Rare Surrealist “High Heel Shoe” Tôle Chandelier, 5-Light, France, ca. 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
The naturally worn grey paint and light oxidation enhance the authentic patina that collectors and designers appreciate. Chandeliers in this whimsical form are extremely rare, making...
Metal
Shabby Chic White and Gold Washed Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Shabby chic white and gold washed chandelier. Gorgeous six-arm electrified chandelier accented with gold acanthus style fern leaves.
Brass, Metal
Beautiful Cottage Style Shabby Chic Florence Flower Chandelier Eglo Leuchten
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style six-light chandelier. Functions as is with six E14 / 110 volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 watts each bulb. Beautiful colored metal chandelier. It gives the...
Metal
Beautiful Silvered Shabby Chic Florence Flower Chandelier Honsel Leuchten German
By Honsel
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style six-light chandelier. Functions as is with six E14 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 Watts each bulb. Beautiful silvered metal chandelier. Chain with ...
Metal
Beautiful Silvered Shabby Chic Florence Flower Chandelier Honsel Leuchten German
By Honsel
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style six-light chandelier. Functions as is with six E14 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 Watts each bulb. Beautiful silvered metal chandelier. Chain with ...
Metal
Beautiful Tole Shabby Chic Florence Flower Chandelier with Crystals German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style four-light chandelier. Functions as is with four E14 / 110 Volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 Watts each bulb. Beautiful colored metal chandelier with lots f...
Crystal, Metal
A SHABBY-CHIC NEO-CLASSICAL Compression Sculpture TABLE LAMP, France 1990
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculptural cubic table lamp, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Neoclassical, massive cubic compression of golden and silver metals, with an orientable rectangular horizontal shade, allo...
Metal
Cottage Style Shabby Chic Florence Grape & Leaf Pendant Light, Kolarz Austria
By Kolarz Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style one-light pendant chandelier. The Fixture requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bulb, bulb up to 100 watts. Beautiful colored metal chandelier with grap...
Metal
A Sculptural SHABBY-CHIC BRONZE BRUTALIST 3 Lights CEILING FIXTURE, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional suspension, pendant or even a luminous sculpture made of three arms of light, Art-Déco, Modernist, Brutalist, with pieces and joints in aluminum, cylindric massive axi...
Aluminum, Bronze
A SHABBY-CHIC BLOWN GLASS CEILING FIXTURE by BAROVIER & TOSO, MURANO, Italy 1970
By Barovier&Toso
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, spectacular and elegant suspension chandelier, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, cylindrical structures in thick patinated bronze, 2 arms in twisted glass and 2 leaves in blow...
Bronze
Gorgeous Iron Six Light White & Gilt Toleware Ceiling Light, Germany 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming shabby-chic cream white and gold painted iron chandelier discovered at an estate sale in Parma, Italy.
Metal
Light Pink Shabby Chic Florence Style Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Frisco, TX
Exquisite Florentine style five-light chandelier. Functions as is with 5, E14 / 110 volt Light bulbs, 40 watt each bulb. Very cute for a girls room.
Metal
Pineapple Chandelier Hollywood Regency Style
Located in Long Island, NY
Six-arm shabby chic pineapple chandelier, maintains original paint, with minor rustification.
Metal
Late 19th Century French Gothic Eight-Light Iron Chandelier with Fleur de Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
The fixture is embellished with detailed and intricate motifs throughout, including a forged Fleur de Lys and a long twisted stem that goes up to the ceiling. The shabby chic chandel...
Iron
A SHABBY-CHIC NEO-CLASSICAL SEVENTIES Square TABLE LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A generous and rigorous cubic table lamp, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, stepped base in chrome metal with a square section enhanced by beige fabric tops, topped with a large cylindric...
Metal
Shabby Chic Moroccan Multi-Color Glass Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
This captivating and elegant metallic round lamp has been created in the Iraqi style and features individually wrought multicolored glass panes and elaborate hand-tooled design work....
Metal
Beautiful Cottage Style Shabby Chic Florence Flower Chandelier Eglo Leuchten
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style four-light chandelier. Functions as is with four E14 / 110 volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 watts each bulb. Beautiful colored metal chandelier. It gives ...
Metal
Fine Shabby Chic Italian Gold Gilt Tole Polychrome Fixture Basket Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and very fine shabby chic Italian gold gilt tole polychrome 6 candelabra light fixture in a basket form chandelier.
Metal
Light Pink, Blue and Mint Shabby Chic Florence Style Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous exquisite Florentine style five-light chandelier. Functions as is with five E14 / 110 volt light bulbs, 40 watt each bulb. It gives the room a beautiful warm light and show...
Metal
Cottage Style Shabby Chic Florence Flower and Glass Chandelier Eglo Leuchten
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous exquisite Florentine style five-light chandelier. Functions as is with five E14 / 110 volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 watts each bulb. Beautiful colored metal and glass ...
Metal
c1900 Petite French Art Nouveau Cut Crystal Floral Form Chandelier Shabby & Chic
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Petite c1900 French Art Nouveau Shabby & Chic Cut Crystal and Beaded Floral Form Chandelier. 4 lights and some very nice detail.
Metal
Shabby Chic White Painted Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Great shabby chic white painted six arm chandelier.
Metal
Shabby Chic Five Arm painted tassel chandelier
Located in Scarsdale, NY
It has alot of personality and a shabby chic look.
Metal
Petite Shabby French Chic White Distressed Pretty! Toile Chandelier
Located in Westport, CT
Petite Shabby French chic white distressed pretty pretty pretty toile chandelier.
1930s French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
This gorgeous antique chandelier was made in France during the 1930s. Multicolored crystals beautifully compliment the chandelier's shabby chic style distressed painted metal body.
Crystal
1930s French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
This gorgeous antique chandelier was made in France during the 1930s. Multicolored crystals beautifully compliment the chandelier's shabby chic style distressed painted metal body.
Crystal
French Country Chandelier with Basket, late 20th century
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
Rustic, shabby chic pendant chandelier with six-light points with drip effect candle tubes.
Metal
Italian Florentine Chandelier with Gold Flecked Glass, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative Italian Florentine chandelier from the 1970s, distinguished by its expressive, sculptural form and richly layered materials. The hand-worked iron frame unfolds i...
Metal
Vintage French Five-Arm Chandelier, Faux Bamboo, 1960s Design
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-20th Century vintage French faux bamboo tole palm tree 5 arm chandelier. Bring a touch of vintage French charm to your home with this 1960s design five-arm chandelier. Featuring ...
Metal
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 34 in D 34 in
Antique Reproduction Italian Chandelier with Rock Style Crystals
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique reproduction Italian chandelier with rock style crystals This beautiful reproduction was designed by Full Bloom Cottage, handmade in Italy. This large tiered chandelier has ...
Crystal, Iron
Beautiful Mid Century Hollywood Regency Five-Light Chandelier 1960s
By Koegl
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful midcentury Hollywood Regency chandelier makes a striking statement with its sculptural wheat sheaf and floral bouquet design, richly finished in vibrant colors and ins...
Metal
Antique Rococo style crystal chandelier
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful Rococo style chandelier with 6 lights. The chandelier is richly decorated with beautiful large cut crystal pendeloques, flower rosettes and stars. Some of the crystals a...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Flowers Eight Light Tole Chandelier Gilded Metal, European, 1960s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Hollywood Regency mid-century gilt tole flower chandelier, the fixture requires eight European E14 candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 40 watts. This light has a beautiful patina and...
Metal
Beautiful Cottage Style Classic Chandelier Weathered Verdigris Look and Brass
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Elegant and classic chandelier finished in a verdigris look with brass accents. Functions as is with five E14 / 110 volt light bulbs. Can take up to 40 watts each bulb. Beautiful col...
Metal
Elegant Vintage Chandelier White Lucite Flowers, Eglo Leuchten Austria 1970s
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful ceiling light, made in Austria in the 1970s. Some beautiful lucite flowers. The Fixture requires three European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 40 watts....
Metal
French Silver Plated Light Fixture with Crystal Flowers
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
A French silver plated chandelier with flower crystals inset. (Pair available)
Bronze
$1,712Sale Price|25% Off
H 41.34 in Dm 19.69 in
Mid Century Italian Tole Chandelier, Iron with Floral Design, 1950s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulb...
Iron, Tôle
Mid-Century Modern Murano Chandelier, Eight Lights, Italy, 1940
Located in Brussels, BE
Murano Chandelier With 8 Lights, Italy
Murano Glass
$2,360
H 30 in W 33 in D 33 in
French Country 9-Light Wrought Iron Chandelier with Carved Wood Accents
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
9-light chandelier crafted in the French Country and Tuscan Provincial style, it features a carved wooden center column with a softly distressed, whitewashed patina that gives the pi...
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Beautiful Country Style Hollywood Regency Three-Light Chandelier 1960s
By Koegl
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful midcentury Hollywood Regency chandelier makes a striking statement with its sculptural floral bouquet design, richly finished in vibrant colors and inspired by the ele...
Metal
Elegant 1950s Italian Tole Floral Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and colorful 1950s Italian tole chandelier, the color and the patina is much nicer in person.
Metal
$680
H 38 in Dm 22.5 in
Beautiful Tole Classic Chandelier Weathered Verdigris and Gilded Metal Vintage
By EGLO Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite Florentine style five-light chandelier. The Fixture requires five European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 40 watts. Beautiful metal chandelier black weathere...
Metal
Italian Chandelier with Glass Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Italian Murano glass chandelier. The light requires ten single E14 screw fit lightbulbs (40Watt max.) LED compatible. Diameter 78 cm. Height 70 cm. Total height with chain 1...
Metal
$6,734 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$3,305 / item
H 14 in W 48 in D 8 in
4-foot Pendant Light in Black Walnut with Brass Fixtures by Hinterland Design
By Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
It’s believed that ancient Egyptians may have had the technology to harness electricity and create light thousands of years ago. This technology is referred to as the light of the De...
Brass
$2,215Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 6 in W 7.25 in D 4.75 in
'Single Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Pierre Chareau, Maison Paname
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Single Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesier...
Alabaster, Steel
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$2,846Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Located in Redding, CT
Early 20th Century Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth. Classic Fairy Tale illustration of Little Boy Blue fallen asleep in the hay. Great for a little boys room above a bed. Li...
Canvas, Linen
Flushmount Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flushmount ceiling light by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Brass hardware, enameled aluminum, opaline glass diffusers. Wired for U.S. standards. We recommend three E27...
Brass, Aluminum
Marc Bankowsky, Four-Panel Plaster Screen, France, 2008
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary four-panel screen in polyester plaster by Marc Bankowsky. A designer and decorator for the past 20 years, Marc Bankowsky creates uniquely beautiful furniture and access...
Rope
Chinese Celadon Glazed Lotus Charger, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese celadon glazed shallow dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, mid 18th century, China. Beautifully glazed, with a carved decoration of a group of lotus, leaves, stalks and ...
Porcelain
$1,878 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
RESTOCK - 50cm Prismatic Glass Holophane Globe Parisian Street Lamp, C.1960
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
Worldwide shipping available, get in touch for a quote. Beautifully formed spherical Holophane Parisian glass street lights, made in France. c.1960. This version has the 50cm diame...
Glass, Fiberglass
Tekiò Horizontal P4 Pendant Lamp by Anthony Dickens
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Tekiò horizontal P4 pendant lamp by Anthony Dickens. Dimensions: D 25 x W 226 x H 25 cm. Materials: Metal, washi japanese paper shade. Available in circular or rectangular canopy....
Metal
$3,426Sale Price|24% Off
H 32.49 in W 34.45 in D 17.92 in
Small Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet with Drawer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
Walnut, Spruce
$4,917Sale Price|20% Off
H 92.33 in W 46.86 in D 28.75 in
Antique Stamped Mellier & Co Anglo French Shabby Chic Wardrobe Mirrored Door
By Mellier & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Antique fully stamped Mellier & Co made, George Hilton & Son’s retailed Anglo French Shabby Chic wardrobe which is part of a set I...
Mirror, Hardwood
Silk over Metal "Suuria" Pendant Lamp by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
Urchin shaped suspended light hand made from crushed silk on metal.
Cut Steel
$3,503 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
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Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
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The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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