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Material: Crystal
Gilt Palm Leaf Hollywood Regency Chandelier with Crystal
Located in Antwerp, BE
A opulent, gilt metal, Hollywood Regency chandelier. The finish has a rich, gleaming tone, and the unique shape changes from various points of view. Palm leaves sprout from the colu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Late 19th Century Crystal Chandelier with Brass Frame and Shaped Crystals
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French eight-light crystal chandelier from the late 19th century, with gilt brass frame and shaped crystals. Created in France during the later years of the 19th century, this eigh...
Category
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$9,560 Sale Price
61% Off
French Neoclassical Louis XV Manner 5-Light Bronze Amethyst Crystal Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French neoclassical Louis XV manner, cage-form, 5-light bronze, with elaborate beaded swags, faceted amethyst and crystal chandelier wi...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$2,107 Sale Price
36% Off
Spectacular LargeBacklit Mirror Gilded Brass and Crystal Glass by Palwa, Germany
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high quality gilded wall mirror by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, 1970s
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with many pieces of cut crysta...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Custom-Made, "Venezia" Beaded Pagoda Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, sIlver-hued hand-beaded, six-arm pagoda chandelier from Sicily made exclusively for Antonio's Bella Casa. The center is embellished with generous, facteted crystal drops.
Category
2010s Italian Chinoiserie Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$11,800 / item
Late 19th Century French All Crystal Two Tiered Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French crystal chandelier dates back to the late 19th century and offers a unique design. Moving down the vase shaped central stem we meet a beautiful and simply patterned cryst...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Gilt Bronze & Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Showstopper gilt bronze and rock crystal chandelier, originally for candles (now electrified) featuring central rod with multiple rock crystal faceted segments intersected by gilt br...
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Regency Crystal and Gilt Bronze 12-Light Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning large French Empire cut crystal and bronze twelve-light chandelier with crystal drops and swags
Measures:
Diameter 26 in/ 66 cm
Height 45 in (32 in+ 13 in/chain) / 115 cm (7...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
XXL Marie Therese Chandelier 3x3 Meter
Located in Mortsel, BE
Presenting an extraordinary XXL Marie Therese chandelier, an awe-inspiring masterpiece spanning an impressive 3 by 3 meters. The sheer size of this piece sets it apart, making it an ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
$37,454 Sale Price
54% Off
Beautiful Pair Of French Empire Style Bag Chandeliers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing pair of French Empire Bag Chandeliers , each one with six internal lights , aprox 98 cm height , PAT tested. All our chandeliers come with ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Empire Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$3,337 Sale Price
20% Off
1960 Germany Palwa Petite Bubble Chandelier Crystal Glass & Gilt Brass
By Palwa
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Petite gilt brass chandelier with faceted Swarovski crystals. Manufactured by Palwa, Germany in the 1960s.
Lighting: takes one small Edison E14 base screw bulb.
Wattage: we recomm...
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1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Art Deco Star Form Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful Art Deco chandelier was made in France in the 1920s in the form of an eight pointed star. Retaining all of the original crystals and original framework. Can be illumin...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
FIRST HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY LOUIS PHILIPPE CHANDELIER WITH CRYSTALS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chandelier with brass skeleton, crystals and six lights. The brass structure is distinguished by the alternation of braids and vegetal decorations, which enhance its elegance...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Venetian Large Venetian Crystal Beaded Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Beaded Arm Large Venetian Crystal 10 Arm And One Center Candelabra Light Chandelier
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Italian Chandelier in Brass and Crystal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chandelier in brass and crystal glass.
Measures:
Diameter 50 cm.
Height fixture 60 cm.
Total height 120 cm.
The light requires s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Beaded Basket 13-Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Beaded Basket Thirteen Light Chandelier
A crystal beaded crown and basket bottom, six perimeter lights with rose shades, six lower interior lights ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Certified Maison Bagues Chandelier, 6 Lights Iron & Crystal #00038
Located in Paris, FR
LU-FE-00038-06 Maison Baguès chandelier, 6 lights.
Various finish possible: leaf gilt gold strong patina, leaf gilt silver, black paint… Contact us for pricing
Iron and crystal.
Pr...
Category
2010s French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Petite Spanish Cast Bronze Iridescent Crystals Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Cast bronze chandelier made in Spain adorned with iridescent crystals. Cleaned and restored. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton...
Category
20th Century Spanish Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
LaVan Modern Faceted Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
LaVan Modern Faceted Crystal Chandelier with Chrome Frame. Nickel Plated 12 Light Chandelier.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Sciolari, Set of Two Gild and Crystal Chandeliers from 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage conditions for this set of two chandeliers produced in Italy during the 70s. Made from gilded brass and cut Cristal.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,613 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1930s French Bagues Six Lights Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930’s French Bagues chandelier with crystals hangings and six lights
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Louis XVI-style (20th Century) large crystal chandelier with a gilt bronze ring holding 24 scroll arms with lights under strands of beaded crystals with multi-tier crystal drop prism...
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20th Century Louis XVI Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent 6-light French chandelier from the mid-19th century. Very fine gilt bronze and crystal Louis XV style chandelier. Faceted cut crystal column surrounded with open gilded bronze birdcage...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Impressive Austrian Kalmar "Fuente" Crystal Ice Glass Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Large and heavy steel construction silver painted 28 crystal ice glass elements and fitted with 8 E14 + 1 E27 sockets and 28 made by Kalmar in Austria in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Hollywood Regency Cut Crystal Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern waterfall chandelier with spectacular cut crystals throughout. Features a brass frame with multiple cascading tiers, fitted with of suspended glass tubes and cryst...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Crystal Chandelier Kalasjnikov
By Hans van Bentem
Located in Roeselare, BE
Chandelier of Hans Van Bentem in crystal and filled with leds
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$16,278 Sale Price
20% Off
1 of the 2 Stunning Faceted Crystal and Chrome Pendants, Kinkeldey
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
This modernist design pendants were designed by the Kinkeldey design team during the 1960s and manufactured in Germany. A very Elegant Kinkeldey pendant, it is comfortable with all d...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
High-End J.T. Kalmar 'Palazzo' Wall Light Fixture, Gilt Brass and Glass, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A high-end and handmade gilt brass 24-karat gold-plated pendant light made by Kalmar in Austria. This model "Palazzo" was manufactured, circa 1970-1979. Large polished brilliant crys...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Gilt Brass and Crystal Glass Encrusted Chandeliers by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier/pendant light fixture by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, 1970s
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with hund...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
French Empire Regency Louis XV Crystal Obelisks Basket Bronze Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Coimbra, PT
7-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with gilt bronze frame and 4-faceted crystal obelisks, circa 1900s
Measures:
Depth, 17.7 in/ 45 cm
Width, 17.7 in/ 45 cm
Diameter...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Starburst Brass Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass flush mount with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa 1960s.
Heavy quality and in good conditio...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
10-Armed Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier or Pendant Lamp by J. &L. Lobmeyr
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern 10-armed and 13-flamed sputnik chandelier or pendant lamp. Bulb holders shaped like buds. Designed and manufactured by J. & L. Lobmeyr, Vienna, Austria...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950s Three-Light French Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A three-arm cage chandelier with crystal drops.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$1,251 Sale Price
25% Off
1 of 3 Starburst Brass Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass flush-mount light with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa 1960s.
Heavy quality and in good co...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Hollywood Regency Chandelier with Gilded Roses and Crystal Flowers
By Palwa
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful elegant chandelier with Crystal flowers and gilded roses.
A Hollywood Regency six-armed chandelier from Italy manufactured in the mid-century (1960s and 1970s). The chan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Golden CEILING LAMP, Pendant Light Long Art Deco Chandelier 50's
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Golden CEILING LAMP, Pendant Light Long Art Deco Chandelier 50's
The Bronze Swedish pendant chandelier is a circular cut glass shade placed with...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal
$2,057 Sale Price
20% Off
Articolo 8 Light Italian Hand Made Iron Chandelier with Crystal Flowers
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning eight arm, eight light iron chandelier with crystal flowers and crystal bulbs. The iron is a distressed antique white and gold finish with crystal flowers and bulbs. Hand ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Vintage Gilded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A French, circa 1930s 5-arm gilt metal chandelier with crystal faceted decoration and green glass ball pendants. The size lends itself for a hallway, bathroom, dressing room chandeli...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$1,960 Sale Price
30% Off
Venini Murano Crystal Drop Waterfall Hollywood Regency 10-Light Gilt Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning "Drop" In the style of Paolo Venini crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier dates from 1960. It is masterful work in its design and its state of conservation. Spectac...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Glass and Brass 1950s Pendant in the Style of Azucena
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pendant light was designed in Italy, circa 1950s. Its style resembles the contemporary Azucena production. It is made from brass, mouth blown glass and a decorative spiral of cr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950'Chandelier Crystal Baccarat 6 Arms
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier Crystal Baccarat ; ; prism with spikes,6 arms.
Good condition, circa 1950
Category
1950s French Napoleon III Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Dip Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Dip Chandelier is a remarkable addition to any ceiling plan. Its hand made Pressed Glass elements can be custom made to a variety of colors. The name derives from the process the...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Steel, Nickel
$5,200 / item
Certified Maison Bagues Chandelier, 4 Lights Iron & Crystal #18104
Located in Paris, FR
LU-FE-18108-04 Maison Baguès chandelier, 4 lights.
Various finish possible: leaf gilt gold strong patina, leaf gilt silver, black paint…
Iron and crystal.
Price is for leaf gi...
Category
2010s French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
1960s Camer Crystal Spiral Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
Camer crystal chandelier with chrome hardware. Murano, Italy, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Gilt Brass Set with Swarovski Balls by Ernst Palme for Palwa, 1960s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Rijssen, NL
This high quality set was manufactured by Ernst Palme in German Westheim during the 1960s. The set has gilt brass arms with large Swarovski balls. The handcut lead crystal Swarovski ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Saint Louis Hand Cut Crystal Large Chandelier
By Saint Louis
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a cut crystal chandelier of six arms. Starting at the top, it depicts a canopy with multiple embossed hexagons shaped cut. From there come down a column formed by two fluted crystal urns that ends with a bowl with the same pattern of the canopy. Six cut crystal arms ending with hand cut crystal bobeches that hold the candle tubes and bulbs emerge from it. Clear crystal plug drops embellish the candle cups. A large crystal sphere...
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20th Century French Other Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$12,000 Sale Price
57% Off
VeniceM Grace Composition Suspension Light in Metal & Crystal by Massimo Tonetto
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Suspended lamp with diffused light. Black metal structure with steel cables, composed of crystal triangular trihedrons. Strip LED inside the central cylindrical body.
Location: I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood & Crystal Eight Bronze Arm Chandeliers, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood and crystal chandeliers with eight bronze arms. Originally candle powered and have been electrified. Late 18th Century
Category
1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Crystal Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier made of a brass structure and hand blown crystal glass, enhanced by partially etched details, featured with three light sockets. Designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by FontanaArte in good condition. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1940, Milan, Italy.
Measures: light fixture: 13.5” H
Pietro Chiesa was an Italian designer born in 1892, in Milan, Italy and passed away in 1948, Paris, France. Chiesa finished his apprenticeship in the studio of the furniture designer, interior decorator Giovan Battista Gianotti in Milan. Chiesa comes from an artistic family, he opened his own glass making studio, Botega di Pietro Chiesa in 1921, Milan. Chiesa concentrated mainly on designing glass, he treated glass like a valuable material.
Fontana Arte is an Italian lighting and design company founded in 1931, in Milan, Italy. Founded by the two well-known Italian architect and designers Giovanni Ponti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Very Important 19th C Empire Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze Palatial Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
One of the finest 19th century Empire palatial 36 light chandeliers on the market today. Fine gilt bronze Empire details with two tiers of 36 light...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Petite Gilded Brass Pendants, Sciolari Design for Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful pair of Palwa pendant lights in very good condition- Sciolari design for Palwa (Palme and Walter), Germany, manufactured in 1970s. It’s composed of oval glass "lens" elemen...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1930's French Bagues Light Fixture with White and Amethyst glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French Bagues light fixture with white and amethyst glass leaves
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular and Large Antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cut crystal figural multi light double tier chandelier of exquisite craftsmanship. This unique chandelier is em...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Carved Gilt Wood & Iron Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Two Tiered Carved Giltwood, Iron, and Beaded Crystal Chandelier. Chandelier features hand-carved giltwood and is embellished with hand-cut crystal and crystal beads, exemplif...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Mid Century Crystal & Brass Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful samll vintage crystal chandelier with brass canopy. Made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1970's. There are some small chips on the glass (see photo), but over all the chand...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique French Crystal and Bronze D' Ore Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Crystal and Bronze D' Ore Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Maison Bagues Style Amethyst Flowers Leaves Flush Mount Chandelier Rare Giltwood
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights. Will be rewired free of charge with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. I wanted to light this up...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Elegant small crystals chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cute little light, that size is hard to find, it will be perfect in a powder room or in a girl room
Category
1940s American Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Crystal Chandelier from the Royal Crystal Manufacturer La Granja
By Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale multi-tiered 18th century neoclassical crystal chandelier sourced from the renowned Royal Crystal Manufacturer of La Granja in Spain. This chandelier comes with an incredible story and provenance and was one of about twelve identical chandeliers that originally hung in an early baroque church called the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Small French Empire Style Basket Chandelier This is a very pretty piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small French Empire Style Basket Chandelier
This is a very pretty piece, it has a decorative aged brass frame which fixes to the ceiling by a small rose, a lower chain and a second ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Antique Crystal Chandeliers for Sale: Shop Baccarat Chandeliers, Waterford Chandeliers and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Antique crystal chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many homes today, but they've come a very long way.
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.
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, 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. (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.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right crystal chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. Whether they're Waterford crystal chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers or another iteration, 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 the Beehive pendant light — a fixture created by celebrated Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto — 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 natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for crystal pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique J. & L. Lobmeyr chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Swarovski chandeliers and more.
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