1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops in three sizes and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
Murano Glass
1930 French Petit Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops in two sizes and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobeches & Beads Sconces C 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobeches. These will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to...
Murano Glass
French Tole Aqua Blue Murano Opaline Drops & Beads Bobeches Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light each, sitting in an opaline bobeche cup. Adorning blue opaline drops with matching beads on top.
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Adorning blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Blue opaline rock beading on arms, extremely rare.
Rock Crystal
1930 Petit French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
Murano Glass
French Beaded Blue Opaline Drops & Bobeche Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light, sitting under a blue opaline bobeche. Rewired and ready to hang.
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobéches & Beads Sconces, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobéches. Adorning blue opaline Murano drops and beads.
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing Six lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang.
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing five lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang.
Crystal
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3-light sitting in blue opaline bobeches on gold gilt posts. Rewired and ready to hang.
Crystal
Italian Huge Mirrored Blue Opaline Drops Beads Bobeches Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Florets galore. Adorning 8 huge rare blue opaline drops with matching beads above. Mirrors are in good shape, some silver missing.
French Baroque Aqua Blue Opaline Drop Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt wood on back that has some chipping. Vintage blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and ready to hang!
Rock Crystal
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H 16 in W 14.5 in D 6.5 in
Italian Florentine Baroque Blue Opaline Drop Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Vintage blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and ready to hang!
Rock Crystal
Three-Light Crystal and Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-light crystal and blue glass opaline chandelier with garlands of crystal beads and blue glass opaline bobeches.
Crystal, Bronze
1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing three lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang.
Murano Glass
1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing five lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang.
Murano Glass
1930 Italian Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang.
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobeches & Beads Sconces C 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Adorning 3 different sizes of blue opaline Murano drops and beads.
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights sitting in blue Opaline bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and certified sockets for rest of countries, ready to hang.
Crystal
French Murano Blue Bobeches Drops & Beads Opaline Beaded Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Giltwood top, centre and posts under the bobeches. Swags of macaroni beads in opaline blue.
Crystal
Italian Blue Opaline Beaded Chandeliers, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite pair of Italian 1940s petite-scale gilt iron chandeliers decorated with delicate blue opaline glass bobeches, drops and bead swags.
Iron
French Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and beautiful French blue opaline chandelier. Opaline body and bobeches.
1950s Murano glass mirror
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Palermo, PA
1960s Murano glass mirror with delicate flowers. The mirror glass it self has a beautiful patina on the glass. The mirror is designed to be standing or hung on the wall.
Mirror, Wood, Murano Glass
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
$900 / item
H 38.59 in W 17.72 in D 20.08 in
Ebonized Solid Wood Stool by Simonini with Caned Back, Custom Height
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort, and softness define the essence of the Wing Collection. Inspired by the design of the B-52 aircraft, this concept gave us the freedom to crea...
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Faux Leather
$1,369 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$2,942Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$900 / item
H 38.59 in W 17.72 in D 20.08 in
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Bar or Counter Height, Caning and Leather
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, dessin by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish. Total drop custom made 2 x Edison screw sockets ...
Brass
$658Sale Price / item|55% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. Model: Razorblade ...
Oak
$2,197 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
21st Century Chandelier, 6 arms Light Blue Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, in light blue artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a resea...
Blown Glass
$4,804Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,761 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
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.