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Material: Crystal
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th Louis XVI st. Baccarat crystal chandelier. The sixteen arm chandelier is centered by a beautiful faceted solid crystal ball pendant amidst an exceptional array of cut crystal pendants and beautiful swaging cut crystal garlands. Each elegantly scrolled solid Baccarat crystal arm displays a lovely reeded design leading to exceptional foliate crystal bobeches with delicate crystal garlands and striking most decorative baluster shaped cut crystal candle cups. The superb central fut displays stunning Baccarat crystal reserves encasing the support bar showcasing...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Russian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu, Crystal, Glass
Mirror Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, glass, and mirror chandelier. The eight arm chandelier displays a striking circular wrap arou...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Bakalowits Vienna Gold-Plated Snowflake Crystal Glass Brass Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An extravagant Austrian brass chandelier, executed by Bakalowits Vienna in the 1970s. Handmade of gold-plated brass with sparkling snowflake crystals in several sizes. Excellent cond...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
A Pair Of Silvered and Crystal Chandeliers By Osler
Faraday
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The baluster stem centred by a spiral urn and corresponding canopy, with cascading chains. The candle branches are swaged with drapes and fitted with drop hung pans.
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Early 20th Century English Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Midcentury French Chandelier with Molded Glass Leaves
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt chandelier with molded glass leaves and crystals. 8 interior lights.
Measurements:
Diameter: 37"
Drop: 32"
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1950s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Round Schonbek Plaza Sparkling Crystal Pendant 7 tier Chandelier
By Schonbek
Located in New York City, NY
The dazzling Plaza pendant crystal chandelier designed by Schonbek
exudes elegance as it is adorned with highly shimmering square and rectangular crystal gems.
The fixture's sleek g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Post-Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Certified Maison Bagues Chandelier, 2 Lights Iron
Crystal #18108
Located in Paris, FR
LU-FE-18108-02 Maison Baguès chandelier, 2 lights.
Various finish possible: leaf gilt gold strong patina, leaf gilt silver, black paint…
Iron and crystal.
Price is for leaf gi...
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2010s French Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Maria Theresa Style Thirteen-Light Crystal Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Italian Maria Theresa style thirteen-light crystal chandelier. Brass and metal frame covered in glass with hanging crystal pendants, ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Metal
1 of the 2 Huge Kalmar Chandeliers
Palazzo
, Gilt Brass Glass, Austria, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 exquisite 24-carat gold-plated brass and clear brilliant glass 'Palazzo' light fixture by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1970 (late 1960s and early 19...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Glamorous Jewel Swarovski Crystal
Brass Chandelier byPalwa, Germany, 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant chandelier with a brass frame and Swarovski crystals in clear and some with lavender lace amongst them. These lamps have an incomparable unique c...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Postmodern Modern Gold Brass Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL
Located in Berlin, DE
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of postmodernism and experience pure elegance with our breathtaking, crystal-encrusted gold chandelier. This work of art makes a statement i...
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2010s German Post-Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1960 Germany Kinkeldey Large Chromed Crystal Chandelier
By Kinkeldey
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large five-tier chandelier wit crystals on a chromed brass frame. Manufactured by Kinkeldey, Germany in the 1960s.
Lighting: takes six small E14 base and one large E27 base...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
6 Arm Crystal Chandelier Hung with Coloured Fruits This is a stunning piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
6 Arm Crystal Chandelier Hung with Coloured Fruits
This is a stunning piece, the bright gilt frame is hung with juicy fruits of Amber, Ruby, ...
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1920s French Provincial Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Russian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu, Crystal and Green Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, and green glass chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn finial and stunning hand blown emerald green central fut with beautiful sprays at the center spread over two tiers and adorned with lovely crystal rosettes...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Very Large and Imposing Crystal Chandelier Maria Theresa Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over 3000 antique sconces and over 100 antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us; we might have it in our store...
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1960s American Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Magnificent Swedish Gilt Bronze
Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent Swedish gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Sweden circa 1900. Also, in excellent condition.
Dimensions are 116" H by 68" W Total Lights a...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Art Deco Art Nouveau Gilt Brass and Opaline Glass Crystal Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Extraordinary Vienna Secessionist four-light chandelier / hanging lamp / ceiling light fixture. The fixture has four lights in total, a original larger white Opaline in the center an...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Fifteen Light Basket Chandelier
Bronze rope and bow designs along the body and arms, crystal beaded body and basket, nine perimeter and six tiered interior lights.
Details:
Height – 38 inches / 97cm
Diameter – 24 inches / 61cm
Lights – 15
If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-Century Round Ice Glass Chandelier by Doria, ca. 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Round Ice Glass Pendant Chandelier by Doria, ca. 1970s
A beautiful, mid-century iced crystal glass and brass two-light chandelier by Doria Werkstätten, circa the 1970s, G...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Antique Russian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze
Cut Crystal Figural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This antique Russian Neoclassical chandelier features a triple-tiered gilt bronze frame adorned with cut crystal prisms. The structure is composed of a circular lower tier with eight...
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1930 French Beaded Crystal Chandelier 11 Lights
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930’s French Bague's beaded crystal chandelier with 11 lights
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Small Baccarat Crystal Pendants Art Deco Period Adjustable Height to your need
By Baccarat
Located in Crespières, FR
Small Baccarat crystal pendants, early Art Deco period, adjustable height depending on your requirements.
A very delicate 1920’s pendant. It consists of...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
$814 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Wonderful Louis VX Bronze Crystal Porcelain Flower Basket Form Bird Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Louis VX Style Bronze With Crystal Drops & Porcelain Flower Basket Form Rewired 5 Candelabra Light Chandelier Having A Porcelain Bi...
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20th Century French Belle Époque Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French large crystal chandelier, in excellent conditions, authentic antique crystal, 18-lights, comes with 18 - 4" wax candle covers.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful French Bronze Neoclassical Baltic Cut Crystal Bowl Empire Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Gilt Bronze Neoclassical / Baltic Six Candelabra Light Chandelier With Cut Crystal Center Bowl Having Three Internal Lights.
This Beautiful Fixture Has Been Compl...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Champagne Yellow Gold Murano Drops Crystal Prisms Chandelier circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing four lights total. One light in centre top. The three encircling sit on wood posts and crystal bobeches dripping with champagne color Murano drops. Gilt metal with glass flo...
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1920s French Baroque Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier, Austria, 1900s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Early 20th Century Maria Theresa style chandelier in perfect condition.
Made in Austria, circa 1900
Carefully restored, disassembled, ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Baroque Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Spiked Murano Glass Vintage Cristale Rostrato Chandelier Pendant
By Barovier
Located in LA, CA
A uniquely stunning Murano treasure with bowl, stem and canopy all in clear cristale solid ‘spiked’ Rostrato Murano glass – beautiful!
Thomas Cooper Studio represents a multilayere...
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1940s Italian Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
French 19th century Wrought Iron, Gilt and Baccarat Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 19th century Louis XV st. Wrought Iron, Gilt and Baccarat Crystal chandelier. This stunning twelve arm, twelve light chandelier is centered at t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron, Ormolu
Set of Large Crystal Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of twelve palatial circa 1940s French neoclassic style gilt bronze chandeliers with 22 interior lights and original gilt finish. Sold individually. Price is per piece.
Measure...
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1940s French Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$38,000 / item
Ernest Palme Faceted Crystal and Gilt Brass Pendant
By Ernest Palme
Located in New York, NY
Striking pendant chandelier with large faceted crystal prisms suspended on a 22-karat gilt brass frame. Rewired for use in the USA, uses one standard bulb.
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20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Rock Crystal 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century French rock crystal chandelier with 12 lights. Lovely combination of crystals including large rock crystals and smaller teardrop crystals and prisms. The bea...
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19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Small French Empire Style Tent Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small French empire style tent chandelier.
This is a lovely piece especially where a very large chandelier is not possible, it has an aged brass fra...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Pair of French Crystal two-Light Wall Sconces with Silvered Bronze Frame
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large pair of Art Deco faceted and cut crystal wall sconces with silvered bronze frame, all crystals hand knotted, France circa 1920-1930. The wall sconces are in very good conditi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Brass
"Ice Cube" Chandelier by JT Kalmar Frosted Glass Austria, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and imposing "ice cube" chandelier designed and produced by jt kalmar in austria in the 1970s. This unique piece will bring a real touch of design to your interior. Electricit...
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1970s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
19th Century French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Crystal Eleven Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique French 19th century Neoclassical gilt bronze and cut crystal eleven light chandelier
19th Century
Height: 34 inches
Diameter: 22.5 inches
Superbly detailed gilded bronze...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Crystal Genovese Italian Hand Carved Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant Chandelier LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crystal Genovese Italian Hand Carved Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant Chandelier LA . Late 18th Century early 19th Century exceptional and real Italian from Genoa crystal glass six Ligh...
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19th Century Italian Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$15,840 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Maison Bagues Style Ship Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A stunning and highly unusual Mid-Century French ship or galleon chandelier in the style of Maison Bagues.
With an abundance of faceted cut-glass b...
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1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Postmodern Chandelier Crystal Ceiling Lamp Lustre Vintage Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
Do you want to give your home an avant-garde touch? Are you looking for a lighting solution that pushes the boundaries of design? Our postmodern chandelier...
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2010s German Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
French Napoléon III 1850s Montgolfière Crystal and Brass Two-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period montgolfière two lights crystal chandelier from the mid 19th century with brass foliage, wired for the USA. Experience the allure of French artistry with this mid 19th century Napoléon III period Montgolfière chandelier...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Gilt Brass Grape Shape Chandelier by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large midcentury gilt brass chandelier with crystal glasses, made by Palwa, Germany, manufactured, circa 1970-1979.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and r...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
"Leaves" Pendant Lamp by Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, 1970
By Mazzega
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare Mazzega pendant lamp designed and produced in murano, italy in the 70s. This magnificent chandelier is composed of long sheets of white frosted murano glass, suspende...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Maison Baguès Gilt Beaded Rock Crystal Large Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Maison Baguès Style Gold Gilt Iron With Beaded Body Leading To Rock Crystal Drops And In The Center A 12" Rock Crystal Spike That Is Just Incredible, Finished On...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
21st Century, 6-Lights Chandelier in clear and turquoise Crystal and Bronze
Located in Calenzano, FI
6-Lights chandelier in clear and turquoise crystal and gold patinated bronze.
The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes ea...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Brass and Crystal Glass Chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning five-tier chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, manufactured in circa 1970-1979. A handmade and high quality piece. The chandelier features a 24-karat gold-plated five-tier st...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Lobmeyr Metropolitan Opera Crystal Chandelier Sputnik Design
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Westport, CT
Lobmeyr, designed by Hans Harold Rath originally for the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln center, made in Austria. Vintage Chandelier, the Met erupted when the chandelier rose toward th...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
1960 Italy Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier Crystal Lens
Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Stunning cascading chandelier with lens crystals and a brass frame. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Palwa, Germany in the 1960s.
Design: ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$3,000 Sale Price
32% Off
French Bows and Rams Heads Crystal Beaded Dome Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light, will be rewired with certified UL US socket for the USA and certified socket for other countries and ready to hang. Bronze bows and rams heads with perfect patina....
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Early 1900s French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Baltic Style Gilt Bronze, Glass and Crystal Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Neoclassical Baltic Style Chandelier 54-lights by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, is enriched with Cobalt Blue glass .
The elegant top crown suspe...
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2010s Italian Baltic Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Original Bakalowits Chandelier Mid-Century Modern 60ies
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakalowits 1960
mid century chandelier
1960 original from the time
cleaned and rewired and Suitable for the US -
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Bronze D
Oré Chandelier, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Bronze D'Oré Chandelier, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Four Clear Glass Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass Lanterns by Baccarat France, marked Baccarat Depose.
Produced in an art nouveau style with palmettes and scrolls...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Art Deco Style Five-Tiered Three-Light Crystal Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Deco style five-tiered three-light crystal glass and brass chandelier from circa 1950s.
This beautiful Art Deco style chandelier in a classic wedding cake form...
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1950s German Art Deco Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Large French Bagues Style bronze, crystal and colored glass fruit chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This exuberant Extremely Large and Unusual French chandelier in the manner of Maison Baguès features a richly adorned 24 light frame with layered tiers of sweeping crystal-beaded ar...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Fontana Arte Pendant Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in Red Lion, PA
FONTANA ARTE
Made in Italy, ca. 1950.
Gorgeous six-light pendant lamp, star-shaped brass structure, thick circular crystal diffuser, circular brass lamp holder. Signed
Not UL certified
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1950s Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1 of the 2 Stunning Faceted Crystal and Chrome Pendants, Kinkeldey
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
This modernist design pendants were designed by the Kinkeldey design team during the 1960s and manufactured in Germany. A very Elegant Kinkeldey pendant, it is comfortable with all d...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Reggia Versailles chandelier with crystal drops
Located in Firenze, FI
Illuminate your space with the elegance of our timeless chandelier, featuring an eye-catching bronze frame adorned with sparkling crystal drops. This chandelier effortlessly blends c...
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2010s Italian Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$2,754 / item
Italian Micro-Beaded Tiered Amethyst Crystal Prisms Chandelier c 1920 One of Two
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 1 light in center. This is one of two that I have! Will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the Usa and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready t...
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
1970 Italy Gaetano Sciolari Sputnik Cascade Chandelier Crystal Balls
Chrome
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant sputnik waterfall pendant light chandelier with crystal balls on a chromed frame. Hanging glass resembles icicles. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of ligh...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Murano Black Glass Chandelier, 6 Lights, by Gianni
Loris Signoretto for Fendi
By Signoretto
Located in NICE, FR
This exceptional chandelier, created for Fendi, embodies the excellence of Venetian glassmaking and the rarity of iconic pieces that mark the history of design. Entirely handmade on ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
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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