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Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

EMPIRE STYLE

From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in ​​Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.

Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.

Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine. Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory.

The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.

Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Empire
Basket Chandelier Crystal Empire Brass Sac a Pearl Lustre Ceiling Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Wonderful Basket chandeliers. Crystal hand knotted Measures: Total height 150 cm...
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1840s European Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Wire, Brass

French Empire Style Brass, Bronze and Frosted Glass Three-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Empire style brass, bronze, and frosted glass three-light chandelier from ca 1950s. This adorable and compact Empire-style chandelier features a circular brass body and three...
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1950s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Four-Light Chandelier. An adorable and compact four-light pendant chandelier from the early 1900s. Hung on four ornate chains, gilt...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Fine Brass Empire Sac a Pearl Chandelier Crystal Lustre Ceiling Lamp Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine brass empire sac a pearl chandelier crystal lustre ceiling lamp antique. Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-w...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

1940s Italian Completely Beaded Basket Cobalt Blue Accents Chandelier, C 1920
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing 5 lights in beaded cups. This elegant chandelier is completely beaded with a beaded lace bottom. Adorning rare cobalt blue crystal prisms and cobalt blue beads throughout. Sw...
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1940s Italian Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Pair of French Antique Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French antique crystal chandeliers. Finely gilded brass structures with a fleur-de-lys crown. Cut crystal “Cabochons” and pendants. They are newly wired to fit US standards a...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

French 19th Century Empire St. Alabaster and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. alabaster and ormolu chandelier. The nine arm twelve light chandelier is centered by a striking foliate acorn shaped or...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Marble, Ormolu

Basket Chandelier Brass Empire Crystal Ceiling Antique Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...
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1970s European Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

French 19th Century Empire St. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu And Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely decorative French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze, ormolu and crystal chandelier. The six arm twenty two light chandelier is centered by an elegan...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Early French Empire Style Bronze & Crystal Chandelier, 3 Lights
Located in Miami, FL
Empire Style early round Bronze and Crystal Chandelier with 3 Light-sockets in the center. Wired for the US and takes 3 candelabra light bulbs max. 60 watts. In original vintage c...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Gilt & Patina Bronze Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of unusual Antique French Empire style gilt bronze and patinated bronze multi light figural neoclassical chandeliers. Each circular patinated bronze chandelier is embellished ...
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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Swedish Antique Empire Gilt Brass and Cut-Glass Chandelier, circa 1820
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large and very fine Swedish Empire gilt-brass and cut-glass chandelier from the early 19th century. The corona hung with chains of drops and overall hung with beaded chains, the ce...
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1820s Swedish Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Large Antique French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Large and very impressive Antique French Empire style gilt bronze and patinated bronze circular form multi light chandelier of fine detail . This large unique chandelier consists o...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Large Empire Chandelier with Ten Candleholders in great condition. Ca 1820.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A unusually large chandelier with a beautiful design. The chains that holds the chandelier are of an interesting shape with grooved pipes and rings. The pressure-turned saucer-like c...
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1820s French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Ormolu Chandelier With Trumpet Light Fittings, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French Empire style ormolu bronze chandelier fitted with an allegory of trumpets. The item has been converted to accommodate modern day lightbulbs. CONDITION...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

20th Century French Cast Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century French Empire style cast bronze and alabaster 12 bulb chandelier. Decorated with laurel leaves, reeded boarders and bran...
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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Bronze

Basket Chandelier Brass Empire Crystal Lustre Ceiling Antique Art Nouveau Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...
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1970s European Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Beautiful French Empire Gilt Bronze and crystal chandelier. Amazing carving details on all sides of the bronze frame and the leaves crest at the top. Add some French Style to your home.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

French 20th Century Empire Style Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
An elegant French early 20th century Empire style Baccarat crystal and ormolu chandelier. An early-20th century Baccarat Gilt Bronze Chandelier, elegant six-light French chandelier with E14 mignon mount, with a baluster stem decorated with a bow and six curved arms decorated with festoons, garlands and vegetal motifs of Empire taste.. Crystals of this antique living room chandelier...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

Empire Style Italian Beaded Crystal Basket Chandelier Early 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
An early-20th century Empire style beaded crystal basket chandelier with a high central stem, a classical circular crystal structure, three E14 lights inside, in the upper section, a...
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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

French Midcentury Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderfully unique chandelier crafted in France in the Empire style. This wonderful chandelier is not very heavy and made of carved wood, it’s supported with golden rope and adorne...
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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Exceptional Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, Gilt Bronze and Crystal, Period: 19th
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Exceptional chandelier called “Montgolfière”. Fully electrified, its frame is in gilded bronze composed of a central part supporting 6 gilt bronze sconces where the sockets support lovely little screw bulbs. Its crystal collar cut in the shape of an oak leaf, symbolizing majesty, solidity and power, is set with vertical and pointed daggers in the shape of blades. This set magnifies a cascade of octagonal crystal pendants meticulously cut by hand in diamond cut and then finished with a crown of vertical daggers. The diamond cut will allow the luminosity of the bulbs which will pass through the pendants, to break down the spectrum of light and to restore all the colors of the rainbow. Period: 19th century - Style: Empire Dimensions: Height: 95cm x Width: 35cm Electrified - Six lights A symbol of luxury, the Montgolfière chandelier...
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19th Century Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Gaetano Sciolari Italian Gilt Brass and Glass Lantern Empire Style Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed beautiful gilt brass lantern or pendant lamp made by the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari, circa 1960-1970 Rome, Italy. The fabulous of vintage light takes four E14 European ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1940s Italian Completely Beaded Basket Lavender Purple Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing 4 lights in beaded cups. Completely beaded with a beaded lace bottom. Adorning rare lavender purple crystal prisms throughout and huge smooth lavender matching ball as finial...
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1940s Italian Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Antique French Empire Cut Crystal and Gold Bronze Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French empire cut crystal and gold bronze chandelier, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Empire Brass Chandelier Crystal Lustre Ceiling Light Antique Classical
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier with love and professionally restored in Berlin. electrical wiring works in the US. Re-wired and ready to hang. not one missing. Cabling completely renewed. Crystal, h...
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1910s European Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Wire, Brass

French Empire Painted Tole Eight Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in valatie, NY
French Empire painted tole eight light chandelier, early 19th century Green painted with gilt and stenciled neoclassical decoration of Puti, Classical Urns and Acanthus Leaves. Surfa...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tin

Elegant Large Empire Style Classical Silver Chandelier Eight-Light Pendant, 1920
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Elegant and fine classical Empire-style eight-light chandelier with original shades, France, circa 1920. The beautiful large chandelier with foliage motif on the arms and all-over lo...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

French Empire Caryatids Fire Gilded Bronze Cut Glass 4-Light Lantern Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful pair of antique large French Empire cast bronze lanterns. Fire gilded solid heavy bronze and cut glass shade with four-light. Measures: Diameter 12 in/ 30 cm Height 32 in/ ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Large French Empire Style Chandelier Bronze Dore and Black with 22 Lights
Located in Houston, TX
This Empire style chandelier is very large with twenty two Lights. It has fifteen exterior lights and twelve lights inside The basket shape. It has a circular bronze dore frame mounted Against a black inside rim. A handsome leaf and berry design Surrounds the exterior rim. It has a large gilt crown at the top Which has crystals emanating downward. At the bottom it Has a large crystal ball...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Solid Brass and Glass Lantern or Pendant Lamp
Located in Verviers, BE
Beautiful solid brass lantern or pendant lamp made in the style of the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari, circa 1960-1970, Rome, Italy. The fabulous of vintage light takes three E14 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Bent Glass Petite Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire neoclassical ormolu bronze and bent glass 3 candelabra light lantern fixture completely rewired with new sockets.
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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu, Bronze

Vintage French Empire Brass Swans & Porcelain Chandelier 5 Light
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our recent Palm beach estate fine lighting acquisitions of a vintage French empire...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Prussian Chandelier After a Design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Berlin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This large and spectacular German eight-light chandelier is made after the design by the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) in the manufactory of Schwitzky & Mencke...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Pair Basket Chandelier Crystal Empire Brass Sac a Pearl Lustre Ceiling Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Two wonderful basket chandeliers. Once two of the same as a pair Cabling and sockets completely renewed. Crystal hand knotted Measures: Total height 119 cm, height without chain ...
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1840s European Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

Czech Crystal Beaded Empire Style Dome Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
This absolutely adorable Czech crystal beaded Empire-style dome chandelier pendant from circa the 1950s consists of strands of crystal cut balls sizing from small to big. Ballroom st...
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1950s Czech Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Baltic Neoclassic Ormolu, Rock Crystal & Cobalt Blue Glass Chandelier, c 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed entirely of ormolu brass with clear glass bead chains, prisms, and a centered faceted hanging sphere, the bottom section with swags and cast rosettes issuing 6 arms, two ...
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Early 1800s Baltic Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Ormolu

French 1930s Empire Bronze Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
This fabulous empire chandelier. This stunning fixture is made of beautiful black lacquer and ornate bronze. Professionally rewired and ready for installation. Seven lights, 60 wat...
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1930s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Large Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful large Empire style chandelier is made of green sheet metal and gilded bronzes decorated with ornaments, palm leaves and golden eagles. This...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Sheet Metal

Antique Brass Empire Pendant Chandelier 8 Arm Fleur-De-Lis
Located in New York, NY
This antique ornately detailed brass chandelier is designed with four torches holding large flame glass shades with four arms holding electrified candles. It is held up by a brass pole and canopy. Cleaned and restored. This light is in working order and ready to ship. This can be seen at our 2420 Broadway location on the upper west side in Manhattan. Early 20th century antique French brass...
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Early 20th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

19th Century French Antique Empire Crystal Glass Chandelier, Parisian Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round, antique French chandelier, pendant made of hand crafted polished brass, in good condition. The hand blown cut crystal prisms are attached, halted to the ceiling lamp brass f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Brass

Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Big Large Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre
Located in Berlin, DE
New chandelier Empire style smaller larger possible. Lead crystal. -house production. - Construction on site possible through us. Measures: Total height 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron, Wire

Empire Style Black Neoclassical Corinthian Column Six Light Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Empire Style Black Neoclassical Corinthian column six light chandelier Priced each Additional information: Materials: Lights Color: Black Pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Attributed to Maison Jansen Empire Style Light Fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Attributed Maison Jansen (French), second half 20th century. Spherical-form black tole ceiling light fixture in the empire taste, surmounted by an e...
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1930s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Lion Head Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
Crafted in France early 20th century six-light chandelier in the Empire style with great detailed, Lions heads holding this exceptionally beautiful chandelier with three bronze chain...
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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

20th C Restored Empire 5 Arm Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century crystal French Empire basket chandelier. Brass finish and the candelabra body. Cleaned and restored. Takes 17 standa...
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Early 20th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Empire Chandelier in Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Valbroye, CH
An Empire style chandelier in gilt and patinated bronze with 8 arms of light. 19th century.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Empire Green Chandelier, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900s gilt bronze with painted tile Empire style green chandelier with swans heads. Dealer: G302YP.  
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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Empire Tole & Brass Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Empirically styled six arm chandelier is just as artful as it is functional. Black tole and patinated brass contrast each other wonderfully. The underside of the bowl features s...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

French 1910 Empire Bronze Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
Crafted in France during 1900 elegant bronze work with ram heads and few accent crystal empire chandelier.
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1910s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Big Large Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre
Located in Berlin, DE
New chandelier Empire style smaller larger possible. Lead crystal. -house production. - Construction on site possible through us. Measures: Total height 200 cm, height without chain...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron, Wire

Exceptional and Rare Empire Chandelier Crystal Gilt Bronze and Patinated Brown
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Exceptional and rare chandelier in crystal, gilded bronze and finely chiseled brown patinated bronze. Its graceful structure is enhanced by a majestic central gilt bronze shaft co...
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19th Century Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Petite Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from France in the Empire style. This refined fixture features three arms of the finest gilt bronze case with an acorn finial and original chains and canopy. It has been n...
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1910s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Amazing Antique Pendant Lantern, France, 1920's Bronze & Glass Lantern
Located in Bastogne, BE
Large antique 6 sided lantern. Empire Style Lantern, France, 1920s. Decorate your ceiling with French bronze lantern of early 20th century. ...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Swedish Empire Chandelier, Made circa 1810
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fantastic Swedish chandelier, Empire, made circa 1810. The middle part made of copper which is patinated black. All the mountings are of gilt bronce and the quality and conditio...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Elegant French Empire Bronze Patinated and Crystal Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Elegant French Empire doré bronze and patinated crystal neoclassical two-tone fixture with four eagle head arms. This chandelier has a beautiful cut crystal...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Gilt bronze chandelier. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze chandelier. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Rarity Low Plafonnier Basket Chandelier Crystal Empire Brass Lustre Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
wonderful basket chandeliers. Cabling and sockets completely renewed. Crystal hand knotted Measures: Total height 70 cm, height without chain 40 cm, diameter 87 cm, weight (approxi...
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1930s European Vintage Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Wire

Empire chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire 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, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy 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 Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Maison Jansen, Arno Fassi, and Baccarat. 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 $263 and tops out at $220,000 while the average work can sell for $6,800.

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