Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
2010s Italian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Nickel, Brass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1930s European Empire Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Wire
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
2010s French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Silver Leaf
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
19th Century German Baroque Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1910s French Baltic Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Belle Époque Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Restauration Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
19th Century Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Late 18th Century Italian Empire Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Tôle
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Italian Post-Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1880s Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Gold, Iron
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1950s French Napoleon III Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Crystal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Belle Époque Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Amethyst, Crystal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
18th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1960s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Steel, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary American Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1780s Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1950s Czech Louis XVI Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Wire, Metal
Early 20th Century Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
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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