chandelier is silver plate with flowers on the body ...
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Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silver Plate

Exeptional Gilt Bronze and Glass Chandelier, France, circa 1890
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional and elegant gilt bronze and glass chandelier, Art Nouveau period, France, circa 1890. With 3 wonderful glass roses with bayonet fitting and a handmade bronze flower bouq...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Otto Wagner&Koloman Moser Chandelier "Kirche Am Steinhof", 48 Flames, Re Edit
Located in Vienna, AT
Magnificent chandelier for the "Steinhof Church" by Otto Wagner, different measures and settings are possible. Glass-balls etched and faceted. The color of the glasses on the canopy ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Rare Bohemian Art Glass Ceiling Light, 1920s
Located in Berlin, BE
Rare Art Nouveau Vaseline uranium glass pendant lamp This grand enchanting pendant lamp comes from a Victorian industrialist villa in Prague. Originally it was a gasolier, which w...
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1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

A Pair of Victorian Arts and Crafts Brass Ceiling Lights
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Victorian Arts and Crafts Brass Ceiling Lights The Lights have very decorative brass coronet gallery, they have their original Cut Crystal Shades All in working order, ...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Top Class Design & Color Antique White & Black Alabaster Pendant Light D. 19.3Ø"
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and large size, 19,3 inches in diameter antique alabaster light fixture. Thanks to its large size and elegant design this beautiful alabaster chandelier from the Eur...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Metal, Brass

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Cyan Magenta Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): cyan-magenta metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Silver Lilac Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): silver lilac metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Clear Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color: clear metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, weight: 7,5 kg - cable length ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 30 cm Pink Green Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 30 glass color (transmission-reflection): pink-green metal color: stainless steel - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 30 cm, weight: 2,8 kg...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 40 cm Clear Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 40 glass color: clear metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 40 cm, weight: 5,2 kg - cable length ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 35 cm Clear Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 35 glass color: clear metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 35 cm, weight: 4,2 kg - cable length max. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 40 cm Blue Orange Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 40 glass color (transmission-reflection): blue-orange metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 40 cm, we...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Clear Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color: clear metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, weight: 7,5 kg - cable length max. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Silver Lilac Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): silver lilac metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Pink Green Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): pink-green metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, weigh...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Pink Green Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): pink-green metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Gold Indigo Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): gold-indigo metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, weig...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Clear Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color: clear metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 45 cm, weight: 6,3 kg - cable length max. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Clear Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color: clear metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 45 cm, weight: 6,3 kg - cable length ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Gold Indigo Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): gold-indigo metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, we...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Cyan Magenta Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): cyan-magenta metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Blue Orange Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): blue-orange metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 50 cm, weig...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 50 cm Blue Orange Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 50 glass color (transmission-reflection): blue-orange metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 50 cm, we...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Silver Lilac Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): silver lilac metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 45 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Silver Lilac Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): silver lilac metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 45 cm, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Pink Green Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): pink-green metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 45 cm, weigh...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Pink Green Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): pink-green metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 45 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Gold Indigo Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): gold-indigo metal color: stainless steel - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 45 cm, weight: 6,3 k...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Gold Indigo Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): gold-indigo metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 45 cm, we...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Cyan Magenta Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): cyan-magenta metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 45 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 40 cm Silver Lilac Steel, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 40 glass color (transmission-reflection): silver lilac metal color: stainless steel (silver) - cable color: steel - material: crystal glass, stainless steel - ø 40 cm, wei...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Iris Globe Pendant Lamp 45 cm Cyan Magenta Brass, Sebastian Scherer NEO/CRAFT
Located in Berlin, DE
Iris Globe 45 glass color (transmission-reflection): cyan-magenta metal color: brass coated (gold) - cable color: brass - material: crystal glass, stainless steel, brass - ø 45 cm, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Stainless Steel

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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