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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
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Large Ceiling Lamp by Peill
Putzler
Located in KUTNO, PL
The large pendant lamp was manufactured by Peill & Putzler .
Made from a hand-blown clear glass sphere that completes its original look with a chrome finish.
Because the glass sphere...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Space Age Chrome and Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Space Age Chrome and Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
Striking Italian Space Age pendant light from the 1970s, featuring a rare pull...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Murano Hexagonal White Glass and Brass Mid-century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This chandelier stands out for its distinctive rhomboid structure and unique design for the brass spheres. The Murano furnaces create an undeniably timeless design, simple yet elegan...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
MOMENTO MMT35 Pendant lamp by Nao Tamura for Wonderglass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exemplifying the fleeting and momentary, there is a distinct moment when a clinging bead of water becomes a droplet, reflecting its surroundings while gathering light within. Momento...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Murano Sputnik Art Glass Aquamarine Color Italian Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Something truly incredible this Murano chandelier. Surprising design from the 70s, due to the very particular shape of these large aquamarine glass stalactites. Very elegant, it will...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Danish VP Globe Pendant Lamp by Verner Panton, 2000s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
"VP Globe" pendant lamp, designed by Verner Panton in the 2000s, exemplifying the visionary aesthetic of one of Denmark’s most iconic designers. The fixture consists of a transparent...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Beth x Bill Celestial Chandelier Customizable Modern Handmade Glass Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Bubbled Finish
A collaboration between William Couig and artist Beth Dary, the Beth x Bill Celestial Chandelier is the most dynamic design of thei...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
American Modern, Brass, Lucite, Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s
Located in Manhasset, NY
American Mid-Century Modern, Brass, Lucite, Eighteen Light Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s
An elegant eighteen-light Sputnik chandelier in the Mid-Century Modern style, featuring a c...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Elegant Rock Crystal and Iron Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant eight-light chandelier composed of scrolling iron arms wrapped in crystal beading, adorned throughout with rock crystal and faceted crystal pendants. The chandelier featur...
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
21st Century Artistic Pendant 1 Light, Grey Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Planet is a suspension with 1 light with a geometrical shape. It has one single light, 4 glass spheres in grey Murano glass, a polished nikel structure, and a plisse fabric lampshade...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Six-Light Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Six-Light Chandelier, 1950s
Elegant and sculptural Italian chandelier from the 1950s–1960s, featuring six upward-facing tulip-shaped opaline glass shades mounted on finely detailed brass arms. Each arm is accented with ornate openwork brass spheres, tapered black enamel elements, and pointed finials, creating a striking interplay of curves and geometry.
The central column mirrors these decorative details, with intricate brass filigree spheres...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tobia Scarpa Set of Two Nictea Lamps in Nickel-Plated Brass by Flos 1960s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Nictea pendant lamp in nickel-plated brass, and glass was designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1961 and produced by Flos.
The Nictea lamp gives filtered and concentrated light thanks to the ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Murano Glass Bolle Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from the island of Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This piece is hand-crafted with a brass structure and fourteen lights. Each light features a hand-blown Murano glass sp...
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Halti Hand Blown Glass Chandelier by Cameron Design House
Located in Geneve, CH
Halti Hand Blown Glass Chandelier by Cameron Design House
Dimensions: D 140 x H 200 cm
Materials: Hand-blown glass. metal.
Available in 1, 2, or 3 meters hanging drop.
Available in...
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2010s English Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Italian 20th Century Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful mid 20th century Italian chandelier made of iron and tole. The piece features five lights and detailed floriate bobeches. Made in the Louis XV style, the piece features a d...
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Triple Molecule Pendant Handmade Contemporary Glass Lighting Blue with Blue
Located in New York, NY
The Molecule Pendant - Triple is a calculated arrangements of handblown glass orbs meant to resemble simple molecular structures. It consists of a 14" main sphere hot assembled with three 4" spheres that are then mirrored to create the metallic finish. Paired with chrome hardware to compliment the metallic orbs. each pendant creates modern look with its contemporary design elements. Each chandelier comes furnished with a UL-wired Edison based socket, a 7 watt LED bulb and ceiling canopy kit with hardware to install into a standard ceiling junction box. Wiring for locations to code different than UL will require custom net pricing...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Dana Pendant Light, Black from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dana is a bold and graphic pendant light that can be used individually or in clusters of up to five. Two wire hemispheres lock together to create an endless number of shapes from a full sphere to a half sphere and literally everything in between. Clean lines, op-art shadows, and the multitude of forms allow Dana to be used as a dynamic light...
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
$1,350 / item
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Space age Chandelier with 16 Lights, 1970s
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Space age Chandelier with 16 Lights, 1970s
Striking mid-century modern chandelier featuring a bold Sputnik-inspired design with sixteen chrome ball light fi...
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1970s American Space Age Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Napoleon III Cast Bronze Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III bronze twelve-light chandelier. Finely cast details include scrolling arms decorated with four female herm faces, pierced candle cups and bobèches ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century Filippo Feroldi Suspension Lamps Murano Glass Brass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st Century Filippo Feroldi Suspension 13 lamps Murano Glass and Brass Various Colors.
Designed by Filippo Feroldi for Purho and Colleoni Arte, Magus 13 is a chandelier composed of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Filippo Feroldi Suspension Lamps Murano Glass Brass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Filippo Feroldi Suspension 5 lamps Murano glass and brass various colors.
Designed by Filippo Feroldi for Purho and Colleoni Arte, Magus 5 is a chandelier composed of f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Double Molecule Pendant Contemporary Handmade Glass Lighting Opaline with Blue
Located in New York, NY
The Molecule Pendant - Double is a calculated arrangement of handblown glass orbs meant to resemble a simple molecular structure. It consists of an opaline 12" main sphere hot assemb...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Crystal Ball Pendant Light by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Ball Pendant Light by Morica Design
Dimensions: D 8 x H 36 cm
Materials: Hand-blown glass, metal.
Suspension LED lamp with a champagne-colored powder-coated metal stem and r...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$442 / item
Crystal Ball Pendant Light, Six Lights, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Ball Pendant Light, Six Lights, by Morica Design
Dimensions: D 8 x H 36 cm (each light)
Materials: Hand-blown glass, metal.
Suspension LED lamp with a champagne-colored powd...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Florian Schulz Adjustable Vintage Brass Dome Counterweight Pendant DUOS, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Florian Schulz Adjustable Vintage Brass Dome Counterweight Pendant DUOS, 1970s
Beautiful vintage pendant light in shiny brass with heavy side counterweight to adjust the height.
Mod...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Dana Pendant Light, Black, Cluster of Five, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dana is a bold and graphic pendant light that can be used individually or in clusters of up to five. Two wire hemispheres lock together to create an endless number of shapes from a full sphere to a half sphere and literally everything in between. Clean lines, op-art shadows, and the multitude of forms allow Dana to be used as a dynamic light...
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Dana Pendant Light, Black, Cluster of Three, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dana is a bold and graphic pendant light that can be used individually or in clusters of up to five. Two wire hemispheres lock together to create an endless number of shapes from a full sphere to a half sphere and literally everything in between. Clean lines, op-art shadows, and the multitude of forms allow Dana to be used as a dynamic light...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Dana Pendant Light, Black, Cluster of Five, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dana is a bold and graphic pendant light that can be used individually or in clusters of up to five. Two wire hemispheres lock together to create an endless number of shapes from a full sphere to a half sphere and literally everything in between. Clean lines, op-art shadows, and the multitude of forms allow Dana to be used as a dynamic light...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Dana Pendant Light, Black, Cluster of Three, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dana is a bold and graphic pendant light that can be used individually or in clusters of up to five. Two wire hemispheres lock together to create an endless number of shapes from a full sphere to a half sphere and literally everything in between. Clean lines, op-art shadows, and the multitude of forms allow Dana to be used as a dynamic light...
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Planetes S-19 Contemporary Chandelier Satin Silver finish, Blown Glass, Dimmable
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Planetes S-19 is a Sculptural Flush-Mount that Unfolds Like a Floating Constellation—19 Hand-Blown Glass Globes Gathered Into a Dense, Luminous Cluster.
The Glass Globes are Hand-Bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll Sputnik Chandelier in Brass and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, Sputnik chandelier, brass, glass, Austria, 1960s
Very rare large pendant light by Emil Stejnar. Round like a ball this 'Sputnik' chandelier consists...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Custom Italian Turquoise Gold Murano Glass Brass Sputnik Globe Flushmount
Located in New York, NY
Who says that a small chandelier cannot be TOTAL FUN?! A bespoke contemporary thirteen-light Italian half sputnik fixture, with Mid-Century Modern design, entirely handmade in Italy,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brass
Crystal Glass Ceiling Lamp design Christoph Palme
Located in KUTNO, PL
Christoph Palme, renowned for his masterfully cut crystals and bold approach to form, created a chandelier that is the true essence of decorative lighting from the 1970s. This except...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Monumental "Once" Beige Cocoon Pendant by Lissoni for Flos, Italy
By Flos, Piero Lissoni
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular monumental “Once” cocoon pendant designed by Piero Lissoni and produced by Flos. It still retains its original Flos label on the canopy.
This incredibly rare cocoon has ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Hanging Steel Ball by Fabian Bollinger
Located in Timisoara, RO
Hanging Steel Ball
The Inspiration Drawn From Newton’s Pendulum Is Palpable In The Piece’s Elegant Form And The Poised Balance It Achieves. Initially...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Large Art Déco Pendant Lights With Opaline Glass, 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
A pair of large Bauhaus spherical lamps made of opal glass with chrome-plated brass suspension and a brass pendulum rod. The lamps date from the first half of the 20th century (1920-...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Metal, Brass
Cascade Fixture with Eight Smoked Hand Blown Globes by Glashütte, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Absolutely amazing huge ceiling mount pendant light fixture with eight different sizes of globes or spheres by Limburg Glashütte, manufacturered around 70s. With hand blown smoked gl...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Vintage Space Age Chrome
Glass Pendant Lamps by Motoko Ishii
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pendant lights from the well-known manufacturer staff, based on a design by motoko ishii from the 1970s.
simple design language with unusual materiality. A long chrome cylinder with...
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20th Century German Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Italian Set of 3 Black
Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Lights
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom set of 3 pendants / chandeliers, a modern Venetian geometric series with brass hardware, entirely handcrafted in Italy, the organic globes in eg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Very Elegant Eight-Light Italian Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Mid-Century design chandelier featuring a brass sphere with eight blackened arms, all of which diagonally penetrating out the middle sphere. Each arm terminates in a brass cup hold...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Chandelier attr. Seguso Factory , Sommerso Glass, ca. 1940
By Seguso
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid Century Modern, hand blown Murano glass chandelier alluding to a garden with its green and yellow leaves.
This chandelier is masterfully done in yellow, green, clear an...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, Glass and Crystal chandelier. This spectacular circular chandelier is centered at the bottom by hexagonal...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood and Wrought Iron 6-Light Chandeliers
Located in San Francisco, CA
an elegant pair of chandeliers in the neoclassical taste decorated in a silver and gold leaf finish; the reeded central support joined at the mid-section with a gadrooned sphere and ...
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1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Beaded Scrollwork Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
A chandelier draped with faceted crystal spheres and teardrops around a scrolled iron frame wrapped in crystal beads, topped with a striated glass finial and ending in a hanging soli...
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Early 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Space Age Cube Pendant Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive and very rare space age pendant lamp from the italian manufacturer reggiani, based on a design by goffredo reggiani from the 1960s.
the lamp's basic shape is a simple cub...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Murano Sputnik Transparent Color Art Glass Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Large clear glass flowers compose this stunning Murano chandelier. A classic mid century Sputnik.
It features a large central sphere with brass rods screwed into it, topped with gla...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique large Dutch or Flemish patinated brass 8 light electric chandelier
Located in Casteren, NL
This impressive brass chandelier with eight arms is a heavy ball chandelier, crafted around 1900. Its classic design is defined by the large, heavy ball at the base, which ensures th...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$2,202 Sale Price
20% Off
H. Vian, Orientalist Chandelier, France, circa 1890
By Henri Vian
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Orientalist chandelier in gilded and chiseled bronze and « ruby » crystal attributed to H. Vian. The shaft is formed of six gilded bronze uprights from which emerge six ligh...
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Modern Chrome And Glass Chandelier Orb Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Chrome And Glass Chandelier Orb Lantern.
Unusual Italian mid century modern chrome and blown glass pendant or lantern is attributed to Goffredo Reggiani.
This chic Ita...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
ADesignStudio Eon 11 Hand-Blown Crackle Glass Chandelier Dual Lighting Channels
Located in Banksmeadow, NSW
ADesignStudio Eon 11 Chandelier – Asymmetric Hand-Blown Glass Fixture with Ambient and Direct Illumination
Listed price reflects starting point only. Final pricing varies based on s...
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2010s Australian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Chrome
Brushed Steel, 1970
s.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Mid-Century Modern Sputnik chandelier made in Italy in the 1970s. This dynamic fixture features a brushed steel central sphere from which chrome rods radiate outward in cl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Bespoke Italian Black
Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Big Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely handcrafted in Italy, here with brass hardware, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Mid-Century Danish Satellite Pendant Lamp by Vilhelm Wohlert, Late 50s
Located in Hamburg, DE
An early version of the Satellite pendant lamp by Louis Poulsen after a design by Vilhelm Wohlert from the late 50s.
A classic of Scandinavian design. The simple spherical shape dis...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Italian Horizontal Oval Black and Pink Murano Glass Brass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely custom made in It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Maison Bagues Style Silver Gilt and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and finely crafted French 20th century silver gilt and rock crystal chandelier, executed in the style of Maison Baguès. This striking multi-tiered fixture is centered b...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Vintage Dutch Colonial Brass Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage Dutch Colonial style 12-light chandelier with two tiers and large brass sphere. Good quality solid brass. Heavy 20" chain and original canopy. In working condition with new...
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Mid-20th Century French Dutch Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Italian Amber White Aqua Vivid Blue Murano Glass Sputnik Flushmount
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian custom-made Sputnik chandelier / flush mount, entirely handcrafted, an enticing modern design. The brass structure, is composed of a central half-sphere supporti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
"Marie-Antoinette" Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, France, circa 1870
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped chandelier, in crystal and silvered bronze mount. The central shaft, made of threads, is lit by 12 indirect lights and 12 light-arms endi...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$23,457 Sale Price
20% Off
Harvey Guzzini style huge Post-Modern globe pendant lamp, Italy, 1980s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large acrylic pendant lamp in the style of Harvey Guzzini creations of the 80s. Spherical shape composed of two half-spheres that are cushioned together by an internal structure. Ins...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Italian Chrome Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Italian chrome Sputnik chandelier in the style of Gaetano Sciolari.
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome Sputnik chandelier or pendant in the style of Gaetano Sciolari or Stilnovo, circa 1960. This unusual chandelier...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Antique and Vintage Chandeliers and Pendant Lights for Sale: Shop Baccarat Chandeliers, Stilnovo Chandeliers and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.
In London, Eva Menz Creates Artisanal Lighting with Theatrical Flair
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A Tale of Two Sputnik Chandeliers
This pair of iconic 20th-century light fixtures with the same name have two very different backgrounds.
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