Girandoles
Early 20th Century English Girandoles
Silver Leaf
19th Century English Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1800s English Antique Girandoles
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Pine
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Girandoles
Other
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Girandoles
Silver Leaf
19th Century French Hollywood Regency Antique Girandoles
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1720s English Georgian Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
1940s Italian Louis XV Vintage Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian George III Girandoles
Giltwood
1720s English Georgian Antique Girandoles
Bronze
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish First Empire Antique Girandoles
Brass
Late 18th Century British Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gesso
19th Century French American Classical Antique Girandoles
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
1770s English George III Antique Girandoles
Pine
19th Century English Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1760s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Girandoles
Plaster, Hardwood, Mirror
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1750s Italian Antique Girandoles
Crystal
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Wood
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Girandoles
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
1780s Irish George III Antique Girandoles
Cut Glass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Girandoles
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Girandoles
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century English Régence Antique Girandoles
Giltwood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Girandoles
Brass
1930s Vintage Girandoles
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Girandoles
Pine, Giltwood
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Girandoles
Bronze
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Girandoles
Mirror
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Girandoles
Wood
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Girandoles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Girandoles
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Girandoles
Wood
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gold Plate
19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Girandoles
Brass
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Girandoles
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century English Girandoles
Silver Leaf
Antique and Vintage Girandoles
A girandole is a specific type of lighting fixture with at least two candleholders, frequently held aloft on ornate branches. While antique and vintage girandoles are popular in contemporary homes, these fixtures emerged in lighting design in the latter half of the 17th century, with the French name having derived from the Italian girandola.
Girandoles became popular additions to luxurious interiors in the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe, particularly in England and France. They were typically affixed to walls in pairs and made from a variety of materials, including gilded bronze and hardwoods.
Artists created girandoles inspired by eclectic sources such as ruined buildings, Greek columns, waterfalls, animals and more. This gave them a sense of movement and nostalgia. Some girandoles were made as both a candleholder and a mirror to reflect light into a room. Many of these mirrors are convex to further enhance the illumination though others are flat.
There are all kinds of lighting to enhance your home. On 1stDibs, find a modern, sophisticated girandole that updates this heritage and pairs well with any furniture style, or find an antique example that brings the beauty of the past into your space.