Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, white-opaline glass and wood chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Paper, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and yellow paper chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, lacquered wood and glass chandelier likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Brass
Swedish Modern Chandelier by Böhlmarks in Brass and Wood, 1940s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant Swedish Modern chandelier model 11736 by Böhlmarks, Sweden. This fixture offers 6 light sources, hidden by new hand-pleated fabric shades. Condition: Very good condition wit...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
$2,266 / item
Brass and Wood Suspensions
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Sculptural and warm in presence, this pendant light features a harmonious combination of brass and finely worked wood. The cylindrical form is defined by a central wooden shade compo...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Brass
Italian teak and brass chandelier
Located in BE
This elegant 1950s Italian chandelier combines solid teak wood accents with brass details and opaline glass shades, creating a warm and inviting glow.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, brass and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and etched glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and wood chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, white opaline glass and stained wood chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
French Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and light pink gilded opaline glass chandelier likely designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Rattan, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and rattan chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and etched glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, stained wood and fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and off-white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Wood, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, stained wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood, and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, fabric and wood chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Vintage Chandelier Brass and Wood Decoratief Details Six Arms Belgium, 1950s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
Six arms chandelier brass and wooden details Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provided by this lamp. In excellent condition and in working order havin...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, stained wood and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Brass
Scandinavian Chandelier with 5 Branches, Opaline, Wood and Brass, 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
Scandinavian pendant light in wood and brass with 5 with opaline shades , 1960. Diameter 50 cm. Height 80 cm. Height fixture 24 cm. The light requires five single E14 screw fit ligh...
Opaline Glass, Wood
Fog & Mørup, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Denmark, 1950s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, dark-stained wood and white opaline glass chandelier produced by Fog & Mørup, Denmark, c. 1940s.
Brass
Chandelier in Wood and Crystal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chandelier in painted metal, wood and crystal. Diameter 55 cm. Height fixture 70 cm. Total height 125 cm. Six E14 bulbs.
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Wood, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, glass and brass chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
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.
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