Art Deco Style Chandelier Tiered Design Glass Rods Art Nouveau Silver Long
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant chandelier impresses with its clean, tiered design and is stylistically reminiscent of Art Deco.
Crystal, Metal
French Art Deco Chromed Brass Chandelier with Glass Rods, 1930s
By Ezan
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Deco chandelier/pendant light features a chromed brass frame with an Ezan-style relief glass dome and glass rods center.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Polished Brass Glass Rod Chandelier by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
A striking Art Deco chandelier by Petitot, crafted in France circa 1935, this exceptional piece embodies the Machine Age aesthetic while showcasing the elegance and innovation of the...
Brass
Art Deco Chandelier by Sofar, Brass & Bronze with Glass Rods, France
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Deco chandelier, brass and bronze with nickel finish.
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Machine Age Silvered Bronze & Glass Rod Chandelier by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Art Deco Machine Age rectangular pendant chandelier, designed in France circa 1935 by Petitot, exemplifies the period's fascination with geometric precision, elegant...
Bronze
Six Sided Glass rod and Aluminum Art Deco Chandelier w/ scallopped stem
Located in New York City, NY
An Industrial six sided, hexagonally shaped pendant light with glass rod insets and suspended by six splay arms decorated with a lovely scalloped detail. The frame is in its natural ...
Aluminum
Art Deco Style Nickel Plated Glass Rods Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's French Art Deco style nickel plated light fixture with glass rods insets. Measurements: Drop: 25" (adjustable) Width: 32" Depth: 24"
Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Glass Rod and Brass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Chicago, IL
My new favorite chandelier. It’s all the right things: modern, art deco, masculine, feminine, bold, delicate….I can go on.
Glass
1970s Vintage Arched Italian Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier With Glass Rods
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Chicago, IL
My new favorite chandelier. It’s all the right things: modern, art deco, masculine, feminine, bold, delicate….I can go on.
Glass
Large Fine French Art Deco Pendant by Jean Perzel with a Very Long Rod
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With 3 cylinders diffusers in optical glass and dark chrome details. Exceptional long chromed rod (in 2 parts). Height with the 2 extension chrome rods is 11' 6"
Chrome
Rectangular Billiard Style Glass Rod and Nickel Chandelier, P. Fargette, 1940
By P. Fargette
Located in New York City, NY
Twin rods lower the chandelier from a protracted demilune shaped nickel-plated bronze canopy which invokes the shape of the chandelier.
Nickel
Aesthetically Perfect 1920s Art Deco Opaline Glass Pendant Light with Metal Rod
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size 1920s Bauhaus style fixture with original rod and canopy. This stunning and extremely rare design opaline glass pendant is in excellent condition. If we were in the busin...
Metal
Unavailable
H 44.1 in W 25.2 in D 25.2 in
Original Art Deco Hanging Lamp Chandelier Brass with Glass Rods
Located in Senden, NRW
Original Art Deco or Jugendstil hanging lamp chandelier.
Brass
Unavailable
H 17.75 in Dm 12 in
Contemporary Art Deco Brushed Copper and Emerald Green Caned Glass Rod Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Aurea' edition, Copper & Emerald Green color way, was created by artist Carolina Fontoura Alzaga of Facaro Art Studio. Anchored by a two-tier, triple-crown base in brushed cop...
Copper, Steel
Unavailable
H 17.75 in Dm 12 in
Contemporary Art Deco Brushed Brass and Cobalt Blue Caned Glass Rod Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Aurea' Edition: Brushed Brass and Cobalt Blue Anchored by a two-tier, triple-crown base in brushed brass, this pendant balances intuitive strength with serene elegance. Transpa...
Brass, Steel
Nickel and Glass Rod Art Deco Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This striking five bulb Deco chandelier really puts on a show. There are four bulbs in the base and a fifth tucked into the vertical rods above.
1930s Large Art Deco Glass Rod Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully renovated, carefully cleaned - Chandelier has 472 sticks, six lights - Made of metal, bronze patina - New electricity (max. 6x100W, E27(E26 in US), big sockets).
Metal
Glass Rod & Crystal Art Deco Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Nickled fittings with hand cut crystal and glass rods.
Elegant Art Deco Style 3-Tier Glass Rod Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco style chandelier exemplifies sophistication.
Nickel
Glass Rod and Brass Art Deco Chandelier by Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Lightolier, Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible flush mounting chandelier in a classic Art Deco form. It features a brass mounting area with suspended glass rods.
Brass
Two Tier Art Deco Chrome and Glass Rod Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding chandelier with Machine
Age design. In chrome with two tiers
each with six arms/spokes, each with
illuminated cylinders comprised of
glass r...
Art Deco Chandelier in Satin Nickel & Transparent Glass Rods by Atelier Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco chandelier was realized by the legendary Atelier Petitot in France circa 1930.
Nickel
French Art Deco Machine Age Glass Rod Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
French Art Deco Machine Age glass rod light fixture chandelier.
Nickel
Art Deco Chandelier in Satin Nickel & Transparent Glass Rods by Atelier Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco chandelier was realized by the legendary Atelier Petitot in France circa 1930.
Nickel
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H 16 in W 19 in D 29 in
French Art Deco Machine Age Streamlined Chandelier with Chrome and Glass Rods
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This striking chandelier embodies the clean and modern aesthetic of French Art Deco at its finest.
Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Frosted Glass Chandelier, Chrome and Glass Rod Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic Art Deco Machine Age chandelier was realized in France, circa 1935.
Chrome
Sold
H 30 in W 27.25 in D 27.25 in
French Art Deco Glass Rod Nickeled Bronze Chandelier in the Manner of Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite French Art Deco nickeled bronze chandelier in the manner of Petitot.
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H 17 in W 27.25 in D 27.25 in
Exquisite French Art Deco Nickel & Glass Rod Chandelier in the manner of Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite French Art Deco chandelier, realized in the manner of Petitot, features numerous glass rods that are horizontally stacked between it's nickeled bronze fittings with a ...
Nickel
Large Art Deco Style Glass Rods Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French Art Deco style chrome and glass rods light fixture with 8 interior lights. Measurements: Drop: 26" Length: 43" Width: 20"
Chrome
Art Deco rod pendant light with brass suspension, marbled glass - 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Art Deco rod pendant light from the 1930s - 1940s with a very nicely profiled beige glass shade. The glass shade is marbled and in very good condition. The suspension is made of bras...
Brass
Art Deco rod pendant light with brass suspension, marbled glass - 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Art Deco rod pendant light from the 1930s - 1940s with a very nicely profiled beige glass shade. The glass shade is marbled and is in very good condition. The suspension is made of b...
Brass
Art Deco rod pendant light with brass suspension, marbled glass - 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Charming, small rod pendant light from the 1930s-1940s with a marbled glass shade. The green glass shade has a tulip shape and a brown marbled finish. The glass holder and canopy ar...
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Machine Age Pendant with Glass Rods and Polished Nickel Fittings
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Machine Age pendant chandelier in the manner of Petitot features a series of glass rods on a cylindrical polished nickel frame.
Vintage Italian Glass Rod Lantern / Hanging Light
By Fontana Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
This all original, all vintage Fontana Arte style lantern/ hanging light is comprised of thin hand blown glass rods, 5 interior bulbs for maximum light! Finished with brass details t...
Brass
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Elliptical Glass Rod Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco skyscraper style elliptical glass rod flush mount chandelier.
Nickel
Pair of Art Deco Streamlined Glass Rod Flush Mount Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age streamlined flush mount chandeliers with hand-blown glass rod design. These exceptional chandeliers features a frosted glass diffuser, a chrome frame which secures the gl...
French Modernist circular chandelier attrib to Atelier Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York City, NY
French Art Deco round chandelier with crystal rod surround, fluted tubular glass rod stem, and textured flat center glass all mounted in original chromium plated bronze frame decorat...
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H 14 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
Art Deco Revival Polished Brass & Glass Rod Chandelier w/ Cobalt Glass Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco revival flush mount chandelier was created in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.
Brass
French Art Deco Etched Glass Rod Three-Light Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A beautiful Art Deco etched glass rod and burnished brass chandelier, France, 1930s.
Brass
Sold
H 15.5 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
Art Deco Revival Streamlined Polished Nickel Chandelier with Glass Rods
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco revival chandelier was realized in Hungary during the latter half of the 20th Century.
Nickel
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.