Murano Blown Eight Arm Tobacco Swirl Chandelier
Located in Westport, CT
A wonderful unique custom designed Murano uplight chandelier consisting of soft arching shapes with each piece, mouth blown in a uniform twisting torchere creating a lovely swirl eff...
Blown Glass
Venetian Eight-Arm Chandelier with Murano Glass Shades, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian eight-arm chandelier with green painted metal flowers and leaf design with Murano glass grape shades (pair of pink, blue, green and multicolored).
Murano Glass
Ivory Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier made of ivory colored Murano glass with eight branches. We love the classic lines and modern details of this hand-blown fixture. It has been newly wired to fit US standard...
Murano Glass
Giovanni Dalla Fina Murano Ribbed Glass Eight Arm Chandelier in Smoky Fumè, 1990
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Description This striking eight light fumè Murano glass chandelier by Giovanni Dalla Fina was handcrafted in Italy during the 1990s, showcasing an exquisite smoky gray hue.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Large Vintage 8 Arm Opaline Murano Glass Chandelier in the Manner of Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
This spectacularly large vintage eight-arm Murano chandelier is a defining statement piece of lighting art, crafted in the definitive manner of Venice’s legendary mid-century glassma...
Murano Glass
$16,000 / item
Pair of Large Blue Murano Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian circa 1960’s eight-arm blue Murano glass chandeliers. Sold individually.
Glass
Pair of Eight-Arm Brass & Hand-Blown Murano "Honeycomb" Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite pair of modernist eight-arm "honeycomb" chandelier was masterfully handcrafted in Murano, Italy.
Murano Glass
Unavailable
H 49.22 in Dm 442.92 in
Eight-Arm Smoked Amber Murano Glass Chandelier with Florettes, Murano
Located in Brussels , BE
Eight-Arm Smoked Amber Murano Glass Chandelier with Florettes - Murano.
Murano Glass
Large Murano Venetian Amber Glass and Brass Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Large Murano Venetian honey-amber glass and brass chandelier with eight arms and cut-glass pendants. Very good vintage condition with signs of age on the brass rod, glass all intact.
Brass
Vintage Opaline Murano Eight-Arm Chandelier with Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1960s Murano chandelier in white opaline hand blown glass with brass trim, eight candle arms. New wiring for US electrical standards.
Brass
40's Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful opalescent glass Murano eight arm chandelier with brass fittings. Clear in color with a faint milky blue hue.
Brass
Eight-Arm Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Eight-arm Murano glass chandelier.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Murano Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass chandelier with eight arms with brass supported bobeche, stem and base canopy with a graduated glass ball finials. The eight arms are ele...
Brass
Murano Amber Glass Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and elegant modernist take, this Murano amber glass eight-arm chandelier is a perfect piece for dining rooms, foyers and seating areas.
Murano Glass
Italian Eight-Arm Murano Chandelier, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Classic eight-arm murano chandelier with eight additional curved stems.
Murano Glass
Eight-Arm Murano Chandelier in Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eight-arm Murano chandelier in gold.
Mid Century Eight-Arm Murano Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A Vintage eight-arm smokey/amber colored Murano glass chandelier.
Glass
Vintage Eight Arm Moderne Murano Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Hand-blown Murano glass chandelier circa 1950s. All original parts. Rewired for USA. Eight arms. Handblown glass from Murano, Italy. Small chip on bottom ball of the chandelier (pict...
Blown Glass
Midcentury Eight-Arm Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage clear Murano glass eight-light chandelier, circa 1950. Newly rewired.\ Reduced from: $6,850
Glass
Eight-Arm Pale Amber Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
Murano chandelier in pale amber glass with eight arms and candle style lights with candelabrum sized sockets, circa 1960s. New wiring for US electrical standards. No flaws found. Unk...
Brass
Murano Glass & Brass Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This chandelier, most likely by Lightolier, features unusual hand-blown hurricane shades with gold inclusions in the juxtaposed chevron edging.The brass arms form swooping arcs from ...
Brass
Murano Glass And Brass Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This chandelier, most likely by Lightolier, features unusual hand-blown hurricane shades with gold inclusions in the juxtaposed chevron edging.The brass arms form swooping arcs from ...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Italian hand-blown pale amber Murano glass chandelier with eight arms issuing from the handblown dish center below a stem with cylindrical glass elements covering the stem.
Murano Glass
Eight Arm Amber Murano Glass Chandelier With Drops
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1940s Murano glass chandelier with eight candle style lights, amber colored hand blown glass center support, arms, bobeches and curled arms and dangling drops. New wiring for U...
Brass
Mid Century Eight-arm Chandelier in Murano Glass
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage eight arm chandelier in clear Italian Murano Glass with brass detailing.
Brass
Barovier and Toso Eight Arm Filigree Globe Murano Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1930s hand blown Murano glass chandelier attributed to Barovier & Toso. EIght hand blown glass upswept arms of varying height with clear and white striped globes with filigree ...
Brass
Eight Arm Italian Murano Glass Chandelier, Circa 1940's
Located in New York, NY
1940's Italian murano chandelier with 8 arms. Decorative curved spirals.
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier in Smoky Olive Green
Located in West Hartford, CT
Murano glass chandelier with 8 arms in a smoky olive green glass color.
Murano Glass
Superb 1920s Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier with Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
Superb quality 1920's Murano Glass eight arm chandelier with 24K gold flecks suspended in the glass.
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H 38 in W 42 in D 42 in
Mid-Century Baroque Style Eight Arm Gold Infused Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage baroque style handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier has eight flexing arms with trilobed cups. The milky opaline glass veers towards a light blue color with...
Murano Glass
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H 38 in W 33 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Baroque Style Eight Arm Gold Infused Opaline Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisitely handcrafted gold-infused opaline Murano chandelier has eight undulating arms with petal-trimmed cups. The milky opaline glass veers towards a light blue color with s...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Eight Arm Brass Chandelier with Amber Glass
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
This eight arm chandelier is an original Brunelli Design which uses brass components from the 1940's and amber colored Murano glass.
Brass
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H 37.8 in Dm 19.69 in
Eight-Arm Gilt Chandelier with Murano Colored Drops and Leafs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
This beautiful eight-arm chandelier is made of countless gilt leafs and original colorful Murano drops.
Metal
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H 38.5 in Dm 29.75 in
Mid Century Modern Eight Arm Brass & Murano Glass Chandelier with Conical Shades
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid Century Modern brass chandelier was realized in Italy, circa 1960. It offers a circular detail at the center with a cylindrical finial from which eight volumetric r...
Brass
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H 24 in W 40 in D 40 in
Mid-Century Modern Gold Murano Glass Eight Arm Italian Chandelier Made in Italy
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning eight arm Murano glass chandelier done in gold tones.
Murano 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.
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