19th Century Italian 6 Bulb Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Immerse your space in the opulence of the 19th Century with this resplendent Italian gilt chandelier. Meticulously restored, it gleams anew with its shimmering gold finish. Freshly r...
Metal
19th Century French Gothic Forged Iron Six Candles Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Large decorative forged iron chandelier, late 19th century. Forged in France, circa 1890, the large chandelier can receive 6 candles (candles not provided).
Iron
Gothic Revival Brass Church Sanctuary Lamp Candle Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Brass Chandelier in Gothic Style – France, 19th Century A magnificent brass chandelier in Gothic style, dating from 19th century France.
Brass
Jewel of an English 19th C Silver and Cobalt Blue Glass 6 Arm Candle Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare jewel of a chandelier having a gorgeous mix of hallmarked silver plate and glistening cobalt blue glass. The 6 arms are currently for candles, but could easily be electrified ...
Silver Plate
Mid 19th Century Brass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
- Rewired with New Silk Antique Gold Flex. - 3core Flex - Fitted with Cream Card Candle Sleeves. - SES Candle Fitting Holders Fitted. - 6 Arms, 6 Light Fittings. - PAT Tested.
Brass
Antique Swedish 6-Arm Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large, elegant and impressive, newly restored antique Swedish Gustavian style chandelier with 6 scrolled arms and gold hanging wood and multifaceted crystal decorations. Elegant curv...
Wood
$35,200Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Gold Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique gold bronze chandelier, beautiful large chandelier with 12-light, it has just been American wired and certified ready to install. 12 - 6" was candle covers with dips which gi...
Bronze
A French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Bleu 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French Late 19th–Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Polychrome Six-Light Chandelier. The charming ovoid gilt-bronze urn-form body is decorated with a banded flo...
Metal, Bronze
Baltic 19th Century Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 15 light 4 tier chandelier in bronze and rock crystal. An outer ring of 12 gilt drip pans a-topped with rock crystal candle tubes and 12 x E14 candle bulbs below which h...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Ceramic Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 19th century slender chandelier made of cast, gilt bronze and accented with a spike at the bottom in cobalt ceramic–vitrified by fire to a depth of color and sheen that could ...
Metal
19th Century French Art Nouveau Empire Caryatid, Gilt Bronze & Beaded Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
A wonderful gilt bronze and a beaded crystal basket, 8-light ceiling fixture decorated with fine ornaments and garlands, France, 19th century. Porcelain caryatid and opaline white gl...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Empire Caryatid, Gilt Bronze & Beaded Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
A wonderful gilt bronze and a beaded crystal basket, 8-light ceiling fixture decorated with fine ornaments and garlands, France, late 19th century. Porcelain caryatid and opaline whi...
Crystal, Bronze
$5,600Sale Price|46% Off
19th Century Rare Pale Yellow Crystal Drops Birdcage Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This stunning chandelier with rare pale-yellow bobeches and drop crystals was made circa the mid-1800s and was originally lit with candles. We electrified it with 6 lights on the arm...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Rare 6 light Georgian Chandelier in Crystal c1870
Located in London, GB
The receiver plate supports six candle arms each ending with slip over drop hung drip pans. The baluster stem rises up to crystal ball and then upwards an upturned crystal dish from...
Crystal
French 19th Century Floral Bronze Chandelier with Pierced Urn Center
Located in New Orleans, LA
Showcasing a fine French 19th Century bronze chandelier with a plethora of details.
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Six Light Chandelier Floral Decoration
Located in Sweden, SE
A fine Empire style gilt bronze six-light chandelier of European origin, authentic second half 19th century period piece.
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style 6-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) bronze chandelier in the French Louis XVI neoclassical style with reticulated central ring with guilloche motif and long faceted crystal pendants, six candle a...
Bronze
Italian Rococo Painted Wood & Iron 6-Light Chandelier with Fruit Garland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional early 19th-century in the style Italian Rococo chandelier, carved wood with wrought iron arms.
Iron
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
French Gothic Style Wrought Iron 6 Arms Rectangular Chandelier or Pendant
Located in Plainview, NY
An exceptional 19th century French gothic style chandelier or pendant.
Wrought Iron
Antique Baroque-Style 6-Light Chandelier with Fine Cut & Beveled Crystal Prisms
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite mid 19th century baroque-style chandelier with bronze armature offering six (6) lights with finely cut and beveled clear quartz crystal prisms featuring seven different ...
Crystal, Bronze
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
French Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French bronze crystal chandelier, 6 lights, 4" wax candle covers, American wired.
Crystal, Brass
6 Branch Iron Candelier Hung with Coloured Crystal Fruits
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
6 Branch Iron Candelier Hung with Coloured Crystal Fruits, Grapes, Apples and Pears This is a stunning piece, lit with candles, the aged gilt iron frame is hung with bunches of Ambe...
Crystal
Louis XV Crystal Gilt-Bronze Twenty Six Light Oversized Chandelier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Classic Louis XV style large chandelier having 6 arms and 26 lamps (18 in the arms, 6 below, 1 central light, 1 on the top). The gilt metal frame is heavily laden with various siz...
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze
$10,920Sale Price|40% Off
English Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
English Georgian chandelier, dressed with kite and half pear crystals. The central steam is cut German crystal. 12 lights chandelier with, 6 - 6" resin candle covers.
Crystal
Large & Stunning Antique Fine Bronze Gothic Revival 12 Light Chandelier Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and truly beautiful Gothic chandelier for candles. In antiques it often is the case that the older a piece is, the better the quality and the details. This pre 1900s, ra...
Brass, Bronze
Awesome Antique Bronze Gothic Revival 9 Light Chandelier with Phoenix Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and truly impressive Neo-Gothic Church fixture that can also be used for candles. Over the decades we have sold a number of very good antique bronze, Gothic light fixtur...
Gold, Bronze
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Iron and Crystal Fruit Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Iron and gilt tole with six lights; having grape, apple, pears, and clear drops. Main colors are clear and light brown. Chandelier comes with 6 - 4" resin candle covers, and 6 shades.
Crystal, Iron
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Iron and Gilt Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Iron and gilt tole with six lights; having grape, apple, and drops. Main colors are purple and clear, chandelier comes with 6 - 6" white resin candle covers.
Crystal, Iron
Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers
Located in Berlin, DE
Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers, in the Style of the Spanish Royal Factory of Glass and Crystal of La Granja A large pair of Empire style 7-light ...
Crystal, Metal
Large and Striking Antique Bronze & Brass Gothic Revival Torches Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and meaningful, Gothic church relic from the late 1800s. This stunning and all handcrafted five-light chandelier from the 1870s is designed in the shape of an advent wreat...
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Chandelier in Louis XV Style, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisitely-designed gilt-bronze and cut-crystal chandelier in the Louis XV style, with six(6) candle-arms extending from a central column. Wired for USA electricity.
Crystal, Bronze
$5,569Sale Price|20% Off
Large Wrought Iron Chandelier with Dragons, Italy, circa 1900
By Alessandro Mazzucotelli
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Alessandro Mazzucotelli (born December 30, 1865 in Lodi and died January 29, 1938 in Milan) is an art craftsman, interior decorator and ironworker, one of the most renowned artistic ...
Wrought Iron
Clock Set, Bronze, Rouge Griotte, Etc, France, 19th C. After Clodion
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze, rouge griotte marble. France, 19th century, following Clodion's models. Set or garnish consisting of a table clock and two candlesticks with two lights each, made of blued ...
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Other
Tabletop Surtout. Date: Around 1900. Émile Froment-Meurice.
By Froment-Meurice
Located in Madrid, ES
Garlands of roses are a very common element in 19th-century silverware, inspired by Roman tradition and used with numerous variations, usually accompanied by interlacing patterns.
Silver
Pair of Baroque Style Silvered Bronze Rock Crystal Wall Sconce
Located in Forney, TX
Caldwell & Co., of New York City, was one of the premier designers and manufacturers of electric light fixtures and decorative metalwork from the late 19th to the mid-20th centur...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
An Exceptional Pair of Ormolu and Glass Triton Wall Lights by Lerolle of Paris
By Lerolle
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The firm exhibited at many of the world’s fairs and international exhibitions in the mid to late 19th century, the first being the 1849 Exhibition of Agricultural and Industrial Prod...
Ormolu
19th Century Brass Chandelier with 6 Arms, 12 Candles
Located in Liverpool, GB
19th century brass chandelier with 6 arms - 12 candles A 6-arm, 12-candle, brass chandelier with an openwork, engraved structure, with a wide ring attached to the body with six hold...
Crystal, Brass
French 19th Century Gilded Bronze 6-Light Antique Chandelier
Located in Chester, GB
A quality French gilded bronze 6-light antique chandelier, the barley twist tapering scrolling arms with circular trumpet bobeche drip pans and bulbous reeded candle sconces, issuing...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 18.12 in Dm 22.45 in
Mazarin Bronze Chandelier Antique 19th century Louis XIV style chandelier.
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Mazarin bronze chandelier Antique chandelier from the 19th century in the style of Louis XIV.
Bronze
Crystal and Bronze 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique French 6 light gilded and patinated chandelier. Strands of graduated lozenge shaped crystals. bands of patinated bronze mounted with gilt bronze decorative devices, surm...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Candelabra 19th Century Louis-Philippe
Located in Warsaw, PL
These antique candelabras are a wonderful combination of three contrasting tones: the golden color of gilt , the black color of the bronze that makes the angel figure a focal point a...
Malachite, Bronze
French Mid-19th Century F. Barbedienne Antique Bronze Chandelier
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Chester, GB
A quality French gilded bronze 6-light antique chandelier, the leaf clad scrolling arms with ornate circular bobeche drip pans and reeded twisted candle sconces, issuing from an orna...
Bronze
Very Rare Bronze Chandelier 6-Arm, circa 1900
Located in Liverpool, GB
A huge, 6-arm chandelier! Huge, 6-arm chandelier made of bronze! Dated circa 1900. A monumental chandelier, weighing 51 kilograms! ...electric, 24 candle light chandelier! The b...
Bronze
English Pair of 6-Light Bronze Antique Chandeliers
Located in Chester, GB
An English pair of bronze 6-light antique chandeliers, the scrolling arms with large stepped circular bobeche drip pans and reeded candle sconces, issuing from a knopped central colu...
Bronze
French Gilded Bronze and Crystal 19th Century Antique Chandelier
Located in Chester, GB
A French gilded bronze and crystal 7-light birdcage form antique chandelier, the 6 leaf scrolling arms with glass bobeche drip pans and bulbous candle sconces, issuing from a cage fo...
Bronze
19th Century Baccarat Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Alella, ES
Impressive chandelier with antique finish gilt bronze gilt corona supporting crystal prisms and four fine bronze arms supporting candle lights and hanging crystal prisms and rosette ...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Unavailable
H 31.5 in Dm 20.48 in
Tiny Late 19th Century Gas Chandelier of Elaborately Cast and Gilded Brass
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Vienna, AT
This chandelier from circa 1880-1890 is a former gas light chandelier in the style of Lobmeyr's typical style of the late 19th century.
Crystal, Brass
Unavailable
H 33 in Dm 22 in
6-Light Neoclassical Style Brass and Crystal Chandelier, Sweden, circa 1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
This Swedish neoclassical style fixture is hand cast aged brass with lead crystal prisms with gilt anthemion’s. Originally candle-burning, now skilfully French (externally) wired. Ch...
Crystal, Brass
Unavailable
H 55.12 in Dm 42.92 in
Pair of Rococo Baroque Iron Cast French Chandeliers, Gold Bronzed 6 Flames
Located in Ettlingen, DE
A pair of identical massive cast iron French chandeliers, each six flames, formerly run with natural gas, newly restored and electrified. Gold bronzed. The color of the glass candl...
Gold, Iron, Wire
Cast Bronze Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
An original candle fixture with rich details. 24 arms in clusters of 4 lights at the end of 6 major arms. 2 tiers (18+6 lights)
French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast bronze with ribbon-like delicate arms. 6 major arms with 3 candles on 2 levels per arm (18 lights). Original crystal trim with 3 oversized crystal finials and graduated crystal ...
An Antique Dore Bronze and Crystal French Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A dore bronze (gold on bronze) etched clear crystal and hanging light fixture with red faceted crystals with 6 candle holders which have not yet been electrified. Three dore chains...
Bronze
19th.C Italian Carved Giltwood chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This wood chandelier sports 6 large candles and has been restored with the original green painted panels behind gilt. The measurements do not include the canopy and chain, which can...
Antique Mazarin Pineapple Chandelier
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Ready to use. The chandelier is for 6 bulbs with a classic E14 candle thread up to 40 W.
Bronze
19th Century Italian Empire Crystal Candle Chandelier
Located in Milano, MI
In the lower section, spear shaped new crystal pendants dress the bottom of this antique chandelier of Italian origin. Good condition, the antique iron structure reveals old weldings...
Crystal, Iron, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XV style iron chandelier with a green finish, gilt metal accents enhance the curves of this fine chandelier. The six scrolled candle arms are now U.S. wired making f...
Mid-19th Century 6-Light Chandelier in Mazarin Style
Located in Paris, FR
Six-light chandelier crafted in Mazarin style. Engraved with a lattice enclosing flowers, an ovoid ball connects to the central baluster decorated with foliage motifs. Candle arms in...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Gothic Revival 6 Light Chandelier with Crown
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French Gothic Revival 6 light chandelier with a center crown. The chandelier starts with a Empire influenced top with three brass arms to hold the rod and ball link chain,...
Sold
H 34.5 in Dm 24 in
French Empire Period Tole & Bronze 6-light Globe Chandelier, early 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
completely original and in unrestored condition this globe chandelier is constructed entirely of heavy guage painted tole and bronze, hanging from a canopy with finely cast chain the...
Bronze, Tin
Early 19th Century Antique Maria Therese Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Experience the timeless elegance of a stunning Maria Theresa 6-arm chandelier from the early 19th century.
Brass
Early 20th century 6 arm brass chandelier
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century 6 arm brass chandelier circa 1910. Functional light fitting that would be ideal for many rooms around the home. Central stem with bulbous ball and hoop. 6 decor...
Brass
19th Century Venetian Blown Glass Chandelier
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Exquisite 6-light chandelier of blown glass in a soft pink champagne colour. Decorated with a crown of leaves around the top, womens' heads around the sphere, daffodils, leaves and a...
19th Century 12 Arm Dutch Nickel-Plated Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
Dramatic 19th century Dutch chandelier has a dozen candle-style lights with 6 on the top tier and 6 below.
French 19th Century Empire Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 6-light chandelier from the Empire period made of brass and ebonized tole. This fixture has a ebony tole center with a brass urn finial above and a floral rosette and pineappl...
Brass
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."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
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.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.