Emile Galle Owl Chandelier
Located in Greer, SC
Gorgeous Emile Galle Chandelier Each Lampshade is 5"x5"
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Emile Galle Owl Chandelier
Located in Greer, SC
Gorgeous Emile Galle Chandelier Each Lampshade is 5"x5"
Art Glass
Black Forest Carved Hanging Owl Chandelier with Wing Span
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest, Brienz Collection, Owls, Lighting, Chandeliers Brienz Black Forest lodge furnishings new items special collections Brienz collection chandeliers lighting new item owls.
Wood
Black Forest Carved Hanging Owl Chandelier with Wing Span
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest, Carvings, Owls, Chandeliers Brienz Black Forest lodge furnishings new items special collections Brienz collection chandeliers lighting new item owls.
Wood
Art Deco Carved Oakwood and Alabaster Five-Light Chandelier with Owl Figure
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful and impressive five-light oakwood chandelier featuring an owl figure from Germany, dating to the 1930s.
Alabaster
Rare & Meaningful Art Deco 5-Light Chandelier w Owl Sculpture & Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Some pieces you only find once in your life and that is what we thought when we first saw this unique Art Deco era chandelier. The remarkable hand carved wooden owl bird sculpture is...
Alabaster, Metal
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carved owl chandelier could be flying your way soon (no pun intended).
Oak
Contemporary Steel and Glass Owl Light Fixture from the SoShiro Ainu Collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The Kotan Lamp is a contemporary chandelier from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning Ainu artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri.
Steel
French Empire Chandelier with Six Lights
Located in Charleston, SC
Another canopy is linkig the chandelier to the ceiling. Fabulous or moulu bronze decor under the lamp -essential as this is a very visible part of a chandelier-representing owls alt...
Bronze
Empire Form Chandelier with Owl - Prague Library, c. 1910
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Wonderful early 20th century carved oak Empire form chandelier having three-dimensional carved owl with glass eyes on an open book surmounting acanthus-leaved carved five-armed body ...
Antique Bronze Light Fixture with Owl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bronze, 3 lights, glass Loetz shades, regal owl in the center
Bronze
1969 Handmade Porcelain Owl Swag Lamp Pendant Light
Located in Waxahachie, TX
DOB 1969 Signed. Puts out a large amount of light. Beautiful little piece, lots of character. Statement piece. Switch on cord. 8' chained cord.
Porcelain
Antique Black Forest Antler Chandelier With Owl Statue
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a nice ceiling lamp made of deer antlers and hornroses. with a teracotta owl and lantern. executed ca. 1900.
Terracotta, Antler
Sold
H 37.41 in Dm 12.6 in
German Hand Carved Wooden Pendant Light Chandelier with Owl Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful hand-carved wooden pendant light, chandelier with an adorable, detailed carved sculpture of an owl, sitting on books in the center of the chandelier.
Wood
Sold
H 47.25 in Dm 29.53 in
Hand Carved Wooden and Alabaster Four-Light Chandelier with Owl Figure, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful and impressive four-light wooden chandelier with an owl figure, Germany, the 1930s. The hand carved chandelier features three arms, each with an alabaster lampshade and an ...
Alabaster
Unique and Large Black Forest Carved Wood Chandelier with Five Owl Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare German chandelier. We sold many chandeliers through the years, but never did we see one with as much as five carved owls.
Wood
Sold
H 38 in Dm 33.25 in
Amazing Arts & Crafts 6-Light Chandelier with Owl Sculpture and Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
The remarkable hand carved owl sculpture is at the center of this chandelier.
Alabaster, Metal
Sold
H 38 in Dm 33.25 in
Amazing Arts & Crafts 6-Light Chandelier with Owl Sculpture and Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
The remarkable hand carved owl sculpture is at the center of this chandelier.
Alabaster, Metal
Vintage Hand Carved German Black Forest Chandelier with an Owl Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
I recommend big milk glass light bulbs for the chandelier. The owl sculpture is approximate 10 3/4" high, total length with power cord is max. 35 inches.
Metal
Amazing Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Chandelier with Owl Sculpture, early 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, stunning and all handcrafted work of lighting art. Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique Arts and Cra...
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 35.44 in Dm 31.5 in
Art Deco Carved Five-Light Chandelier with Owl Figure and Glass by Ezan, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
This large antique chandelier features an adorable owl figure sitting on an open book in the center of the chandelier.
Glass, Wood
Unique Arts & Crafts Flying Owl Sculptures Pendant / Metal Art Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 20th century, owls with glass eyes chandelier. If you are a collector of unique and stylish, Arts & Crafts antiques then this amazing and all handcrafted light fixture could ...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Sold
H 29 in W 14.8 in D 6.8 in
Arts and Crafts Bronze Owl Sculpture Pendant Light with Cathedral Glass Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully handcrafted owl holding a lantern. This beautifully executed and sculptural light fixture will look great at home, but it can also create the perfect atmosphere...
Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 31 in W 15.2 in D 7.8 in
Arts and Crafts Era Flying Owl Sculpture Pendant Light or Lantern with Cut Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully handcrafted, flying owl holing a lantern light fixture. This beautifully executed and sculptural light fixture will look great at home, but it can also create t...
Brass, Bronze, Spelter, Wire
Swedish Hammered Copper Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Swedish copper six-light chandelier with owl motif on the body. Measurements: Diameter: 24.5" Current drop: 39" (adjustable).
Copper
Art Nouveau Owl Chandelier
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An Art Nouveau style brass chandelier with the hanging support with four mounted and incised owl forms with out-stretched wings and glass eyes, surrounded by four tulip-shaped blown ...
Blown Glass
Arts and Crafts Owl Hanging Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
We have had many great lamps over the years, but none quite like this! The owl and lamp bowl are hand formed copper. The shade is a combination of glass stones and panels, leaded tog...
Glass
German Black Forest Chandelier with an Owl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic German Black Forest chandelier dates to the 1920s-1930s and is hand carved.
Wood
$18,454
H 35.44 in W 72.84 in D 41.34 in
Vintage George Smith Kilim Upholstered Three Seat Couch or Sofa Feather Cushions
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cushions A stunning sofa which is one of G...
Upholstery
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
$34,500 / set
H 72 in W 48 in D 4.5 in
Pair Of Large Antique Architectural Religious Stained Glass Windows
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fabulous quality turn of the 19th century pair of religious painted stained glass arched windows. Set in oak and bent wood frame. Beautifully depicting the teachings of Jesus. "Suffe...
Stained Glass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$10,828
H 41.34 in W 34.26 in D 28.35 in
German Lusterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier w. Carved Mermaid Figure and Antlers
Located in Barntrup, DE
This amazing German chandelier features a delicate hand-carved and polychrome hand-painted mythical lady or mermaid with a scaly fishtail. The adorable and handsome lady is holding a...
Metal, Wrought Iron
$34,176
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$368,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 104 in W 45 in D 6 in
104" Historic Tiffany Window "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after Mantegna c1890
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
Magnificent historic Tiffany Studios framed window, "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after the 1460 work by Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Incorporating a harm...
Stained Glass
$38,436
H 8.67 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...
Marble, Sterling Silver
Antique German Black Forest Carved Walnut Stein or Tankard, Circa 1880s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Black Forest carved walnut stein or tankard, circa 1880s.
Walnut
Victorian Religious Antique Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large religious antique stained glass window with its original carved sandstone window frame. Reclaimed from a church in Upton, Wirral. Though unsigned, the window has been attri...
Stained Glass
Black Forest Carved Swiss Entry Mirror with Climbing Bears
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Swiss Black Forest carved entry or hall mirror with climbing bears both sides and pine boughs with pine cones at top and bottom. Carved by Swiss master carver Bernhard Amend. H...
Other
Pair Black Forest Carved Hanging Game Plaques
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matched pair of Black Forest linden wood hanging game plaques. One with chamois and grouse, the other red stag and fox. Both complete with rifle and game bags. Part of the Brienz Col...
Wood
Pair Black Forest Carved Table Lamps with Ibex and Chamois
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Black Forest Carved Table Lamps with Ibex and Chamois A beautiful pair of wooden carved table lamps depicting an ibex and a chamois family in front of a tree. Hand-carved in Br...
Wood
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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