A French gilt wood chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt wood hand carved chandelier
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Giltwood
A French gilt wood chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine gilt wood hand carved chandelier
Giltwood
Magnificent Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent gilt wood chandelier. France, circa 1910. 16 lights.
Wood
French 19th Century Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous large scale 19th century French carved and parcel gilt wood chandelier. Circa 1880.
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (Mid-20th Century) gilt metal 5 scroll arm chandelier with amber glass bobeche and supported by a gilt wood center post with finial bottom.
Metal
Gilt Carved Wood Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in Washington, DC
A Gilt Carved Wood Six Arm Chandelier
Wood
Large Scale French Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier 42" Diameter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale French Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier, American, circa 1980s.
Metal
Massive French Louis XV Baroque Gilt Carved Wood 8-Light Chandelier 19th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Massive wood carved gold leaf Baroque 8-light giltwood chandelier. The scrolled arms have foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop. Adorned with foliate baluster st...
Gold Leaf
French Art Deco Library Oil Lamp Chandelier Gilt Brass Wood Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Art Deco in Colonial style chandelier, gilt brass, wood and opaline glass shades Measures: Diameter 24 in / 60 cm Height 36 in (20 in +12 in/chain) / 90 cm (60 cm + 3...
Brass
Petit Rare French Tole Gilt Wood Porcelain Flowers Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches on top of giltwood posts. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countrie...
Tôle
Set of Carved and Gilt Wood Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of 6 circa 1950 French carved and gilt wood chandeliers with original patina.
Giltwood
Large Modernist French Art Deco Gilt Bronze on Wood 6-Light Ice Glass Chandelier
By Arlus
Located in Coimbra, PT
Unusual French Art Deco in engraved bronze and brass on wood with 6-light ice glass shades chandelier, circa 1940.
Brass, Bronze
Fine French Empire Gilt Bronze and Patinated Metal Six Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Classical French Empire gilt bronze, patinated metal and gilt wood six light chandelier. 19th Century Well proportioned central gilt and patinated bronze Empire tazza with a large gi...
Metal, Bronze
French Rare Museum Quality Carved Gold Gilt Eagle Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning French carved gilt wood chandelier centered by a finely sculpted eagle with outstretched wings, perched above a foliate branch supporting three lights.
Metal
French Six-Light Gilded Wood Chandelier with Aged Gold Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall and slender French six-light giltwood chandelier with ornate decoration and beautiful aging. This piece is adorned with rich acanthus leaf carvings. The carvings are accented ...
Wood
One Pair Italian Style Carved Wood Chandeliers With Lovely Grey Patina, Gilt.
Located in Buchanan, MI
One Pair Italian Style Carved Wood Chandeliers With Lovely Grey Patina, Gilt Accents.
Wood
Antique Gilded Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent gilded wood chandelier with 12 arms and 24 lights.
Wood
French Art Deco Library Oil Lamp Chandelier Gilt Brass and Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Art Deco in Colonial style chandelier, gilt brass, wood and opaline glass shades Measures: Diameter 24 in / 60 cm Height 36 in (20 in +12 in/chain) / 90 cm (60 cm ...
Brass
Massive French Louis XV Baroque Gilt Bronze 12-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Massive Baroque 12-light gilt bronze chandelier. The scrolled arms have foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop. Adorned with foliate baluster stem above and fruit...
Gold Leaf
French Neoclassic Giltwood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French gilt plaster and wood neoclassic chandelier with original patina.
Wood
Two Chic Six-Arm Chandeliers in Lovely French Grey Finish, Gilt Accents.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Two chic six-arm chandeliers in lovely French grey finish, gilt accents. Newly wired and ready for installation. Priced per chandelier.
Tôle
Large French Regency Louis XV Wood Hand Carved Baroque Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large neoclassic wood carved gold leaf Baroque giltwood five-light chandelier. the scrolled arms with foliate embellishment pincered to a gadrooned central knop with foliate baluster...
Gold Leaf
French Carved Wood Chandelier with a Gold Leaf and Blue Painted Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XVI style carved wood six-light chandelier with a gold leaf and blue painted finish. The chandelier dates from the early 20th century and appears to have been gilded and...
Wood
Large French Regency Louis XV Wood Carved Gold Leaf Baroque Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large neoclassic wood carved gold leaf Baroque giltwood five-light chandelier. Measures: Diameter 36 in/ 90 cm Height 36 in / 90 cm Five light bulbs E14/ good working condition Asse...
Gold Leaf
Large French Regency Louis XV Wood Carved Gold Leaf Baroque Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large neoclassic wood carved gold leaf Baroque giltwood five-light chandelier. Measures: Diameter 36 in/ 90 cm Height 36 in / 90 cm Five light bulbs E14/ good working condition Asse...
Gold Leaf
Fine Louis XVI style Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Carved Wood Chandelier in the Louis XVI style. 8 lights. France, circa 1900. CW5552
Wood
French Mid-20th Century 6-Light Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A six-light French carved and giltwood chandelier from the mid-20th century. This vintage chandelier from France features a curvy central column, with fluted details, leaf motif carv...
Giltwood, Wood
An Ornate French Carved Giltwood Three-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French three-light gilt and carved wood column chandelier from the mid-20th century.
Giltwood, Wood
$3,300
Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI style carved and gilt wooden chandelier, original 24-karat gilding. Made for candles now electrified. 4-lights. Dimensions: Height 19 1/2" x 27" diameter. CW3...
Wood
Fine Vintage 1950s French Giltwood and Crystal Bead Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt wood and metal chandelier with crystal beads, 6 candelabra lights.
Crystal, Metal
Very Fine Partial Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Partial giltwood chandelier. France, circa 1910. 5 lights Dimensions: Height 26", diameter 28" NI682.
Wood
Antique Chandelier Giltwood and Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very fine giltwood and bronze chandelier, six lights.
Bronze
Massive Hand-Carved Giltwood Italian Twelve Arm Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Massive hand-carved and gilded Italian twelve arm chandelier newly wired. Giltwood garland hand-carved around its green painted and gilded fluted body. Restored with twelve newly for...
Iron
Massive Hand-Carved Giltwood Italian Twelve Arm Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Massive hand-carved and gilded Italian twelve arm chandelier newly wired. Giltwood garland hand-carved around its green painted and gilded fluted body. Restored with twelve newly for...
Iron
Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood and Wrought Iron 6-Light Chandeliers
Located in San Francisco, CA
an elegant pair of chandeliers in the neoclassical taste decorated in a silver and gold leaf finish; the reeded central support joined at the mid-section with a gadrooned sphere and ...
Wood
Pair of Massive Hand-Carved Giltwood Italian Twelve Arm Chandeliers
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of massive hand-carved and gilded Italian twelve arm chandeliers newly wired. Giltwood garland hand-carved around their gray-green painted and gilded fluted bodies. Restored wit...
Iron
$1,684Sale Price|20% Off
Chandelier for candles in Hand Carved Gold Giltwood from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier in hand carved gold giltwood from the 19th century. Originally used with candles. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Wood
French Empire Style Ebonized Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) ebonized and gilt bronze 6 arm chandelier suspended by 3 black and gilt bronze link extensions with a flame finial top and acorn finial bottom.
Ormolu
Chandelier
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Eight arm French wood gilt chandelier. This beautifully carved fixture has been newly rewired.
Wood
French Napoleon III Gilt Chandelier
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Napoleon III Gilt Chandelier This is a great medium size gilt over carved wood (and gesso) chandelier.
Gesso, Wood
An XVIIIth Century gilt wood chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An XVIIth Century carved gilt wood eight light chandelier, the foliage motif curved arms end in a half circle at the top forming a crown, carved finial drop, French, circa 1780.
Vintage Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A midcentury carved wood gold painted chandelier with dark accents.
Paint, Wood
Paint and Gilt Chandelier with Greek Key Decoration
Located in Boston, MA
Paint and gilt chandelier with Greek key and acanthus leaf decoration.
Wood
Gilt Metal & Verre Eglomise Chandelier by Maison Bagues
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Eglomise obelisk stem hangs above 2 tiers of 12 scrolling arms embellished with glass beads and crystals. Original painted wood faux candles. Small bulbs in the candle cups cast a ...
Metal
Gilded three arm chandelier
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Gilded gesso three armed chandelier
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A well carved giltwood and gesso Louis XVI style, five-arm chandelier. Finely carved with acanthus leaf and bud decoration, French, early 20th century.
Wood
Wonderful Empire Wooden Tin and Crystal Sixteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Wonderful empire wooden tin and crystal sixteen lights (lights bases are opaline candles) chandelier. It has a gilt wood carved cup and a gilded tin crown.
Crystal, Tin
French Gilt+ Wood Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Wood and Gilt Chandelier
Wood
French Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved gilt wood
Giltwood
Pair French Carved Gilt Wood Chandeliers
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a late 19th/early 20th century pair of French 5-arm carved and gilt chandeliers. It is unusual to find a matched pair of chandeliers; so these are a true fi...
Gold Leaf
French Eight Arm Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
French carved wood gold gilt eight arm chandelier with scrolled floral and ball motif.
Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of turn of the Century French gilt wood chandelier. Available at our showroom at 238 East 60th Street, NY, NY 212-751-0171
Gilt wood chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique carved and gilded wood chandelier
Giltwood
Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A turn of the Century French gilded chandelier of Neo Classical style.
Available at our showroom at 238 East 60th Street, NY, NY 212-751-0171
Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French, circa 1920 carved and giltwood chandelier with double tier of arms. Original patina.
Available for viewing at our 238 East 60th Street showroom in NYC. 212-751-0171
Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine & Elegant Giltwood Chandelier in the Regency taste. Original gilding. 8 lights. France, circa 1930. Dimensions: Height 50" Diameter 48"
Giltwood
French Gilt Metal Four Light Chandelier with Wood Bobeches
Located in Troy, MI
French chandelier has a gilt metal frame with draped leaf garland, four candle style lights and wooden bobeches, circa 1920s. New electrical wiring for US standards.
Metal
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Wood Chandelier , France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI style gilt-wood 8 light chandelier with laurel drapery and acanthus leaf detail.
Giltwood
French Gilt Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Gilt gold chandelier from France, 19th c.
Wood
French Painted and Gilt Carved Wood Chandelier. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French painted and gilt carved wood nine arm chandelier with scrolled arms, decorative floral motif, & terminating on a fluted spiral finial .
Gold Leaf
Large Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French gilt wood chandelier with 8 arms.
Large Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French gilt wood eight-arm chandelier with crystal elements on wooden suspension rods.
Giltwood
Empire Style Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French circa 1920's carved and gilt wood chandelier with original gilt finish and some blue painted details on the carved wood pendants.
Wood
Antique French Gilt Bronze, Wood, and Crystal Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality 19th century French gilt bronze, wood and crystal chandelier. The crown accented with teardrop prisms above draped crystal chains.
Crystal, Bronze
Regency Gilt Wood Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Norwood, NJ
Regency Gilt Wood Chandelier, 19th Century Continental. 6-Armed Gilt carved wood chandelier. The chandelier is of classic style.
Gold Leaf
Louis XVI style Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine late 19th Century Giltwood Chandelier in the Louis XVI style. Original gilding. 4 lights. France, circa 1890. Dimensions: Height 28 1/2" Diameter 26" CW5545
Wood
Small Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930 French gilt wood chandelier with molded glass flowers.
Pair of Gilt Wood Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
1920s carved and gilt wood French 8 lights chandeliers with original patina.
Metal
Water gilt carved wood chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Gilt wood chandelier with wonderful tassel detail.
Gilt Six Light Wood Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wood chandelier with water gilding.
French Chandelier in Gilt Gold
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful French chandelier in a antique gilt gold finish with scroll carvings.
Wood
1900s Hand-Painted Wood French Country Style 8 Arm Chandelier; Gilt and Gesso
Located in New York, NY
A French country style chandelier with eight lights from the 1900s.
Metal
Gilt Wood Chandelier with 6 Lights
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wood chandelier with water gilding.
Italian Gilt Iron and Wood Beaded Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, 1950s Italian gilt-iron and wood beaded chandelier. The chandelier consists of a scrolled gilded iron frame which is decorated with an abundance of wood bead garlands a...
Iron
Gorgeous Church Gilt Chandelier, France, 1900-1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Absolutely one off, desirable and imposing old French church chandelier, with gorgeous transparent prisms, gilded hand-carved wooden and iron frame and with clerical ancestry. Thi...
Crystal
Gorgeous Church Gilt Chandelier, France, 1900-1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Absolutely one off, desirable and imposing old French church chandelier, with gorgeous transparent prisms, gilded hand-carved wooden and iron frame and with clerical ancestry. Thi...
Crystal
French Amethyst Murano Balls Gilt Wood Crystal Prisms Chandelier, c1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches dripping with crystal prisms. Will be rewired using certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for other countries. Swa...
Crystal
Wood and Iron Silver-Gilt Italian Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Wood and iron silver-gilt Italian chandelier with six undulating arms radiating from hand-carved silver gilded body. Late 18th century body with later arms. Newly-wired for use withi...
Brass, Steel, Iron, Silver Leaf
French Turn of the Century Gilt Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style chandelier with twelve thin gilt metal scroll arms emanating from a carved giltwood center shaft.
Metal, Gold Leaf
Louis XlV style carved gilt wood chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
French Louis XlV style carved gilt wood chandelier, circa 1920.
Gold Leaf
Silver Gilt Wood and Iron 18 Light chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
An impressive 18 light, two tier pricket chandelier. The turned center shaft with carved decoration, bobeches and tassels are silver gilt wood with iron arms and swags.
Iron
Sold
H 41.74 in Dm 23.63 in
19th Century French Louis XV Gilt Gilt Bronze Crystal Glass 16-Light Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
A large Louis XV style 16-light crystal-cut chandelier decorated overall in scalloped crystal glass pendalogues, partially colored, with flower jewels and impressive moulded lit balu...
Bronze
Carved Gilt 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Carved Gilt 6 Light Chandelier...recently rewired and ready to hang. Intricately carved. Beautiful patina...pictures don't do the patina justice
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Antique Wood Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stately Louis XIV style carved wood chandelier featuring bold classical proportions, dramatic scrollwork, and rich gilded or painted detailing, reflecting the grandeur and symmetry...
Wood
French Carved Wood Painted and Gilded Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1930s French carved wood chandelier has six candle style lights. Painted finish in medium and dark olive green with gilded accents to highlight carved decorative elements inclu...
Wood
Louis 15 Style Gilt on Carved Wood Antique Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
This antique carved wood chandelier has nice color and nice gilt on wood finish. It has been newly wired for the United States. There is previous repair on an arm that has been profe...
Softwood
French Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Pear Shaped Crystal Drops
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional white and yellow gold gilt bronze 10 arm chandelier with large smooth half pear shaped crystal drops with a white gold gilded center wood stem and ceiling cap. Rewired fo...
Ormolu
French Rococo Style, 19th Century Painted, Parcel-Gilt and Carved Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style carved, painted and parcel-gilt wooden eight-light chandelier from the 19th century, with scrolled arms and acanthus leaves décor. Born in France during the 19t...
Wood
Sold
H 51.19 in Dm 35.44 in
Monkey's Chandelier in Carved Wood, Gilt Iron and Glass Beads, Art Deco Period
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Paris, FR
Unusual and decorative Art Deco period chandelier. Six carved wooden monkeys represented in three different positions and sitting on swings hold cables where bright "fruits" made of...
Iron
Hand-Carved Silver-Gilt Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Hand-carved silver-gilt chandelier newly made using 18th century wooden body and six undulating iron arms. Newly wired for use within the USA. Candelabra-size sockets. Includes four ...
Brass, Iron, Silver Leaf
19th Century French Carved Painted with Gilt Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room or a den with this large antique wooden chandelier. Crafted in France circa 1880, the light fixture is round in shape and features two row of arms of different...
Wood
French Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
French gilt wood chandelier
Wood
French Gold Gilt Macaroni Swags and Clear Murano Balls Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing three lights, sitting in a crystal bobeche dripping with vintage crystals. Adorning swags of macaroni beads and clear Murano drops. Gold gilt metal scroll body with florets....
Crystal
Two-Tier Painted and Parcel Gilt French Chandelier with Nine Lights
Located in Birmingham, AL
A painted and parcel gilt French chandelier hand made in France from 18th century parts having two tiers and nine lights. This beautiful chandelier features a central turned and flut...
Iron
Large 9-Light French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Two-Tier Chandelier
Located in Birmingham, AL
Large nine-light painted and parcel-gilt two-tier chandelier handmade in France from 18th century parts. This beautiful chandelier features a central carved and painted wooden column...
Metal
$62,116
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
Huge Floral 8-Light Ceiling Lamp by Hans Kögl, Germany, 1970s
By Hans Kögl
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge Floral 8-Light Ceiling Lamp by Hans Kögl, Germany, 1970s Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to install this device in all countries (USA, Australia, Asia, Great Brit...
Metal
Italian Porcelain Flower Roses Tole Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian handcut tole chandelier. The cage form metal frame ornamented with tole leaves, and pink-white porcelain flowers. The chandelier has five sockets for small incandescent ...
Metal
19th Century Giltwood Rococo Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A six-arm elaborately carved and gold giltwood Rococo style chandelier. Rewired and in very good order, late 19th century Italian.
Giltwood
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Chandelier by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain chandelier by Meissen German, late 19th Century Height 118cm, diameter 97cm This magnificent chandelier is an exceptional example of the Rococo styl...
Porcelain
$531,444 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$9,800
H 24 in W 30 in D 30 in
A Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron, and Mecca chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and most decorative Italian 18th century Baroque st. Giltwood, Iron, and Mecca chandelier. This beautiful six arm chandelier is centered by a topie shaped Giltwood bott...
Iron
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Chandelier A long narrow body with “C” scrolled floral arms, centered urn with an acorn and three bows at the crown. Twelve perimet...
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Bronze 12 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French bronze 12 light chandelier in gold and black. Nice decorative details and very fine quality! Super elegant!
Bronze
$9,591
H 39.38 in Dm 27.56 in
Antique French Empire Revival Bronze 6 Light Chandelier, Sculptural Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
This sculptural bronze six light chandelier displays many neoclassical characteristics of the influential Empire style, popularized during the reign of Napoleón. Its suspended “baske...
Bronze
Large Italian Giltwood and Gilt Metal 24-Light Chandelier, Mid-Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative and monumental 24-light chandelier, handcrafted in Italy during the mid-20th century. Richly ornamented with elaborate scrolling arms, carved details, and extensi...
Metal
Italian 18th Century Tuscan Tole, Giltwood and Gilt Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique Italian 18th century Tuscan twelve light patinated tole, giltwood and gilt iron chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a lovely inverted hexagonal g...
Metal, Iron
Antique Chandelier. Giltwood chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous giltwood chandelier from France, circa 1900, 8 arms, 16 lights
Giltwood
Beautiful 19th Century French Regence Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Regence gilt bronze and patinated bronze chandelier. Cherub heads.
Gilt Metal
Italian Gilded Tole Leaf Chandelier, Mid 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful floriate Italian chandelier is made of gilded (gold leaf covered) tole and features a forest of leaf bobeches as well as ten (10) lights. The oval fixture dates back t...
Tin, Gold Leaf
Antique French Bronze D'ore Chandelier, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'ore chandelier, Circa 1880.
Bronze
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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Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.