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Hundi Lighting

19th Century Anglo-Indian Style Etched Glass Bell Jar Hundi Lantern.
19th Century Anglo-Indian Style Etched Glass Bell Jar Hundi Lantern.

19th Century Anglo-Indian Style Etched Glass Bell Jar Hundi Lantern.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

19th Century Anglo-Indian Style Etched Glass Bell Jar Hundi Lantern A striking 19th-century style Anglo-Indian hundi bell jar lantern featuring a hand-blown clear glass bowl with el...

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Materials

Brass

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French Hundi lantern
French Hundi lantern

French Hundi lantern

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H 20 in Dm 9 in

French Hundi lantern

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Decorative light fixture lantern with green glass and tole metal 3 lights

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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

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Vintage Val Saint Lambert Hundi Lantern
Vintage Val Saint Lambert Hundi Lantern

Vintage Val Saint Lambert Hundi Lantern

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H 21 in W 13 in D 13 in

Vintage Val Saint Lambert Hundi Lantern

Located in San Francisco, CA

A vintage glass hall lantern from Val Saint Lambert. Etched with the craftsman name, "Best Crystal Glass" and "Made in Belgium" this Classic Hundi is a show stopper. The antique Hall...

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Vintage 1940s Chandeliers and Pendants

Brass And Etched Glass Hundi
Brass And Etched Glass Hundi

Brass And Etched Glass Hundi

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H 26 in Dm 12 in

Brass And Etched Glass Hundi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Glass Bell Jar with etched Greek Key Pattern and Brass Fixture

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Bell Jar / Hundi With Etched Detailing
Bell Jar / Hundi With Etched Detailing

Bell Jar / Hundi With Etched Detailing

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Glass Bell Jar with etched floral and leaf motif. Antiqued Brass fixture .

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

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Custom Hand Blown Hundi Style Light
Custom Hand Blown Hundi Style Light

Custom Hand Blown Hundi Style Light

By Far-Fetched, LLC.

Located in Houston, TX

Hand-blown glass bowl with brass fittings, would be a great Hall Light. Thumbprint design with three candelabra sockets 40 watts each. One could shorten the chain and use as a semi-...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian British Colonial Chandeliers and Pe...

Materials

Brass

2 Etched Glass Anglo Indian Hundi or Hall Lights
2 Etched Glass Anglo Indian Hundi or Hall Lights

2 Etched Glass Anglo Indian Hundi or Hall Lights

Located in Palm Beach, FL

5 leaf and grape pattern etched glass with bronze fittings, Anglo Indian Hundi or hanging hall lights, with smoke bells. Easily and reasonably electrified. Sizes and designs differ s...

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Antique 19th Century Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

Hundi Lantern
Hundi Lantern

Hundi Lantern

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H 34 in Dm 17.25 in

Hundi Lantern

Located in London, GB

A late 20th century brass and glass Hundi lantern, with 3 internal lights.

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Late 20th Century European Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hundi Hanging Lamps
Pair of Hundi Hanging Lamps

Pair of Hundi Hanging Lamps

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H 22.84 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in

Pair of Hundi Hanging Lamps

Located in London, GB

A Charming Pair of Hundi Lamps, otherwise Called Hundi Lamps Lovely Engraved Band Supported by Three Chains

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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants

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Large Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design
Large Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design

Large Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impressively scaled bell jar fixture with elaborately detailed metal work and etched Greek Key design. Large size 16" diameter.  

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1990s Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Lare Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design
Lare Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design

Lare Hundi/Bell Jar Fixture with Etched Greek Key Design

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impressively scaled bell jar fixture with elaborately detailed metal work and etched Greek Key design. PLEASE NOTE: Parcel Delivery is not an option for this item. White Glove or Fro...

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2010s Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants

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Pair of Austrian Etched Bell Jar Hall Lanterns 'Hundis'
Pair of Austrian Etched Bell Jar Hall Lanterns 'Hundis'

Pair of Austrian Etched Bell Jar Hall Lanterns 'Hundis'

By Rudolf Ditmar

Located in Southampton, NY

A pair of Austrian blown glass bell jar hall lanterns or hundis with etched fern and star design. Originally used with candles, each of these lanterns has been electrified with a fou...

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19th Century Anglo-Indian Regency Style Hall Lantern (Hundi)

19th Century Anglo-Indian Regency Style Hall Lantern (Hundi)

Located in Southampton, NY

This hindi lantern (bell jar lantern) features a traditional Bristol color, teal glass bell with smoke cap, all suspended by a metal collar and adjustable chains. Originally used fo...

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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Lanterns

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Hundi Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of hundi lighting you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, metal and brass, every item from our selection of hundi lighting was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of hundi lighting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of hundi lighting, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Far-Fetched, LLC. and Rudolf Ditmar each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of hundi lighting that is worth considering.

How Much is a Hundi Lighting?

Prices for a piece of hundi lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $4,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,564.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.