$400 / item
Railroad Signal Pendent
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
These circular pendants feature 75 year old railroad signal lenses. The prismatic glass is quite thick and has a 9 inch diameter. Top to bottom it measures 9 inches. The glass is sig...
Steel
Early Railroad Center Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Safetran Systems Corp. Aluminum Red Glass Railroad Light
Located in New York, NY
Black aluminum rail yard railroad pendant light with red glass. Made by Safetran Systems Corp. Ceiling canopy available. Good condition with appropriate wear from age. Cleaned and re...
Aluminum
Unavailable
1920'S RAILROAD LIGHT FIXTURE
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
WONDERFUL RAIL ROAD HANGING FIXTURE WITH GREAT GLASS
Metal
Pair of Railroad Car Chandeliers
Located in Petaluma, CA
These chandeliers were found on the private railroad cars of the rich and important people.
Bronze
Four Light Railroad Center Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history and one we have not seen before.
Mercury Glass
Very Rare 1800s Dayton Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Very Rare 1800s Dayton Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Dayton Electric Lighting Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Very Rare 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Very Rare 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Railroad Signal Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
These circular pendents feature 75 year old railroad signal lenses. The prismatic glass is quite thick and has a 9 inch diameter. Top to bottom it measures 9 inches. The glass is sig...
Steel
Railroad Signal Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
These circular pendents feature 75 year old railroad signal lenses. The prismatic glass is quite thick and has a 9 inch diameter. Top to bottom it measures 9 inches. The glass is si...
Brass, Steel
Railroad Platform Lamp
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
These early utilitarian style gas lamps were the type found in 1800s general stores and train platforms. We were inspired by their simple and elegant look when this collection was cr...
Milk Glass
Sold
H 23 in W 31 in D 10 in
Very Rare and Ornate 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Early Gas Railroad Center Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
19th Century English Railroad Pendant Light
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful and striking 19th century English railroad light fixture with a large round conical zinc shade, copper fittings, and a large opaque white glass shade. This fixture origin...
Copper, Zinc
Railroad Station Textured Opaline Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of large, industrial, railroad station, pendant lights are textured opaline globes with brass fitters, poles and canopies.
Brass
Hicks and Smith Double Railroad Car Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Peekskill, NY
Few of these luxury class Victorian RR lamps still exist. Any remaining examples have found their way into museums and RR car restorations. This is a beautiful double chandelier. We ...
Aluminum, Bronze
Large Opaline Crinkle Glass Globe Railroad Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional pair of turn of the century, large, opaline or vaseline, crinkled glass, globe pendant lights from a railroad station with brass fitters, chains and canopies. Overall Hei...
Brass
Industrial Early Railroad Station Two-Tone Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, railroad pendant light features a two-tone acid-etched and clear, open bottom, glass shade with steel, paddle switch fitter, chain and canopy is wired...
Very Rare 1800s Railroad Dining Car Center Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Brass
Adams and Westlake Double Toranado Railroad Car Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Few of these luxury class Victorian RR lamps still exist. Any remaining examples have found their way into museums and RR car restorations. This is a beautiful double chandelier. We ...
Brass
Very Rare Adams and Westlake Railroad Car Center Lamp
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
The catalog calls this a No.770, Two Light Acetylene Gas Chandelier. This is a nice piece of railroad history and possibly the only example left.
Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Railroad Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1920s, Industrial pendant lights with 10" milk glass disc shades and outstanding, rare brass railroad fitters are newly wired with cloth covered wire and porcelain canopies. Three pe...
Brass
Flush Mount Fixture with Steuben Glass from Railroad Car
Located in Petaluma, CA
This wonderful little gem comes from the railroad cars of days gone by. Flush to the ceiling with beautiful bronze work and four pearl Steuben shades. How do we know how beautiful ...
Bronze
Monumental Pendant Globe or Orb from Railroad Station, circa 1920s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This makes a statement, and no you don't need to open a railroad station to use it. Whoever buys this has purchased the best of the best.
Bronze
Rare Adams and Westlake Railroad Double Postal-Car Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
The lamp is signed Adams And Westlake Railroad Chandelier. We found turn of the century catalogue rendering/listings of this type of lamp.
Bronze
Very Rare 1800s Dayton Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Dayton Electric Lighting Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Bronze
Very Rare 1800s Adams & Westlake Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Adams & Westlake Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice piece of railroad history.
Railroad Platform Lamp
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
These early utilitarian style gas lamps were the type found in 1800s general stores and train platforms. We were inspired by their simple and elegant look when this collection was cr...
Milk Glass
Sold
H 24 in W 28 in D 10 in
Very Rare 1800s Norfolk and Western Railroad Dining Car Double Chandelier
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This lamp is signed N&W and was made for the Norfolk and western railroad. This is a nice piece of railroad history.
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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