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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Color: Gold
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & crystal pendant.
Dimensions: Height 14 1/2" Diameter 18"
CW602.
Category
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze and Crystal Plafonnier, France, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal Plafonnier, France, circa 1930. 3 lights
Dimensions: Height 10 1/2", diameter 11
CW4384.
Category
1930s Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Great Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, in the Style of Barovier, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury vessel ship low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 12 palm leaves flush mount Murano chandelier would dress your bedroom.
Glass carries the leaf design and is striped with lattimo white glass. This is unique as most of the palmette are not elaborated with dripping, just plain color. Requires to have clear and lattimo together in the crucible...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate
Very Fine Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XVI style bronze chandelier. France, circa 1910. 6 lights
Dimensions: H 31", D 22"
CW2925.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Five-Light Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th century gilt bronze five light sconces
with foliate-scrolled arms and backplate, centered by a female mask and five tiered lights.
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Murano Calla Lily Chandelier by Franco Luce, Art Glass and Gilt Brass
By Franco Luce
Located in Coimbra, PT
Awesome pair of 1970s vintage Italian Murano Lily Calla art glass shades gilt chandelier. Franco Luce Seguso chandelier with six hand blown Murano glass le...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
"Il Pezzo 3 Long Chandelier" - length 103cm/40.5” - polished brass - crystal
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass structure and elegant “candles” crafted fr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine gilt and patinated bronze chandelier. Great quality. Featuring oval reserves depicting crossed quivers and horns of plenty. France, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
1970s Industrial Bronze, Polished Brass & Glass Flameproof Tube Light with Shade
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed vintage Industrial Korean flameproof striplight made by Daeyang in the 1970s with bronze veneer finishing and adjustable suspension bar...
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Louis Poulsen PH5 Mini Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen by the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Foscarini Caboche Flush Light by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Like a bracelet of sparkling transparent pearls, the Caboche ceiling lamp embellishes any room with its extraordinary lighting effect, where each sphere reflects the image of the lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Foscarini Small Caboche Pendant by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Caboche lamps transform light into a sparkling composition of transparent spheres: a design gem resulting from an amalgam of technology and creativity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Bola Disc 12” Pendant Light in Rose Gold by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bola Disc is a uniquely expressive LED pendant system featuring a distinctive range of chromated disc reflectors that give the illusion of weightlessness by mirroring its surrounding...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
French Empire style gilt bronze and enamel chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got twelve lights.
This chandelier is characterized by classical plate embellished with gilt bron...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
'Monarch' Pendant Lamp in Oil-Rubbed Bronze and White Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our extensive list of 50+ standard enamel colors are shown in the final images there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Metal finish and/or patina may be specified, but may impact lead time and cost slightly.
"Monarch" pendant light with shown in our hand-finished oil-rubbed bronze and our satin "Perfect White" creamy enamel fabricated in NYC by Blueprint Lighting, 2018. The wide brass band and dramatically scaled flared cone makes the Monarch a strong design statement. This design is strongly influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. We are also able to make wall sconces, articulated wall-mount reading lamps, small chandeliers as well as larger and multi-tier chandeliers with the "Monarch" cone!
Available to view at our NYC showroom in Chelsea!
Dimensions as shown: The cones are 9" height , 5" diameter of the upper cone, 9" diameter of the lower cone. Total overall height as shown is 30", but may be easily edited to fit your space at no additional cost.
This piece may use any E12 candelabra base bulb up to 60 watts (or use LED). Bulbs not included. Fabricated entirely of UL-listed components.
Handsome design scaled to work well in a breakfast nook, in a foyer, a forlorn corner, as a reading lamp, a bedside lamp or flanking a bathroom or powder room vanity. The perfect luxe addition to a master suite, nursery or glam room. Strong enough to stand alone, but especially impactful in groupings over a bar, in a library, over a pool table...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel, Aluminum, Brass
'Monarch' 3-Arm Modern Pendant in Brass and Blue Enamel by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our extensive list of 36 standard enamel colors are shown in the final images-- there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Metal finish...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
"Il Pezzo 12 Round Chandelier" - height 120cm/47.2" - bronze - crystal - LEDs
Located in Firenze, IT
Il Pezzo 12 is a female figure suspended in the air, carrying in her womb the light. It’s nimble, refined, addictive.
The solid clearest crystal, brilliantly illuminated by two LEDs,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine gilt bronze 6-light chandelier. Great quality. Original patina.
France, circa 1920.
Dimensions: Height 21", diameter 22"
CW3080.
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
English Louis XVI St. 19th Century Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality English Louis XVI st. 19th century silvered bronze and Waterford crystal twelve light chandelier. The chandelier with a ...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Stunning Late 19th Century Russian Style Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A stunning late 19th century gilt bronze and crystal Russian style fourteen-light basket chandelier.
Foliate bronze designs along the crown and arms, crystal beaded basket, six pe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine and Elegant Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and elegant neoclassical gilt bronze chandelier. 6-light.
France, circa 1910
Dimensions: Height 25" x diameter 23"
CW3304.
Category
1910s French Neoclassical Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal basket chandelier attributed to Baccarat. 15-light
France, circa 1910.
Dimensions: Height 5...
Category
1910s French Empire Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu chandelier. The five arm chandelier is centered by a striking patinated bronze ball with a fi...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Chandelier.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt Bronze Louis XV style Chandelier. Centered by stylized flower basket. 9 Lights. France, circa 1900.
CW5185
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Charles X Style Verdigris Bronze Four Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French early 19th century Charles X st. patinated bronze chandelier. The four light chandelier is centered by a charming richly chased reeded floral bottom finial below be...
Category
19th Century French Charles X Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful richly chased bottom ormolu berried finial ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Elegant Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An elegant late 19th century gilt bronze and baccarat crystal fifteen-light chandelier
Multifaceted and shaped crystal, beaded arms, cut crystal central column, six spears, three that are lit and are part of the nine perimeter lights, six-tiered interior lights, bobeche cups.
If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Bronze and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most charming French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu six light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom ormolu final below the patinated bronze body decorated with lovely foliate movements. Each of the six ormolu arms display detailed acanthus leaf designs and center the charming and finely detailed patinated bronze cherub who holds his ormolu bow. Leading up three chain is the striking top crown with a beautiful wrap around ormolu lattice band...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine & Unusual Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier, Bowl as is
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine & unusual gilt bronze & alabaster chandelier. 6 lights ( 3 inside & 3 outside). Bowl as is.
Dimensions: height 42" diameter 22"
AH542.
Category
19th Century French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier Louis XV Style "Cage" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and crystal chandelier Louis XV style "Cage" chandelier by Baccarat. A rare find, France, circa 1910. 12-ligh...
Category
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Napoleon III Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Napoleon III style chandelier having a gilt bronze frame with "S" curve arms ornate with "Fumee" purple pendalogues and beaded swags. 8 Lights.
France, circa 1900. Dimen...
Category
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Leave for Alli Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century Louis XVI ormolu chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Napoleon III Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Napoleon III style chandelier with rope twist arm having a bronze dore frame ornate with clear, "fumee" and amethyst color hand cut pendalogues ...
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
George IV Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A George IV bronze and cut glass five-light colza chandelier, circa 1830.
Provenance:
The Barons Lockhart, Lee Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Category
19th Century Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu, patinated bronze and frosted glass chandelier. The six arm, nine light chandelier is centered by a beautifu...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Turn-of-the-Century, Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Elegant, circa 1900, French, gilt bronze, twelve-arm chandelier with generous layers of crystal swags and large drops of the same. Wonderful patina. Wired for U.S. current.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Classical Chandelier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive good quality late 19th century Gilded ormolu and bronze chandelier with three tassel supports coming down to scrolling foliate branches with gilded rose like bulb h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Lighting, Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt bronze and crystal six-light chandelier.
Category
1910s French Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" chandelier. France, circa 1930. 1 Light
Neo Classical style.
Dimensions: Height 18" Diameter 12"
CW5269.
Category
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Azores Chandelier, Polished Gold, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Lighting design at the iLuxury Awards 2021
Resulting from a trip S.Miguel, the Azores chandelier recreates a weeping willow found near a lagoon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Massimo Vignelli Blue and White Venini Glass Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1950s
Located in Austin, TX
Massimo Vignelli blue and white striped Murano glass pendant lamp designed for Venini glass. Solid brass hanging collar makes for a simple yet beautiful ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
1 of 2 Petite Flush Mount Light, Crystal Glass Designed by Palwa, Germany, 70s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded Flush mount light fixture by Palwa, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
A very important thirty-five lights crystal and gilded bronze chandelier. The centered stem is made up of baluster-and-bowl-shaped cut-crystal pieces, all of very high-standard quali...
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1890s French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Lobmeyr 'Fruit' Chandelier Pendant Light, Glass Gilt Metal, 1950s
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chandelier from the 'fruit'-series by J. & L. Lobmeyr, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
It is made of leaf gold plated metal frame decorated with colorful g...
Category
1950s Austrian Biedermeier Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal
Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Eleven-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A fine early 20th century gilt bronze and crystal eleven-light chandelier
A bronze casted cage, designed with three male masks, flowers, shells and reefs, with multifaceted and shaped crystals, nine perimeter and two interior lights.
If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Art Deco Glass and Silvered Bronze Light Fixture Signed Degas
Located in Roslyn, NY
Art Deco glass and silvered bronze fixture signed Degas. Frosted glass is beautifully embossed flowers and leaves.
There are four interior lights.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Cast-Bronze Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved and cast bronze. Balustrade formed, profile-framed corpus connected with wide, ornamental reliefed, hoops, crowned by sunbeams. There from, four curved light arms, ending in bell formed traffic-light style. On the wide hoop, can be found Rococo cartouches. Under which are profiled medallion-like framing Provenance: Princess Shwikar (King Farouk...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gold and Crystal Rock Chandelier with Hand-Cut Crystal Rock Pendants
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier gold and crystal rock with structure in solid bronze
and gold-plated, with 18 arms of lights. With hand-carved crystal
glass pieces. Classical Cage chandelier with one le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Six-Light Putti Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality French turn of the century Louis XVI style patinated bronze six-light putti motif chandelier.
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Antique Hallway or Stairwell Pendant w. Four Bronze Ram Head Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish, gilt bronze and glass entry hall fixture.
In the earliest days of electric lighting, designers worked closely together with artists & artisans and together they created some of the most beautiful light fixtures made in the history of mankind. For creating these 'works of lighting art' they used some of the most expensive materials and some of the most expensive methods. One of the reasons why such very expensive light fixtures could be made, was, because the potential buyers were mostly people who lived in the largest and most expensive of homes. This gilt bronze and cut glass pendant would have been made for an entry hall with a high ceiling and it would be mounted in the centre of a ceiling rose. The unique combination of gilt bronze ornaments and a stunning cut glass shade, makes this antique pendant an absolute joy to own and look at. This handsome and completely original antique pendant, has rams heads and guirlandes all around the shade, a crown-like gallery on top and leafs and a bronze pineapple underneath. All these antique style elements symbolize something, but with regards to this hallway pendant we particularly like the symbolic meaning of the pineapple, because to many Europeans in the new world they symbolized friendship and hospitality. So much so that families would hang pineapples outside their homes to perfume the entryway and make it welcoming to guests. This striking antique pendant too is wired for safe and immediate usage the world over.
If you like the rarity, quality, beauty and the deeper meaning of this antique hallway...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Nautilus Chandelier in Natural Brass and Blown Opal Glass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
NAUTILUS chandelier by blueprint lighting is an elegant piece of functional sculpture that emits a stunning candlelit glow. Featuring gracefully sp...
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Pair of Antique French Empire Neoclassical Chandelier w Gilt & Patina Bronze PPU
Located in Coimbra, PT
Spectacular Pair of neoclassical French Empire gilt bronze 6-light chandelier, patina and gold-plated solid bronze and Opaline Globe
Dimensions:
Height 39.38 in. (100 cm)
Diamet...
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20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Firmamento Milano Medium Cono Pendant by Carlo Guglielmi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
The Cono suspension pendant is perhaps the biggest cone of light, with an embedded 35W LED. The light concentration varies solely ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
FLOTILLA Chandelier in Brass and Terracotta Enamel by Blueprint Lighting 2021
Located in New York, NY
The Flotilla ceiling fixture designed by Blueprint Lighting; a playful piece of functional sculpture inspired by the "Flotilla" fabric designed by Lucienne Day, 1952. This fixtures w...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Very nice Louis XV or Rococo style vintage bronze and crystal four-light chandelier.
Four bronze arms, each with a socket for an E14-size light bulb.
Measures: height is 29.33 inches...
Category
1950s French Rococo Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Chandelier in Modernism's style.
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier in Modernism's style.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
FLOS 2097/18 Suspension Lamp in Steel and Brass, by Gino Sarfatti
By Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Since 1958, this iconic Gino Sarfatti design has served as an ultra-modern representation of the traditional mid-century chandelier. Every detail of this state-of-the-art ceiling lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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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Celebrate Spring Year-Round with This Lush Murano-Glass Chandelier
Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.
In London, Eva Menz Creates Artisanal Lighting with Theatrical Flair
Working through her studio, Atelier001, the German-born lighting meister designs LED fixtures with thoughtfully crafted details that make each piece one of a kind.
A Tale of Two Sputnik Chandeliers
This pair of iconic 20th-century light fixtures with the same name have two very different backgrounds.
Meet the Husband-and-Wife Duo Handcrafting Larose Guyon’s Ethereal Lighting
The Canadian couple combines poetry and simplicity in their elegant designs.
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