Italian Hand-Carved Chandelier with Porcelain Putti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful Italian wooden chandelier with porcelain Putti's.
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Wooden Chandeliers
Brass
Italian Hand-Carved Chandelier with Porcelain Putti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful Italian wooden chandelier with porcelain Putti's.
Brass
Italian 2-Tier, 12-Light Painted Wood Chandelier with Flower Shaped Bobeches
Located in Atlanta, GA
The bobèches are shaped like exquisite tulip flowers. 20th century. This Italian wooden chandelier has been rewired for the US and comes with a complimentary three-foot chain and can...
Wood
Wooden and artglass Murano pendant / chandelier - Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Praha, CZ
- Italy, around 1970s - chrome with patina, polished - wooden parts refreshed - three bulbs any wattage - US wiring compatible jr
Chrome
$9,800
Italian Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian circa 1940s eight-arm wooden chandelier with painted finished, carved wood tassels and crystal bobeches.
Iron
Beautiful Wooden & Iron Chandelier with 16 Arms – Unique Red Finish
Located in Antwerp, BE
It can also be used with a dimmer. Tuscan chandelier Provencal chandelier Baroque style chandelier Rustic wooden chandelier Wrought iron chandelier 16 arm chandelier Vintage chande...
Metal
Nordic Wooden and Glass Chandelier, Attributed to Tapio Wirkkala, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Santa Margherita Ligure, IT
Elegant three-light hanging chandelier, produced in the 1950s and attributed to Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. The structure consists of three finely turned wooden supports, inclu...
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Wooden and Frosted Glass Suspension Lamp, 60s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Very beautiful wooden suspension lamp with circular frosted glass globe, Italian production from the 1960s. Where consistent with age and use.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century 3-shade Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp with Wooden Base, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century 3-shade Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp with Wooden Base, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with 3x E27 light bulb. Wired and suitab...
Metal
Beautiful Pair of Shabby White Colored Wooden Farmhouse Sconces, Italy 1980's
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful shabby white pair of Sconces made in Italy in the 1980s. Hand painted and beautiful. Each Fixture requires two European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 4...
Metal
Wrought Iron Chandelier with Angels
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian wrought iron chandelier with wooden angel candle holders.
Metal, Wrought Iron
$402Sale Price|30% Off
Midcentury Murano Pendant Light, with Opaline Shade and Wooden Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant light from the late 1960s on an adjustable cable, designed in the Murano style with wood and an opaline shade. Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, ma...
Opaline Glass
Eight Light Red painted Wood and Iron Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Handsome Italian reddish painted wooden chandelier with eight metal arms.
Metal
$2,600 / set
Pair of neoclassical wooden candle holders
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large candle holder sconces, neoclassical style, Italy 1950s. The Italian carved wood sconces have been made from parts of an antique chandelier, probably in the 50's. The pa...
Wood
Large Midcentury Wooden Pendant / Light Fixture with Rare Amber Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, handcrafted and great condition entry hall light fixture. This vintage pendant is the first one of its kind that we ever had the pleasure of offering and it is in exceptional...
Glass, Wood
Italian Painted Wooden Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Six-light chandelier in white-painted wood attractively carved throughout; newly re-wired.
Wood
Sold
H 28.5 in Dm 35.5 in
An Italian Silver Gilt Six-Light Wooden Chandelier with a Turned Central Column
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Italian six-light wooden chandelier with silver gilt finish.
Wood
Italian Wooden Beads Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and unique Italian wooden beads chandelier. Very nice intricate work on a painted iron frame.
Iron
Italian Vintage Wooden Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
An important Italian chandelier of hand-hammered forged iron, wooden beads and chain.
Iron, Gold Leaf
1950s Silver Leaf Wooden Italian Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s silver leaf wooden Italian chandelier.
An Italian Twelve-Light Wooden Light Chandelier With Metal Twigs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Early 20th Century Italian twelve-light wooden chandelier with metal twigs, thin S-scroll arms, traces of gilding, nicely carved flower-shaped wooden bobeches.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Large Wooden Chandelier, Pine Wood, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Large Wooden Chandelier, Pine Wood,1960s
Pine
Midcentury Wooden Bamboo Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This vintage pendant lamp from 1960s Italy is a beautiful example of natural craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Made entirely of bamboo, the lamp features a gracefully curved half-...
Wood, Bamboo
20th Century Italian Large Geometric Wooden Ceiling Pendants
Located in London, GB
An outstanding pair of large Geometric design wood ceiling pendants with brass detailing supported by a brass holder with four lamps. (The brass holder measures 78cm making the tota...
Walnut
Mid Century Italian Wood and Brass Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Italian chandelier with wooden arms accented by parallel brass elements.
Brass
Italian Carved and Painted Wood Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian mid-20th century nicely carved and painted wood six-light chandelier with central wooden column and scrolled arms decorated with stylized acanthus leaves.
Wood
Six Candle Wooden Bead Chandeilier
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Chandelier of ropes of wooden beads in the classic style with six candles
Monumental Scale (14) Light IFrench Wood Painted Chandelier w/ Tassels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental (14) light Italian painted chandelier with carved wooden tassels.
Metal
Italian Painted Wooden Chandelier
Located in Highwood, IL
Huge Italian wooden chandelier and although when purchasing one of the Italian chandeliers in Europe, they will swear that they are antique, I prefer to think they are made from anti...
Neo Classical Wooden Chandelier Estro Fiorentino srl Firenze
By Antonio Fiorentino, AtelierGK Firenze
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Large Italian Wooden Chandelier Two tier . 12 small sockets Light bowl Manufactured by Estro Fiorentino srl Firenze Italy
Wood
Italian Two-Tiered Sixteen-Light Painted Wood and Metal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian wooden chandelier comes with a complimentary 3-foot chain and canopy painted to match.
Metal
Stilnovo Vintage Chandelier Five Arms Whit Wooden Details Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Verviers, BE
Stilnovo hanging vintage pendant light from the late 1960s and its classic modernist form and simplicity in design, make it an iconic example of midcentury home lighting. Phot...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 24 in W 33.5 in D 33.5 in
Italian Four-Arm Wooden Spider Chandelier Comprised of 18th Century Elements
Located in Round Top, TX
This little charmer features wooden altar elements that are faded with age in the most wonderful gray blue, gilt gold, crusty white and hints of silver. The arms are newly made as ar...
Wood
Very Large Vintage Chandelier 10 Arms With Wooden Details Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Verviers, BE
Very Large hanging vintage 10 arms pendant light from the late 1960s and its classic modernist form and simplicity in design, make it an iconic example of midcentury home lighting....
Brass
Large Stilnovo Vintage Chandelier 6 Arms With Wooden Details Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Verviers, BE
Large Stilnovo hanging vintage pendant light from the late 1960s and its classic modernist form and simplicity in design, make it an iconic example of midcentury home lighting. Ph...
Metal, Brass
1970s attribute to Carlo Scarpa Wooden Geometric Chandelier
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in IT
*Information for shipping: each chandelier has a separate crate size of wooden crate Pick up address: 37053 Cerea Italy
Wood
Midcentury Wooden Rattan Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This vintage pendant lamp from 1960s Italy is a beautiful example of natural craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Made entirely of bamboo, the lamp features a gracefully curved half-...
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan
Huge Lovely Wooden Pendant Lamp by Domus, 1970s, Italy
By Domus Italia
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge Lovely Wooden Pendant Lamp by Domus, 1970s, Italy Executed in pine wood and opline glass. The pendant lamp comes with 4 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is wired and ...
Metal
Italian Carved Wood Six-Light Vintage Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian mid-20th century wooden chandelier features a turned central column decorated with acanthus leaves, supporting six S-scroll arms, also ornate with the same leafy themed ...
Wood
Italian Polished Opaline White Glass and Orange Wooden Ceiling Lamp, 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian polished opaline white glass and orange wooden ceiling lamp, 1960 Polished opaque white glass ceiling lamp, with metal lamp holder and white and orange enameled wooden rings...
Metal
Six light painted wood and iron chandelier
Located in Westport, CT
Handsome Italian reddish painted wooden chandelier with six gilded metal arms
Italian Gold Wooden Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Wooden Chandelier with Gold Accents
Iron
A 1950's Italian Gilded Tole & Wooden Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Tole and Wooden Chandelier with Gilded Wheat Decoration and Leaf Couronne.
Tôle
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.