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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Color:  White
Modernist Brass and White Glass Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Brass and White Glass Chandelier, probably Italian, circa 1950's.The shades give off a warm glow when lit. The chandelier measures an impressive 32" diameter x 28" height f...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Metal

Wide Swell Pendant Light in White and Brass by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant with undulating contours, Swell Single is an LED pendant designed to seamlessly blend the line between indoor and outdoor lighting. Swell single can be suspended individually...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

FLOS Medium Circle and Line Arrangements Light by Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Arrangements is a modular system of geometric light elements that can be combined in different ways, creating multiple compositions into individual chandeliers. Each unit simply atta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Large Kaiser Midcentury White 9-Arm Space Age Chandelier, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury chandelier by Kaiser made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its Space Age design and nine opaque balls. The white circular body of the light is made of ful...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Italian Chandelier Stilnovo Style Design Midcentury Brass White
Located in Lyon, FR
Large Italian chandelier with twelve arm. The lampshades are adjustable and can light in different directions. Two bulbs per lampshade. Excellent condition with patina on the brass, ...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Perle 1 Pendant in Aged Brass with Handblown Glass Ball by Larose Guyon
Located in Vercheres, Quebec
Perle 1 is a luxurious high-end lighting fixture that has been coated with warmth and elegance. Inspired by the romantic world of jewelry, the Perle collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

XL Luna Josef Hoffmann 95-120cm fabric chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Bigger version of the Josef Hoffmann fixture for the Steckelborg apartement, Villa Knips and for the Berta Zuckerkandl mansion.Custom size from 95-120cm in steps of 5cm. Literature:...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French Gold Ceiling Light
Located in Milan, IT
Refined in its simplicity, this glass light fixture is a delicate yet striking addition to a traditional or Mid-Century Modern living room, dining room, or foyer. Mounted on a semi-flush structure with a French gold finish to best showcase the magnificent craftsmanship, the white glass dome is suspended with a ridged cylindrical stem. The ring frame is decorated with six wreaths and garlands of clear French Baroque inspiration, infusing vintage allure...
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2010s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold, Iron

Midcentury Set of Pendant Lights, with Optical Opaline Shade
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant light from the late 1960s on an adjustable chain, with an opaline shade. Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, make it an iconic example of midcentury ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opaline Glass

'Tekio Horizontal P2' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
'Tekio Horizontal P2' pendant lamp in Japanese Washi paper for Santa & Cole Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Ilmari Tapiovaara Large 'Maija' Pendant Lamp in Brass and White for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
Ilmari Tapiovaara large 'Maija' pendant lamp in brass and white for Santa & Cole Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiovaara, Miguel Milá and other European icons with a commitment to faithfully re-edition their legendary designs with uncompromising attention to detail, materials and craftsmanship. The 'Maija' pendant lamp, designed in 1955 by Ilmari Tapiovaara, was inspired from typical Baltic cities, where public lighting was scarce and instead streets were illuminated by light streaming through the window shades...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Stilnovo White Glass Pendant Light, Italy, Mid-20th Century (Labelled)
Located in London, GB
Large pendant light by Stilnovo of Italy. Mid-20th century. Stilnovo label. The fixture comprises a large white glass shade with an opaque satin finish below a tiered copper diffuse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

SERENE Scandinavian Modern White Wood 27" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
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2010s American Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Organic Material, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood

Stilnovo Pendant Model 1104 Italy 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and large ufo shaped pendant model 1104 designed and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1959. Oval shaped opaline glass diffuser closed with black painted socket plate. Black painted ceiling fitting. This position of the shade can be adjusested which gives this a nice and playful appearance. Instead of having a normal horizontal lamp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Hans Bergström Brass & Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by Ateljé Lyktan, Åhus, Sweden, 1950s. Height is adjustable.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1970's American Cast Aluminum Industrial White Enamel Ceiling Pendant by Killark
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Vintage white enamel ceiling pendant lighting manufactured by Killark Electric a US company established in 1913. Killark design & manufacture pr...
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1970s American Industrial Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Enamel, Steel

Artemide Febe 2700K Suspension Light in Grey
Located in Hicksville, NY
In Febe, everything is reduced to a minimum and built around the optical engine that, with maximum yield in minimum thickness, ensures excellent performance to illuminate an entire r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Plastic

Gem 2 Pendant with Hand-Blown Glass, Linear
Located in Toronto, CA
The GEM 2 linear pendant is built of brass with an LED light source that is diffused by a hand-blown opal white glass diffuser. This pendant works as an individual fixture or can be ...
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2010s Canadian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Grand "Nest" Light Sculpture Flush Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful thirteen-light brass three-tier flush mounted light sculpture composed of golden aged brass and enameled steel rods. Restored. Rewired. We can drop it on an extended ceil...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Adolf Loos Cafe Museum Jugendstil Chandelier, Re Edtion
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier first used in 1899 at the Cafe Museum, later for the apartment of Leopold Goldman, the builder of the famous "Looshaus, Goldman & Salatsch" "in Vienna. This chandelier has...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French Ceiling Lamp Wrought Iron and Glass Pendant Lustre, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Ceiling pendant, France. Lustre made in metal and glass.The glass is the original but it is like new. Soft and pleasant lighting. Its large size makes it ideal lighting and decoratio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

White Pendant of Danish Design from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
White pendant of Danish design from the 1960s. The lamp is in great vintage condition and with a new white fabric cord.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Opal glas pendant Bent Karlby for Lyfa 1950s Denmark
Located in The Hague, NL
A brass, black-lacquered and opaline glass pendant designed by Bent Karlby and produced by Lyfa, Denmark, 1950s. The shade shows perforated stars and the glass is held by a brass bas...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

XL 6-Globe Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The XL 6-globe chandelier features six arms that are centered on a brass rod. Three of the globes are angled down with brass shades. The other three have powdercoated shades. The ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Deco White Milk Chandelier, Pendant or Lantern in Dome Shape
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning Art Deco style dome form milk glass white chandelier or lantern. Having individual panes, possessing an open door pane leading to a recently wired setting housing a once c...
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1990s Unknown Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Mafa Porcelain Ceiling Lamp with Silk Wire and Brass, Translucid White Pearly
Located in Carballo, ES
Ceiling lamp made of porcelain, the lamp is made of very fine porcelain to be translucent. When the lamp is turned off it has a bright white color and when we turn it on we see pearly white, which is hypnotic. The cable of the lamp is a silver silk textile cable, and the lamp holder is in aged effect brass. The height of the cable is 2 m, and on the ceiling there is a piece of porcelain, just like the screen. It is handmade by an artisan from A Coruña, Spain with a certificate of authenticity and signed. It is perfect for placing several units on a long table, in a living room, in a kitchen, in a house entrance... it has multiple possibilities. And we find a functional and super aesthetic lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Ornate Brass Globe Pendant, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Ornate Brass Globe Pendant Made in Italy Ornate brass gas lamp fitter with opaline glass shade. 8.5" dia x 14" h Ref. L3418 *4-6 Week Lead Time* *EU Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1950’s White Toleware Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
Mid century toleware hot air balloon chandelier, c 1950’s This stunning light is a rare find in such great original condition The main ball...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Vintage White Porcelain Ceiling Light with Frosted Glass, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial light made in Poland during the 1970s.It features a white porcelain ceiling mounting and a frosted glass cover. The socket requires E27/E 26 light bulbs. New wire....
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1970s Polish Industrial Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Porcelain, Glass

Vintage White Porcelain Ceiling Light with Milk Glass, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial ceiling or wall light made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a white porcelain wall mounting and a milk glass cover. The socket requires E27/...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Porcelain, Milk Glass

Pendantlamp with white painted metal & chrome shades, Gioffredo Reggiani, 1970s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Italian Space Age lamp with white painted metal & chrome shades, Gioffredo Reggiani, 1970s. The lamp is in very good condition, E 27 sockets.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Chrome

Adolf Loos Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp from the Looshaus in Vienna, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier from the big entrance-hall at the Looshaus, one of the most controversial buildings at that time as it opposites the imperial Palace in the heart of Vienna. Total drop i...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Koch #1 Pendant Light White, Limited Edition 1/330 Swiss Design
Located in HAELEN, LI
This object is a limited edition (1/330) Swiss Design Pendant lamp from the first Koch series - inspired by ice crystal geometry - with certificate and International Lifetime Warranty. This high-quality lighting object is a real eye-catcher, even when switched off. The particularly elegant design is a wonderful addition to any interior and creates a stunning effect. The design of this lamp creates a beautiful effect that brings the atmosphere of any space to life. The interplay between light and shadow transforms the object when switched on. The solid lighting object is made of an environmentally friendly and ecologically harmless biopolymer. A strong but durable and responsible material with a superior finish. The material is medium-hard and at the same time slightly flexible. This lamp has a very high optical quality and will never go out of fashion. A responsible addition to any interior, designed for any space. The brand new object comes with a white ceiling fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Organic Material

Mid Century, Hollywood Regency Medium Ceiling Lamp, White Flowers, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful ceiling lamp in the style of the Hollywood Regency from the 1960s. Manually made by the Italian workshop. 1 standard bulb inside. Chandelier is in original very good vintag...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Alley' by AGO 'Large - Burgundy'
Located in Paris, FR
Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey, burgundy, green Dimensions:...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Collosal Ballroom Spider Ceiling Light, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berlin, BE
24 arms spider Sputnik chandelier with 26 lights (2 e27 & 24 e14), rewired Measures: Diameter 3.7 feet, depth 6 inches The chandelier is in excellent condition, carefully cleaned...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

Reflector Linear LED Anodized Aluminum Pendant Light, Satin Gold / White Shade
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
The Reflector linear pendant is a luxury LED linear pendant, ideal for indoor lighting in dining and living rooms, study rooms, hallways, and other do...
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2010s Oceanic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

White Plaster Sculptural Pendant Chandelier, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
Pilaster, Sculptural chandelier
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gesso

Flos Smithfield S LED 3000K Pendant by Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Smithfield family, the Smithfield S manages to be both grand and unassuming. Providing direct light through its aluminum body, it is well suited for a variety of environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Vistosi Oval Giogali SP OV1 Chandelier with Chrome Base by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A decorative lighting system based on a single element, the handmade glass hook. It is available in different colors, as standard table, ceiling, pendant, wall fixture and floor. It ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Huge Vintage Italian Murano Chandelier - 87 Pink Alabaster Disks
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 87 fantastic pink alabaster iridescent glasses in a nickel metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions: 6...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Firmamento Milano Large Cono Pendant by Carlo Guglielmi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price. The Cono Suspension Pendant is perhaps the biggest cone of light, with an embedded 35W LED. The light concentration varies solely ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Geometria Sospesa Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Brass Finish
Located in New York, NY
Translated in English to “suspended geometry”, the Geometria Sospesa ceiling light plays with the notion of lines and shapes. The concept is brought to life by its distinctive windin...
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Established & Sons S4 Ellipse Filigrana Pendant Light by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
Harnessing a technique that dates back to the 16th century, the technique is an art form passed from generation to generation. The range of suspension lights are handmade from Veneti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Bel Occhio Pendant Light in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bel Occhio pendant is a study in weightlessness and transparency. Its inner column suspends freely within a clear acrylic shell and provides both ambient and focused illumination. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Fabric, Acrylic

Michael Anastassiades IC2 Modern Brass & Glass Ceiling & Wall Sconce for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC 2 Ceiling & Wall Light in Brass by Michael Anastassiades Radiant light, delicate balance: Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC C/W l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Coco Chandelier, Configuration 01 in Aged Brass by Larose Guyon
Located in Vercheres, Quebec
Coco is a tribute to Gabrielle Chasnel, famously known as Coco Chanel. In the 1930s, she became the first woman to launch a fine jewelry collection. Chanel never left home without he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Hood Pendant in White Oak by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hood Family is inspired by wooden sailboats and the work of Aino Aalto. Thin sheets of polyethylene are die cut and bent, joining narrow spines of white oak to create the hooded shade. The complex joinery of the Pendant and Chandelier results in lightweight frames that hold the glowing, sail-like shades aloft. Brass hardware completes the three part material palette. The Hood Pendant...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Oak

Hood Chandelier in White Oak by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hood Family is inspired by wooden sailboats and the work of Aino Aalto. Thin sheets of polyethylene are die cut and bent, joining narrow spines of white oak to create the hooded shade. The complex joinery of the Pendant and Chandelier results in lightweight frames that hold the glowing, sail-like shades aloft. Brass hardware completes the three part material palette. The Hood Chandelier...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Oak

Cord Sconce 24" White & Brass by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The cord family is a celebration of form driven by physics. The series began as an exercise to simplify Jean Prouvé’s Classic Potence lamp by using the fixture's electrical cord in place of the guy wire. The result is a pleasing symmetry between the structural members. The family utilizes the principle of tensegrity, or floating compression, where the compression of the steel arm resists the tension of the cloth electrical cord to hold the custom ceramic socket aloft. The cord sconce...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Set of Six Space Age White Metal Dutch"Raak" Pendant Lamps
By RAAK
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of six elegant modern metal hanging lamps painted white designed by Raak the best known for their organic modern design of the 1960s and 19...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Art Deco Grey and White Alabaster Pendant Light
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art Deco grey and white alabaster pendant light circa 1930. Fine quality circular hanging pendant light. Good sized alabaster dish tha...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster

Space Age Lock Skyflyer Pendant Lamp by Yki Nummi for Sanka Finland, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning first edition Space Age Lokki Skyflyer pendant lamp. Design by Yki Nummi for Sanka Finland. Striking Scandinavian design from the 1960s. W...
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1960s Finnish Space Age Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Gem 3 Pendant with Hand-Blown Glass, Linear
Located in Toronto, CA
The GEM 3 Linear Pendant is built of brass with an LED light source that is diffused by a hand-blown opal white glass diffuser. This pendant works as an individual fixture or can be ...
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2010s Canadian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Vintage Chandelier, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of metal, milk glass - Original fully functional condition - Lampshade dimension is 33 x 13 cm.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Perle 3 Pendant in Aged Brass with Handblown Glass Ball by Larose Guyon
Located in Vercheres, Quebec
Perle 3 is a luxurious high-end lighting fixture that has been coated with warmth and elegance. Inspired by the romantic world of jewelry, the Perle collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Harlow Large Pendant in Satin Brass & Alabaster White Glass
Located in New York, NY
The Harlow Large Pendant offers an elegant starburst of light that reflects and refracts through its mold-blown glass shade. A sparkling prism, the Harlow Large Pendant is directly i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Beam Pendant 46 in Opal by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our Beam Pendant is our take on the classic typology of shop lamps, using strips of high efficiency LEDs instead of old school (and inefficient) fluorescent tubes. The Beam Pendant uses a strict material palette of extruded aluminum and rolled acrylic. We join and shape these materials into a fixture with angled sides and rounded ends that imply movement and directionality, not simply an elongated rectangle, but a bold graphic line floating in space. The effect of each considered part combines to create the Beam Pendant, a refined linear fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Antique, Vintage and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendant Lights

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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.

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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.

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