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Material: Crystal
Fine antique Venetian crystal chandelier with six lights
Located in Houston, TX
Fine clear crystal makes this chandelier special. The central
Post is the full length of the piece. Scrolling arms with
Six lights eminate from the center. Long beads connect from
Th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Italian 19th Century Gilt Metal, Crystal and Glass Twelve Arm Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 19th century gilt metal, crystal and glass twelve arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a solid crystal bottom ball amidst striking cut clear and violet co...
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19th Century Italian Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze and Baccarat crystal six arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine solid Baccarat crystal ball below a lovely silvered bronze tier hung by fine beaded garlands...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Art Deco Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier with 100 Prisms, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There are in fact more than a 100 prisms meticulously installed on this masterpiece of a 9 tiered chandelier with 3 light-sources. Its staired Art Deco brass band is features crystal...
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1920s European Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Romani Saccati for Gucci Brass Crystal Murano Pendant by Studio Design Italia
Located in Puglia, Puglia
suspension lamp designed exclusively for the interiors of Gucci stores. Designed by Romani Saccati Architetti and produced in 2005 by Studio Design Italia...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Brass Basket Empire Sac a Pearl Chandelier Crystal Lustre Lamp Antique Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing a stunning Brass Basket Empire Sac a Pearl Chandelier, an exquisite piece adorned with captivating crystals, reminiscent of the classical style of the Empire era. This is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Empire Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Wire
$10,786 Sale Price
25% Off
Spectacular Backlit Mirror Brass and Crystal Glass by Palwa, Germany
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high quality wall mirror by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, 1970s
It is made of a brass frame decorated with hundreds of cut crystal glass.
High quality and in ver...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950 Empire Crystal Chandelier 18 Lights Two Tiers
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1950’s French Empire style 18 lights crystals and bronze chandelier. Two tiers. With faces on the bronze rings. Original gilding and patina.
Category
1950s French Empire Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Minimal Sculptural Veca Design Ceiling Lamp, Italian, 1960
By VECA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Veca design ceiling lamp Italian design.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$670 Sale Price
30% Off
French Maison Baguès Style Green Flowers
Leaves, Gold Chandelier w/ Vase c1940
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing an impressive 7 lights . 6 encircling and one big one in center. This will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Wonderful Beaded Rock Crystal Gold Gilt Chinoiserie Pagoda Lantern Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Rock Crystal Drop Gold Gilt Chinoiserie / Pagoda Lantern Form Chandelier Having 4 Candelabra Lights, Completely Rewired With New Sockets.
Accompanied By Chain And Canopy
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Lamp Lustre Art Nouveau Czech
Located in Berlin, DE
Presenting an exquisite antique chandelier, a blend of timeless elegance and meticulous restoration carefully carried out in Berlin. This chandelier gracefully wears the patina of it...
Category
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffman, Showroom of Wiener Werkstaette Chandelier Jugendstil, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier for the entrance of the WW-showrooms in Neustiftgasse 32/34 in Vienna, design 1903.
Four single pendants, mounted on a ceiling-plate.
Hammered or plain.
The original star...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Crystal and Brass Lantern Mid-century Italian Design 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Crystal and Brass Lantern Italian design 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$880 Sale Price
30% Off
Montgolfiè Antique Lok Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Lamp Chateau Lustre
Located in Berlin, DE
Montgolfière Style Chandelier - Empire Elegance with Customizability
Introducing a new Montgolfière style chandelier that exudes the charm of the Empire era, reimagined with modern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Wire
Large Art Deco Faceted Crystal Gilt Bronze 5-Light Flush Mount, Austria, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A beautiful, large Art Deco faceted crystal and cast gilt bronze flush mount, Austria, 1950s. With five light sockets providing a bright, warm light from the ceiling. This wonderful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Brass
$2,500 Sale Price
47% Off
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and monumentally scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This impressive thirty-two light chandelier is centered by a wonderful Cr...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Maison Baguès Beaded with Crystal Prisms
Stars Chandelier c1900
s
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights, will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate socket for all other countries. A rare example of Maison Baguès. Beaded throughout. ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Wonderful Gold Gilt Tole Pagoda Bamboo Chinoiserie Lantern Fixture Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Gold Gilt Tole Pagoda Bamboo Form chinoiserie Lantern Fixture With 6 Candelabra Lights And This Beautiful Chandelier Is Decorated With Crystal Beads And Flowers Finished ...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Louis XV Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis XV style five-light chandelier with an assortment of crystal prisms and pendalogues with rosettes and crystal spheres. Solid brass frame with glass bobeches, original ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Crystal Baccarat Style Grape Cluster Chandelier c 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights, star prisms throughout with crystal prisms and rare grape cluster prisms. This will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the United States and appropriate ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique French Fine Bronze and Crystal Chandelier circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Eight lights
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier, after the model by Pierre Gouthière for Marie Antoinette. This truly gorgeous six light chandelier is centered by a berried acorn bottom finial hanging below an acanthus leaf spray that introduces the fluted central fut. Above the acanthus leaf spray are the six 'S' scrolled arms decorated with acanthus leaves and acorn finials below each arm leading to circular bobeches with dentil patterned edges. Above each bobeche are the berried foliate and fluted candle cups. Each arm is decorated by prism cut pendants around each bobeche and scalloped pendants...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Art Deco Crystal Silvered Bronze Frame Nine-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A Fine Art Deco faceted crystal sac-de-pearl chandelier with silvered bronze frame surrounded by long cut crystal hangings, all crystals hand knotted, France circa 1920-1930. This wo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Brass
Wonderful Large French Bronze
Crystal Louis XV Bird Cage Spike Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French bronze & crystal Louis XV bird cage with 3 spikes alternating the 6 candelabra lights and a large centerpiece spike in the middle of the chandelier.
Category
20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Very Impressive and Palatial Late 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very impressive and palatial late 19th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty four light basket chandelier
The large sunburst corona above a reticulated pierced crown adorned with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Stunning 16-Light Murano Crystal Chandelier, circa 1920s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful very large sixteen light Murano glass and cut crystal silvered chandelier, Italy, circa 1920s.
This beautiful handcrafted fixture is made of silvered brass elements, Mur...
Category
1920s Italian Empire Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
1950s empire style bronze and crystal chandelier
Located in Cantù, IT
1950s empire style bronze and crystal chandelier
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Revival Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Palm Tree Chandeliers. Sold individually.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French circa 1940's gilt "palm tree" chandelier with crystals pendants, original patina and 5 candelabra lights.
Sold individually.
Measurements:
Present drop: 19.5"
Diam...
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1940s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$14,000 / item
19th Century Crystal
Bronze Chandelier from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This crystal and bronze chandelier origins from France, circa 1880.
It was originally with gas but it has been transformed with electricity.
The Chandelier has 18 lights (12 th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Heavy Crystal Glass and Brass Lamp by Nachtmann
By Nachtmann
Located in Munich, DE
The company nachtmann is famous for it's glasses, but most people don't know, that they made some really high quality lamps in the last century. Here is one - quite heavy.
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
$1,186 Sale Price
29% Off
Baccarat Crystal Exceptional Chandelier, France, Early 19th Century
By Baccarat
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding and rare original Baccarat chandelier. The supporting structure is made of silver plated brass. The central rod is solid iron. The chandelier states no signing because at...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$116,984 Sale Price
20% Off
NYC Plaza Hotel Louis Bronze
Crystal Tiered Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Louis style two tiered chandelier with a brushed bronze frame with leaf motifs. The crystals are faceted teardrops, floral rosettes, some with pink pearls embellished, and pen...
Category
Early 20th Century Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Big Large Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre
Located in Berlin, DE
Montgolfière Style Chandelier - Empire Elegance with Customizability
Introducing a new Montgolfière style chandelier that exudes the charm of the Empire era, reimagined with modern ...
Category
2010s German Empire Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$25,889 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style 16-Light Chandeliers, Manner of Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-glass sixteen-light chandeliers. The solid bronze frames surmounted with pendants, molded towers, fleur de lis and a central suppor...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1940’s French Crystal Bird Cage Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940’s French bird cage chandelier with glass leaves and glass birds, also rock crystals hanging on 8 lights
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
Large Brass Chandelier by Prearo Luce, Italy, 1980s
By Prearo Luce
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chandelier by Italian manufacturer Prearo a creation of a fine piece of art of a classical model features stylish faceted crystal glass accents and 12 light bulbs with base E14.
Mat...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,247 Sale Price
25% Off
Denti Di Cane Chandelier by Valentina Giovando
Located in Geneve, CH
Denti Di Cane Chandelier by Valentina Giovando
Dimensions: D 120 x H 100 cm.
Materials: Iron, Crystals, Fiberglass, Glass.
Valentina Giovando, Lives and works in Sarzana, in Ligur...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
$56,958 / item
19th Century French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Baccarat style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier with 8 lights. This fixture is covered in beautiful crystals and has a very fine bronze base. A lovely q...
Category
19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1 of 3 Stunning Chandelier, Brass and Crystal Glass by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, manufactured in circa 1970-1979. A handmade and high-quality piece. The ceiling fixture and the frame are made of brass and have rings wi...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Maison Bagues Style Pink Drops Beaded Porcelain Roses Tole Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gold gilded tole leaves helix shape. All leaves and bottom are beaded with small rock beads. All intact. Housing 3 lights. Loaded with 3 sizes of pink Murano drops with matching bead...
Category
1920s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Very Fine Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Style Chandelier by Baccarat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt bronze and crystal basket style chandelier by Baccarat, France circa 1900. 14 Lights.
Dimensions: Height 50" x Diameter 25"
AD216.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Petite Gilded Brass Pendants, Sciolari Design for Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful pair of Palwa pendant lights in very good condition- Sciolari design for Palwa (Palme and Walter), Germany, manufactured in 1970s. It’s composed of oval glass "lens" elemen...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. gilt metal, giltwood, crystal and cut glass chandeliers. Each most impressive twenty four light chandelier is centered by a st...
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Fine English Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier
By F.
C. Osler
Located in London, GB
A fine English Georgian style eight-light crystal chandelier, early 20th century in the manner of F. & C. Osler Ltd, with generous tiered hobnail cut corona above sectional baluster ...
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Early 20th Century European George III Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
1 of 2 Gilt Brass Crystal Chandelier by Palwa, Sciolari Design, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Delicate floral chandelier with crystal glass and gilded brass parts made by Palwa, Sciolari Design Germany, 1970s. Featuring a multitude of crystal glasses.
Measures: Diameter 19.8"...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Certified Maison Bagues Chandelier, 26 Lights Brass
Crystal #20104
Located in Paris, FR
#20104-26 Maison Baguès chandelier, 26 lights.
Price is for dark patina (shown on picture).
Various finish possible: polished brass, satin brass, polished nickel, satin nickel, dar...
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2010s French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Crystal and Ormolu chandelier. This exquisite nine arm nine light chandelier is centered by a Crystal sphere bottom ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique French Gold Bronze
Baccarat Cut Crystal 30 Light Chandelier Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique French Gold Bronze and Baccarat Cut Crystal 30 Light Chandelier, Circa 1900-1920.
Substantial draping of baccarat prisms and beads.
Category
Early 20th Century French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Venini Original Signed 1960s Crystals Italian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury ORIGINAL modern signed Italian spiral chandelier manufactured by Venini
Marked “VENINI SAS MURANO MADE IN ITALY”
Multiple tiers of Italian Murano crystals cut into triang...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Signed Baccarat Gilt Bronze and Crystal 12 Light Chandelier, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This truly fantastic chandelier is of the finest quality and of beautiful proportion!
It is signed Baccarat on all twelve crystal bobeches and on the bronze frame.
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Jl Lobmeyr Colored Crystal Chandelier
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Austrian jewel toned crystal and brass chandelier designed by
Stefan Rath Hardtl for the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Genovese Empire Chandelier 1780 in Gilded Wood and Crystal Twelve Lights
Located in Milano, MI
Extraordinary Genovese Chandelier circa 1780 with Twelve Lights with transparent and blue crystals. Large Empire chandelier in Sculpted and Gilded Wood from the late 18th century, li...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Empire Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Exquisite Cut-Glass Basket Chandelier by J.L Lobmeyr, Vienna, circa 1960s
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
An original Austrian eight-light hand-crafted, hand -knotted glass and polished brass chandelier by J.L Lobmeyr, circa 1960s, Vienna.
Socket: 8 x E27 or E26 (US) for screw bulbs -ma...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French 19th Century Brass
Crystal Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive French six light brass and crystal chandelier from the 1800’s. This chandelier has a brass frame with cut crystal drops and six curved chandelier arms...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Bell Jar Gilt Bronze Blue Glass Crystal Chandelier Pendant Light, 19th c
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique European hand-blown blue art glass and gold gilt bronze bell jar chandelier pendant light chandelier. Light has patinaed gilt bronze hardware supporting hand blow...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Extraordinary Geometric Crystal Glass Chandelier by Palwa, Germany, 1960s
By Palwa
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Amazing chandelier made in the 1960s by Palwa. Chrystal glasses with 24k gold plated body.
The light requires E14 light bulbs. Very good vintag...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This most elegant chandelier is centered at the bottom by a solid Crysta...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Scandinavian Orrefors Embassy Crystal Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Modern "Embassy" Crystal Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund, 1960s.
Large Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern pendant ceiling lamp from the "Embassy" collection. Designed by Carl...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Regency Style Crystal with Gold Frame Chandelier, Custom Shades, 12 arms
Located in Plainview, NY
In the grand tradition of French Regency aesthetics, the resplendent crystal chandelier emerges as a quintessential embodiment of opulence and refinement. Adorned with twelve gracefu...
Category
Late 20th Century French Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$2,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Crystal Chandeliers for Sale: Shop Baccarat Chandeliers, Waterford Chandeliers and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Antique crystal chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many homes today, but they've come a very long way.
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.
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 crystal chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. Whether they're Waterford crystal chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers or another iteration, 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 the Beehive pendant light — a fixture created by celebrated Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto — 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 crystal 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 J. L. Lobmeyr chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Swarovski chandeliers and more.
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