Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: Early 20th Century
Italian Ceiling Chandelier in Glass and Brass Contemporary
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine being enveloped in the enchanting light of an elegant chandelier, the Lunare model, a jewel of Italian design created in 2018. This chandelier features a tubular brass frame,...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique French Muller Freres Art Nouveau Art Glass Plafonnier Chandelier C 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 French Art Nouveau Muller Freres Luneville Art Glass Chandelier. Signed glass shades. The metal frame with three arms suspending a mottled o...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
5 ARMS CHANDELIER in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
5 ARMS CHANDELIER
in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
with gold highlights, small breaks and missing parts
h 96 x 85 cm
good conditions
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
5 ARMS CHANDELIER in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
5 ARMS CHANDELIER
in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
h: 67 x 75 cm
good condition
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
5 ARMS CHANDELIER in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
5 ARMS CHANDELIER
in Murano glass Venice Early 20th Century
with gold highlights, small breaks and missing parts
h 96 x 85 cm
good conditions
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Brass Chandelier from the 1920's, with Silk Shades, Austria, 1920's
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful five arm chandelier in brass from the 1920's.
Designed and manufactured in Austria, as usual the quality is very high with wonderful craftsmanship. Please take time to ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Barovier Et Toso Italian Murano Gold Dusted Glass Feather Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) Murano gold dusted and textured glass chandelier with 12 large feather form arm emanating from a large internal light bowl base suspended by a 2-tier swir...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
1920s Italian Iron and Crystal Chandelier With Crystal Fruits
Located in Pasadena, CA
Iron eight light Iron Chandelier with beautiful crystals and crystal fruits. The eight lights glow sending light to the crystals providing an illumination that bounces through the ma...
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1920s French Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Floral Opaline Murano Glass Chandelier with Gold Handcrafted in Italy 1900s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Floral Opaline Murano Glass Chandelier with Gold Handcrafted in Italy 1900s.
This fine opaline chandelier, handcrafted in Murano Islan...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Rare Functionalist Pendant Light from the 1930's, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A functionalist three arm chandler from 1930, Austria.
The metal parts are made from cast aluminium with an unusual wooden canopy
and three frosted g...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Nine Light Chandelier Portuguese Began 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Nine light chandelier
Lighting Category
20th century Portuguese, gilded metal structure, crystal drops and pendants.
faults
Dimensions: 77 x 79 cm
Good condition.
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Moderne Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fabulous, large Art Moderne bronze finished eight-light chandelier, c. 1930s, is from France and features a paneled and mirrored standard, compos...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Nine Light Chandelier Portuguese Began 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Nine light chandelier Portuguese began 20th century.
Lighting category.
in glass with bronze frame.
Small defects.
Height: 75 cm.
very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Moderne Czech Glass Chandeleir
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic moderne style chandelier dates to the 1930s-1940s and is fabricated in Czech glass with a slight grey tinge to the glass, chrome hardware and sterling silver ov...
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Early 20th Century Czech Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Sterling Silver
Large Custom Rock Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian rock crystal basket chandelier, custom by FPM Chandelier, this chandelier can be custom made in any dimensions needed and any frame color, and...
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Early 20th Century Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal
Italian Venetian Style Murano Amber Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian-Style Murano (1940s) oval shaped amber glass chandelier with 12 arms emanating from a tall center shaft holding fluted round disc bobesches & a tiered finial bottom.
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Et Toso Italian Murano Glass Feather Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Murano 1940s chandelier with 4 feathers and scroll arms supporting full form shades with applied glass trim emanating from a tiered bowl with a fin...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Barovier et Toso Italian Mid-Century Metal and Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) chandelier with horizontal metal frame having 4 Pair of feather form clear glass arms supporting large internal bubble design oval shades with a tiered ce...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Barovier et Toso Italian Murano Frosted Glass Bowl and Feather Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Murano (1940s) frosted glass bowl form shade and canopy with dot design and protruding scrolls & feathers and suspended by a fluted center post. (BAROVIER ET TOSO)
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Italian Mid-Century Barovier Et Toso Glass Fluted Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century (1940s) clear glass chandelier with 3 flat fluted design arms supporting large flared fluted shades and having a finial bottom. (BAROVIER ET TOSO).
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Italian Modernist Brass and Frosted Glass Chandelier
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modernist (1940s) design horizontal form chandelier with 2 dark frosted glass bow shaped side panels centering an oval light frosted bottom panel with a brass tubular trim fr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
American Mid-Century Brass Paneled Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century (1940s) brass chandelier with 4 narrow rectangular uplight panels supported by 2 Pair of columns.
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Early 20th Century American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French Modernist Architectural Hanging Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French modernist architectural hanging light fixture made of tubular steel and painted in off-white. Made in the 1930s-1940s for an interior. Designer unknown, no hallmark or signa...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
A 20th century six-arm Italian chandelier with amethyst colored and clear crystal swags. The base of the fixture consists of three tiers of amethyst and clear crystal prisms hanging ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America 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 Vistosi, DOOQ, Flos, and Artemide. 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 $2 and tops out at $318,780 while the average work can sell for $3,426.
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