Large Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Chandelier, 6-Light, Italian, 34.5" Diameter
Located in Lisse, NL
This impressive large-scale giltwood chandelier is a richly carved and highly decorative example of neoclassical-inspired lighting, distinguished by its sculptural presence and excep...
Wood
Italian Rococo Painted Wood & Iron 6-Light Chandelier with Fruit Garland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional early 19th-century in the style Italian Rococo chandelier, carved wood with wrought iron arms. This statement fixture features a central carved wood shaft decorated with...
Iron
Antique Empire 19th Century Wood Carved Chandelier France Solid Oak 6 Lights
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
The attention to detail, size & design of this chandelier are breathtaking. The chandelier has 6 lights and provides plenty of light to a large room.
Oak
19th Century Gilded Bronze, Crystal and Gilt-wood 6 light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined 19th-century Italian chandelier composed of gilded bronze and crystal, centered around a hand-carved gilt-wood column that lends both warmth and sculptural presence to the ...
Crystal, Bronze
19th century Giltwood 6-light Italian Chandelier
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Giltwood 6-light Italian Chandelier Anonymous Probably Italy; probably 1880s Giltwood Approximate size: 32 (h) x 29 (w) x 29 (d) in.
Giltwood
Stunning and Pure Art Deco Hand Carved Wood Chandelier Pendant Light, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
* Kindly note that we arrange the shipping ourselves to ensure a smooth, secure, and reliable delivery. This allows us to provide the best possible service and care for your purchase...
Metal
$5,500
French Carved Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French carved white washed oak 6-light chandelier, Circa 1880. The chandelier has been professionally re-wired, cleaned and is ready to hang. Includes matching chain and...
Wood
Wood Carved Italian Chandelier in Original Paint and Gilt Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully hand carved 6-light chandelier with original gilding and antiqued paint finish.
Wood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Grapevine Chandelier in Carved Wood, Metal, Glass
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative and atmospheric six-light chandelier in the Art Nouveau / Jugendstil style, featuring an elaborate grapevine and vine leaf motif.
Wrought Iron
Italian Gilded Bronze and Crystal 6-Light Chandelier with GIltwood Center Column
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined 19th-century Italian chandelier composed of gilded bronze and crystal, centered around a hand-carved gilt-wood column that lends both warmth and sculptural presence to the ...
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Italian Giltwood Cherubs Putti and Painted Fruit 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lighting Configuration (10 Lights Total): 6 Torchière Arms: Surmounted by colorful painted fruit garlands and frosted flame-shaped glass shades (E27 sockets). 1 Central Bottom Light...
Metal, Brass
Extreme Rare Antique Carved Chandelier with Great American Eagle Sculpture 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, antique handcrafted 6-light chandelier – a true work of ART. There are moments in life when you come across something truly exceptional, and this magnificent chandelier from...
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Black Forest Carved Hanging Owl Chandelier with Wing Span
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss hanging two bulb light fixture. Carved linden wood, glass eyes. 29" wing span, 16" body, 6" plus hanging chain.
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Six-Light Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant early 20th-century Italian Florentine chandelier, dating from circa 1920, beautifully crafted in carved and turned wood with a warm gilt finish and subtle deep red polychrome...
Metal
Top Quality Tudor Revival Hand Crafted Oak & Wrought Iron Four Light Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning quality workmanship oakwood and wrought iron pendant light. This artistically designed, great quality crafted chandelier from the Arts and Crafts era (but in the Tudor styl...
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Handcrafted Stag Antler Chandelier
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptional early 20th century handcrafted stag antler chandelier, most likely German or Austrian, circa 1900–1930. This remarkable chandelier represents a particularly refined a...
Iron
Rare Pair of Italian 18th Century Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Rare pair of six-light chandeliers, carved in wood and originally gilded in 24-karat gold leaf, with fluted central stems, arms decorated with foliage motifs, Greek-key patterns and ...
Cut Glass
Rare Antique, Arts & Crafts Chandelier Pendant w. Mackintosh Rose Stained Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare chandelier for the perfect ambiance. If you are looking for a rare, beautiful and aesthetically pleasing design Arts & Crafts pendant light then this unique specimen from the e...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, practical size antique circular chandelier. Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique...
Metal, Iron
A 6 Light Austrian Carved and Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A 6 light Austrian carved and gilt wood chandelier with shell motifs on underside of dish.
Giltwood
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
Carved Wood Italian Painted and Silver Gilt 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved wood 6-light painted and silver gilt chandelier that has been newly rewired with drip wax candle covers.
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Carved and Painted 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century Italian carved and painted 6 light chandelier. Exceptional carvings on this piece include an urn with floral images, multicolored berried and an intricately car...
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved and Bleached 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century Italian carved and bleached 6-light chandelier. Very nice carvings and patina on this piece. A lovely fixture that could work in a variety of decors. So pretty!
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved and Parcel Gilt 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century Italian carved and parcel gilt 6 light chandelier. Lovely patina and carvings on the piece! Very pretty!
Metal
19th Century French Carved and White Washed 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large 19th century French carved and white washed chandelier with 6 lights. Very fine carvings on this piece. Exceptional!
Wood
Petite 18th Century Italian Carved and Painted 6-Light Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely petite 18th century Italian carved and painted 6-light chandeliers. Painted in a pretty sage green with gold highlights. Just rewired and ready to install. Very nice! Note: Th...
Wood
Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany Empire Style 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely light fixture made in France in the 1920's or 30's is carved from mahogany. The old candle sleeves are also of carved wood . The ring and cap have cast bronze or brass mo...
Mahogany
6-arm carved oak overpainted chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Carved oak light having great proportion. Newly wired in the US. The length is the width measured at its widest point.
Wood
Empire Style Austrian Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A 6-light Empire style Austrian carved wood chandelier with metal arms and wooden elements issuing from dish.
Wood
Small Antique Italian Giltwood 6-Light Chandelier, Circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
The perfect illumination source for a more intimate setting, this small six-light chandelier was hand-carved in Italy, circa 1860. Six foliate arms originate on the underside of the ...
Wood, Giltwood
An 18th Century Italian Gold Leafed Wooden 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… The six arms of this Italian gold leaf chandelier are supported by sprawling curled leaves. The leaves terminate at the base of an elaborate lobed cen...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Italian 19th Century Silver Gilt and Glass 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
in the late Italian Baroque style and constructed of carved wood, with fades silver gilding, the scrolled iron arms covered with glass bead chains and leading to wooden bobeches, wit...
19th Century French Carved Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French hand carved and white-washed wood 6-light chandelier.
Wood
An Italian Rococo Style T.O.C. Giltwood and Painted 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
having fluting throughout the body, alternating between gilding and a flat blue color, the arms with foliate scrolls and neoclassical urn-shaped bobeches
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian carved and silver gilt wood 6-light chandelier. Circa 1890.
Giltwood
Italian Wood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian carved and painted 6 light chandelier, Circa 1880. The chandelier has been professionally re-wired, cleaned and is ready to hang. Includes matching chain and ca...
Fabric
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H 37.8 in Dm 36.23 in
Italian 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Chandelier Green Color with Flowers
Located in Milano, MI
An ornate Italian wooden chandelier decorated with polycrome flowers in a green lacquered background. Eight scrolling round section arms, lifting outwards to support their wood bobè...
Wood
French 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A glorious six-light Neoclassical giltwood chandelier from 19th century France.
Gold Leaf
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H 22.25 in Dm 20.75 in
Circa 1900 Six-Light Renaissance Revival Gilt and Blue Accented Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 6-light chandelier - guilt and blue accented carved wood.
Wood
Unique French Griffen Chandelier
Located in Highwood, IL
Unique hand carved griffen 6 light hardwood chandelier with original wood chain.
Hardwood
9011 A PAIR OF TUSCAN STYLE CHANDELIERS
Located in New Orleans, LA
A PAIR OF 6 LIGHT, CARVED WOOD AND IRON CHANDELIERS IN THE TUSCAN STYLE.
Wood
8028 An Italian Iron And Glass Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
AN IRON 6 LIGHT CHANDELIER WITH BLOWN GLASS AND ROCK CRYSTAL DROPS. THERE ARE 2 CENTRAL FINIALS OF GILDED WOOD. WIRED FOR US AND FITTED WITH BEESWAX SLEEVES.
Crystal, Iron
Gorgeous Church Gilt Chandelier, France, 1900-1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
The crown has room for 6 candles, whose tall white candlesticks are made of wood.
Crystal
Gorgeous Church Gilt Chandelier, France, 1900-1920
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
The crown has room for 6 candles, whose tall white candlesticks are made of wood.
Crystal
Pair of Anglo Indian Etched Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920’s Anglo-Indian single light sconces with hand-carved wood backplate and clear glass hurricanes with etched leaf motif. Measurements: Height: 22" Width: 6" Depth...
Bronze
Early 20th Cent. Carved Wood 6-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A raw wood chandelier with 6 S-curved, candlestick arms expertly carved with clean lines and structure. The motif includes egg-and-dart bobeches, acanthus leaves, florets, shells, an...
Brass
Italian Carved Gilt Wood Baroque Style 6 light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th / early 20th century Italian hand carved and turned wood Baroque style chandelier. Original gilding with a lovely patina and blue enamel accents. Newly wired and new blac...
Gold Leaf
Antique European Carved and Silver Gilt Wood Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carved wood and silver gilt 6-arm light fixture with hanging tassel ornament.
Wood, Giltwood
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.
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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.