French Gilt Chandelier with Amethyst Flowers and Molded Glass Leaves
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt metal chandelier with crystal insets, molded glass leaves and cut crystal flowers. Measurements: Diameter: 24" Height of body: 27" Present drop: 34"
Crystal, Metal
Gilt Metal Fixture with Amethyst Crystal Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt light fixture with crystal insets in body and amethyst crystal flowers, molded glass leaves and six interior lights. Measurements: Current drop: 26″ Diame...
Crystal, Metal
Gilt Metal Fixture with Amethyst Crystal Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt light fixture with crystal insets in body and amethyst crystal flowers, molded glass leaves and eight interior lights. Measurements: Current drop: 26" Dia...
Crystal, Bronze
A Large Antique French Louis XVI St. Ormolu Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual Large Antique French Louis XVI Style Triple-Tier Ormolu, Amethyst Rock Crystal, Cut Rock Crystal and AMber glass Multi-Light 27-Arm Fruit Chandelier This important ...
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Antique French Gold Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French gold bronze & clear and amethyst baccarat crystal chandelier, Circa 1890.
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage French Chandelier with Crystal Insets
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt chandelier with inset clear and amethyst crystals. 8 chandelier lights.
Crystal, Bronze
Green Painted and Gilt Wrought Iron Amethyst Chandelier with Fruits, 1900s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful, green patinated and gilt wrought iron six-light chandelier decorated with glass pears, leaves greaps and crystal pendants, France, circa 1900-1920s. Socket: 6 x e14 sta...
Crystal, Wrought Iron
$37,500 / item
Bubble35 Rock Crystal Chandelier by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pink rock crystal and amethyst bubble chandelier with polish brass frame.
Rock Crystal
$67,800Sale Price|20% Off
A Fine Palatial French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine palatial French Louis XV style gilt bronze rock crystal, amethyst, crystal and cut-glass sixteen-light chandelier in the manner of Baccarat.
Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Dore Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French Louis XV style doré bronze crystal chandelier with amethyst. The chandelier has six lights and has been newly wired.
Amethyst, Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Bronze 7 Light Chandelier with Amethyst Pear Drops
Located in GB
Mid-20th century French Seven-light crystal chandelier with a patinated dark bronze frame.
Amethyst, Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Italian Amethyst Crystal Light Fixtures. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Italian beaded light fixtures. Sold Individually. Measurements: Current drop: 21" Height of body: 17" Diameter: 12"
Crystal, Metal
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Crystal and Ormolu Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and important French early 19th century Louis XV st. Baccarat crystal and ormolu eight light chandelier. The incredible Baccarat central fut is surrounded by scrolled ormo...
Crystal, Ormolu
Large Gilt Fixture with Amethyst Crystal Flowers
Located in New York, NY
French gilt light fixture with molded glass leaves and amethyst flowers and crystal insets, circa 1940s. Interior lights. Measurements: Current drop: 37.5" diameter: 42 .5"
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Baguès Rock Crystal Gold Silver Gilt Beaded Swag Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Baguès style rock crystal and amethyst crystal with gold and silver gilt body chandelier with beaded swags and a crystal swirl centre shaft and flower ...
Crystal, Amethyst, Rock Crystal
1930’s French Silver Plated Light Fixture with Amethyst crystals
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1930’s French silver plate light fixture with flower design amethyst crystals
Crystal, Silver Plate
Wonderful French Maison Baguès Louis XV Rock Crystal Beaded Basket Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
The steel frame is an antique gold leafed and encrusted with a mixture of hand-cut rock crystal, amethyst and clear crystal prisms.
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
$10,150Sale Price|71% Off
19th-20th Century Louis XV Style 8 Light Silvered and Color-Crystal Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Epoque 19th-20th century Louis XV style eight-light silvered-bronze and colored-crystal chandelier with amethyst grape clusters and molded glass pendants of ...
Amethyst, Bronze
Amethyst Glass Leaves Chandelier in the Style of Maison Baguès, 1950s
By Maison Baguès
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful six-light amethyst crystal flower chandelier in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s.
Crystal, Brass
Rare Veinnese Amethyst Chandelier by Oswald Haerdtl for Bakalowits, 1950s
By Oswald Haerdtl, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare midcentury cut glass and gilt brass nine -arms and chandelier designed by Oswald Haerdtl for Bakalowits & Sohne, Austria, Vienna, circa 1950s. Socket: 12 x e14 for standard scr...
Crystal, Brass
French Bagues Style Light Fixture with White and Amethyst glass
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
A French Bagues style light fixture with white and amethyst glass leaves
Crystal, Brass
Set of 4 Gilt Lanterns with Glass Leaves and Amethyst Flowers. Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of circa 1940s French gilt metal lanterns with four interior lights, the body with amethyst colored crystal flowers. Measurements: Height 15" min. drop Diameter 14"
Crystal, Metal
Big Maison Bagues Style French Amethyst Murano Drops Beads Sconces c 1920
By Maison Baguès
Located in Firenze, Toscana
These will be newly wired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Gold gilt metal with perfect patina. Housing th...
Crystal
Pair of Silver Plated Light Fixtures with Amethyst Flowers. Sold individually.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French silver plated light fixtures with crystal insets and Amethyst flowers and drops with eight interior lights. Sold Individually. Measurements: 24" min. drop (adjustabl...
Crystal, Silver Plate, Bronze
Pair of Glass Leaves Chandelier in the Style of Maison Baguès, 1950s
By Maison Baguès
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful pair of six-light clear glass and amethyst crystal flower chandeliers in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s.
Crystal, Brass
French Maison Baguès Style Amethyst & Clear Murano Drops Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Firenze, Toscana
*I have another matching chandelier but without the spear in center.
Crystal
French Beaded Maison Baguès Style Amethyst & Clear Murano Drop Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5 lights. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for country and ready to hang. Gorgeous swags throughout. Alternating Mur...
Crystal
$7,365Sale Price / item|20% Off
Chandelier 6 arms Crystal and Gold Murano glass Amethyst Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
The name, as well as the structure evokes the splendour of the past centuries. It is an evergreen model, a Classic product manufactured by our skilled masters glass-worker. The Muran...
Blown Glass
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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