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Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

BAUHAUS STYLE

The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furnituresofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.

ORIGINS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emphasis on craft
  • Simplicity, order, clarity and a prioritization of functionalism
  • Incorporation of geometric shapes
  • Minimalist and refined, little to no ornamentation
  • Use of industrial materials such as tubular chrome, steel and plastic as well as leather, cane and molded plywood in furniture and other products

BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGNERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

AUTHENTIC BAUHAUS FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking. 

The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism

The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.

Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.

Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.

Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Bauhaus
Unique Chrome Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Original condition with patina (see the pictures) - simple design - Height can be shortened.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Unique Chrome Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Unique Chrome Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
$2,286 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique Chrome and Glass Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Original condition with patina (see the pictures) - very interesting and simple design - Height can be shortened.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Viennese Brasserie Seccionist Bauhaus Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An original 1920s Austrian ring chandelier composed of an oak an brass body with frosted glass disk shades held by brown decorative silk cords . Five lig...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Bauhaus / Functionalist Copper Chandelier UFO, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Copper UFO chandelier by NAPAKO in exceptionally preserved condition. Rewired: two separate circuits 2+2x60W, E25-E27 bulbs. Central rod can be shortened on request. US wiring compat...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

Klaus Michalik Set of Two Bau Ceiling Lights 5574 in Full White, Orno 1980s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of two ceiling lamps model 5574 by one of the leading second generation designers in Orno Klaus Michalik from his classic series Bau. The lamps are minimalistic and are in full...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Black Enamel Bauhaus Factory Lights, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Black enamel Bauhaus Factory lights, circa 1930s - Price is per light - Vitreous black enamel shades - White enamel inner reflectors - Cast iron tops - Comes with 100cm of bla...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Enamel

Bauhaus Chandelier by IAS, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Bauhaus chandelier executed in nickel-plated brass designed by Frantisek Anyz in 1920s and produced by his company IAS. Upper and lower bulbs could be switched separately to pro...
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1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Kaiser-Leuchten, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Germany, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable brass and opaline glass chandelier designed and produced by Kaiser-Leuchten, Germany, c. 1950s. Dimensions of canopy (inches): 2.3” H x 2.9” Diameter Socket takes standar...
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1950s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Functionalist/Bauhaus Chrome &Glass Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful, elegant and simple Bauhaus chandelier, made of chrome and two kinds of glass. Very good condition, restored, rewired Bulbs: 3 x E25-E27 bulbs. US wiring compatible.
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Klaus Michalik Set of Four Bau Ceiling Lights 5574 in Full White, Orno 1980s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of four ceiling lamps model 5574 by one of the leading second generation designers in Orno Klaus Michalik from his classic series Bau. The lamps are minimalistic and are in ful...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Bauhaus Brass Chandelier by Franta Anyz, 1930, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Large elegant Bauhaus chandelier designed by Franta Anyz and executed by IAS in 1930s. Restored: brass refinished, new ivory paint and rewired - two separate circuits: 3+3x60W, E25-...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Bauhaus Opaline & Bakelite Pendant Lamp, Czech Republic 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Bauhaus Opaline & Bakelite Pendant Lamp, Czech Republic 1950s This elegant pendant lamp, designed in the 1950s in Czech Republic, is a striking example of Bauhaus influence on mid-c...
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1950s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass, Bakelite

Bauhaus Chandelier from the 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction nickel-plated with six around and one middle placed E27 sockets. Original used condition.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

Bauhaus Chandelier from the 1930s
Bauhaus Chandelier from the 1930s
$1,980 Sale Price
29% Off
Big Unique Chrome Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp / Flush Mount, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Bauhaus, functionalism, circa 1030s - Completely original condition - Clean and simple lines - Original glass with minor damages - New electricity.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Bauhaus Chrome and Glass Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Around 1930 - Original condition with patina - Checked, new electricity, polished - Original glass shades - Height can be shortened.
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1930s European Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Black Enamel Pendant Lamp , 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Pendant lamp in bauhaus style from former Czechoslovakia, previously used in a factories. Made from enameled metal. Black outside, white interior. Cast iron top. New porcelain socket...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Bauhaus Opaline Glass Pendant by Karl Gustaf Lindesvärd
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass top with clear hemispherical buttom shade glass, frosted glass rings inside and steel fixing parts, designed by Karl Gustaf Lindesvärd...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Düren Pendant by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Paill & Putzler
Located in Vienna, AT
Pendant lamp from the 1930s by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Paill & Putzler Germany, The. Brass hardware nickel-plated with opaline shade. Model Nr. 331 "Düren" Very good restored condition...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

Industrial Black Enamel Bauhaus Pendant Light, 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Black enamel pendant lamp - Made by Elektrosvit in former Czechoslovakia - Bauhaus style - Designed in the 1930s - White enamel interior - Cast iron top - New socket fo...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Enamel, Iron

Vintage Black Industrial Ceiling Lamp, 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Pendant lamp from former Czechoslovakia, previously used in factories during the 1930s. Made from enameled metal. Black outside, white interior. Interesting cast iron top. New porc...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Rare Bauhaus Chandelier by Napako, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made by Napako, 1940s Very good original condition. 3x40W, E25 or E26 or E27 bulbs could be used. Rewired US wiring compatible       
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1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel, Chrome

Chrome-Plated and Opaline Glass 1930s Pendant Lamp by Otto Müller for Megaphos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pendant lamp was designed by Otto Müller in 1931 and manufactured by Megaphos/Sistrah Licht GmbH in Germany. It is made from 2 glass shades joint t...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Very Rare Bauhaus Chandelier by Franta Anýž
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Bauhaus design for indirect lighting made in the 1930s by Franta Anýž for Napako. Steel construction nickel-plated and painted fitted with four E27 sockets.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

Bauhaus Elegant Pendant by IAS, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful simple elegant Bauhaus pendant made by IAS in Czechoslovakia. Nickel-plated rod can be shorten on request. Opaline glass shade is white on o top and semitransparent on a ...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Set of Two Bauhaus Ceiling Lamps / Lights, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of opaline glass and Bakelite, - 1940 - One bulb. - Good, original condition - Jt.
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1940s Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Bakelite

Brass Art Deco Bauhaus Pendant / 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original condition - Checked, new electricity, polished - Original champagne glass tubular shades - Height can be shortened. - around 1930 jr.
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1930s European Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Sistrah Pendant by Otto Müller P4
Located in Vienna, AT
Large "Sistrah" P4 pendant with opaline and clear glass designed by Otto Müller 1931 in Germany in 1931. Fitted with one E27 socket up to 100 watts. Perfect original condition. Dim...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Unique Functionalist Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
The chandelier is made of brass nickel-plated construction. The chandelier has two circuit that can be used separately (One lower, the other upper). Fully functional in perfect orig...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

Vintage Pendant Light with White and Antique Pink Glass Shade, circa 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A vintage pendant lamp with a white and antique pink opaline glass shade and brass suspension. The cabling is renewed, working order, with i...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Design Bauhaus Aluminium Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia - 1930s - Original condition with new electricity Jt.
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1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Ultra Rare Set of The Luminator Floor Lamp and Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique set of The Luminator uplighters. Manufactured by Gottlieb Brothers & Brauchbar in Brno under license of Luminator INC. Chicago. Designed and patented by Albert L. Arenberg. ...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Chrome

Functionalist Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Very elegant Bauhaus/Functionalist chandelier made of chrome and sandblasted glass. Chrome in good condition with minor scratches, polished G...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Functionalist / Bauhaus Chandelier by Franta Anyz, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Early UFO chandelier by Franta Anyz for IAS. Rewired, polished 3x60W, E27 or E26 brass and ceramic sockets. Central rod can be shortened on request. US wir...
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1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Rare Bauhaus Chandelier by Franta Anyz, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Small aluminum chandelier with two separate circuits. Rewired: 2+1x40W, E25-E27 bulbs US wiring compatible.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Bauhaus Opaline Glass Pendant by Karl Gustaf Lindesvärd
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass top with clear hemispherical bottom shade glass, frosted glass rings inside and steel fixing parts, Desinged by Karl Gustaf Lindesvärd...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Bauhaus Pendant in the Style of Peter Behrens
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and copper canopy and the chain with opaline glass shade made in Germany in the 1930s.
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Copper

Bauhaus Opaline Pendant Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus pendant from the 1940s. Opaline glass shade mounted on a steel construction, cover and shade made of bakelite. Up to 20 pieces available. (more on request).
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1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Big Original Art Deco, Bauhaus Chrome Pendant, 1930s / Functionalism
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - Good original condition with patina - Original glasses - New electricity.   
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Bauhaus Chandelier Chrome with Nine White Tubular Glass Shades
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Bauhaus chandelier chrome with nine white tubular glass shades.
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1930s French Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

1930s Bauhaus Pendant Lamp , Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored - cleaned and rewired: two separate circuits - 1+2x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
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1930s European Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Chrome and Glass Art Deco Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s - very good original condition - height can be shortened jr.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Big Chrome milk glass Bauhaus pendant / lamp - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - polished aluminium - height can be shortened - Rewired: two separate circuits, bulbs with any wattage possible - direcand indirect light - US wiring compati...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Art Deco Bauhaus Chrome Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1930 - original condition with patina - checked, new electricity, polished - original glass shades,marked by manufacturer - height can be shortened.
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1930s European Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Beautiful Chrome Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930 - Bauhaus, functionalism - Completely original condition - New electricity - The height can be shortened.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Chrome Bauhaus Chandelier/Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original condition with patina (see the pictures) - Original opaline glasses, intact - Height can be shortened - New electricity. - 1930s, Czechoslovakia.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Rare Brass Bauhaus Chandelier by Franta Anyz, 1920s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare Bauhaus chandelier executed in polished brass designed by Frantisek Anyz in 1920s and produced by his company IAS. Upper and lower bulbs could be switched separately to pro...
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1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Design Bauhaus Chrome Pendant, 1930s / Czechoslovakia, Functionalism
Located in Praha, CZ
- Bauhaus, functionalism, - 1930s - Completely original condition - Height can be shortened - New electricity.    
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Rare Functionalist / Bauhaus Chandelier by DRUKOV, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare functionalist / Bauhaus chandelier made and labeled by DRUKOV in Czechoslovakia in 1930s-1940s Simple and elegant design. Bottom opaline glass bowl, upper sand blasted flat...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Functionalist Chrome Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful minimalist Functionalist 4-flamming chandelier. Very good original condition. Chrome in perfect condition - polished. One glass shade has minor spot on sandblasting shown o...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Unique Chrome Bauhaus Chandelier/Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Original condition with patina (see the pictures) - Labeled glasses. - Height can be shortened.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Rare Functionalist/Bauhaus Chandelier, 1920s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique Bauhaus or Functionalist chandelier from 1920s made of nickel, sand blasted glass and opaline glass. A rare and eye-catching piece! Restored, polished, rewired - two separate ...
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1920s European Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Unique Chrome Bauhaus Chandelier or Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1930s - Nice patina, - Origina, no replica - All opaline glasses are original - Porcelain sockets, new electricity - The height can be shortened.   
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Original Chrome Bauhaus Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930 - Bauhaus, functionalism - Completely original condition - Opaline glasses marked by manufacturer - New electricity - The height can be shortened.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Aluminium and Glass Bauhaus / Functionalism Pendant - 1930s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - complete renovation: polished, newly wired - nice nad simple design - the glass has a small crack, see the picture jr.  
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Unique Bauhaus Chrome and Glass Chandelier/Pendant, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s - Czechoslovakia - Perfect original condition, patina - Newly wired.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Rare Bauhaus Chandelier by Franta Anyz for Napako, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, metal, chrome Designer: Franta Anýž Re-polished Fully functional Good original condition.
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1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Black and White Vintage Four ( 4 ) Email Hanging Lamps, 1920s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus four ( 4 ) black and white enameled Hanging Lamps designed and executed 1920s in Europe, Germany. The simple and clean Industrial Design features make it easy to go with eac...
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Bauhaus Vintage Black and White Email Hanging Lamp, 1920s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus vintage hanging lamp from enameled metal in black and white color 1920s, Germany. A simple and sophisticated hanging lamp consists of enameled metal, chromed metal and a por...
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1920s Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Functionalist/Bauhaus Chandelier
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Large functionalist/bauhaus chandelier in very good original condition. One glass plate has a crack.
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Vintage Lamp from Briloner Leuchten
Located in Bastogne, BE
- Vintage lamp from the German company Briloner Leuchten - 1xE27 bulb.
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1980s German Vintage Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Bauhaus chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Bauhaus chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chandeliers and pendants created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Bauhaus chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chandeliers and pendants, popular names associated with this style include Schneid Studio, Napako, Josef Hurka, and Franta (Frantisek) Anýž. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for chandeliers and pendants differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $153 and tops out at $31,727 while the average work can sell for $1,028.

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