Pair of Majestic Murano Glass Sapphire Colored Poliedri Chandelier
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
This Monumental chandelier consists with circa 200 colored Poliedri glass of Murano. Sapphire color variation with heavenly and aquamarine precious Poliedri. Measures: Height without...
Blown Glass
Large Poliedri Multicolor Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
This chandelier consists dozens of hand blown gray, amber , pink , light blue and clear "Poliedri" made of Murano glass with a bronze color frame. Price is for 1 item. Available al...
Glass
Amber an Grey Large Poliedri Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
This chandelier consists dozens of hand blown gray , amber and clear "Poliedri" made of Murano glass with a brass frame. Available also a pair . Edition limited from a great master...
Glass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier "Polyhedr" by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier "Polyhedr" by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, 1960s
Murano Glass
Pair of Light Blue Poliedri Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
This chandelier consists dozens of hand blown Acquamarine light blu color Poliedri made of Murano glass with a brass frame. Price is for 2item. Edition limited from a great master ...
Glass
Venini Murano Glass Chandelier, Reticello Design, Brass, Italy, 1950
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass chandelier decorated in reticello glass, made by Venini Glass and Att. to be designed by Carlo Scarpa.
Brass
Venini Midcentury "Tessuto" White and Crystal Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid Century White and Crystal "Tessuto" Murano Glass Chandelier. This wonderful object was produced in Italy in the 70s by Venini.
Brass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier "Polyhedr" by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier "Polyhedr" by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, 1960s
Glass
Murano Glass Peach Globe Pendant Chandelier in the Style of Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Murano glass ceiling pendant lamp executed in the style of Carlo Scarpa, featuring a spherical hand-blown glass shade with an all-over molded optic pattern. The softly tinted...
Chrome
VENINI “Poliedri” Carlo Scarpa Murano Glass Iron 1955 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI “Poliedri “ Carlo Scarpa Murano glass iron 1955 Italy.
Murano Glass
Extraordinary Venetian Lantern in Murano Reticello Glass, 1940s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary piece in Murano glass. Hand blown "reticello" glass, typical example of the renowned Venetian glassworks, attribuited to Venini. Measures: Total height with chain 75 cm...
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana Murano Glass pendant, Italy, 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana murano glass pendant, Italy, 1930s.
Chrome
Poliedri Chandelier by Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with hand blown polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses in clear, light pink, and light green colors, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, made in Ital...
Metal
Venini-Style Polyhedron Carlo Scarpa Round Chandelier, 1950
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Poliedro by Venini Carlo Scarpa Design 1950.
Murano Glass
Poliedri Lamp by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1958 Italy
Located in Melbourne, VIC
A monumental Murano glass chandelier composed of hundreds of faceted Poliedri prisms suspended from a square metal frame.
Murano Glass
$2,970Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Murano Glass and Metal Pendant Attributed to Lenti by Carlo scarpa
Located in Schoorl, NL
Fun Italian sphere pendant with a playful motif. Attributed to Lenti by Carlo scarpa for Venini
Metal
Large Italian Midcentury Clear Satin Murano Glass Flush Mount / Pendant
By Carlo Scarpa, Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Mid-Century Modern Mold blown Murano glass flush mount or pendant in satin glass. The glass is blown in a concentric circle with a geometric pattern. A hand blown rose for...
Murano Glass
$7,889Sale Price|20% Off
Italian 1960s Poliedri Glass, Steel and Brass Ceiling Lamp
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Poliedri Glass, Steel and Brass Ceiling Lamp
Brass, Steel
Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier, Carlo Scarpa
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian chandelier made from 56 beautiful Murano glasses "poliedri". The glasses have two different color, 26 blue and 30 transparent. Structure in gold and brass colored met...
Blown Glass
Art Deco chandelier attributed to Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Tomaso Buzzi, Paolo Venini, Barovier, Venini
Located in Lugo, IT
Art Deco chandelier attributed to Venini Slight defect in a vertical tube Good condition. Thanks
Brass
Modernist Handblown Translucent Murano Glass Polyhedral Chandelier
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
This luminous modernist glass chandelier features numerous handblown Murano translucent glass polyhedral shades. Each glass polyhedral shade is individually hung from its frame by ha...
Chrome
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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