Girandoles
1750s English Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century British Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gesso, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Girandoles
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1910s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Girandoles
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Girandoles
Brass
Late 18th Century British Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gesso
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Wood
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gold Plate
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Girandoles
Metal
1760s Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Other
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Girandoles
Metal
Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Girandoles
Lead, Bronze
1720s English Georgian Antique Girandoles
Bronze
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Girandoles
Other
19th Century English Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Girandoles
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Girandoles
Bronze
20th Century Italian Baroque Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Girandoles
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
19th Century British Rococo Antique Girandoles
Brass
19th Century French Rococo Antique Girandoles
Brass
1730s Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century British Rococo Antique Girandoles
Gesso
20th Century European Rococo Girandoles
Brass
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Girandoles
19th Century French Rococo Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Girandoles
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Rococo Girandoles
1940s French Rococo Vintage Girandoles
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.