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Gondola Chandelier

Italian Murano Chandelier, Gold Dusted Glass, Gondola Shape
Italian Murano Chandelier, Gold Dusted Glass, Gondola Shape

Italian Murano Chandelier, Gold Dusted Glass, Gondola Shape

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Murano gondola shaped chandelier with 8 pair of multi-length gold dusted glass arms with large fluted & flaired design shades.

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1990s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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CRYSTAL GONDOLA CHANDELIER
CRYSTAL GONDOLA CHANDELIER

CRYSTAL GONDOLA CHANDELIER

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H 54 in W 28 in

CRYSTAL GONDOLA CHANDELIER

Located in New York, NY

Electrified with one light in the balloon and five chandelier lights in the gondola.

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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Crystal Gondola Chandelier
Crystal Gondola Chandelier

Crystal Gondola Chandelier

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H 54 in W 28 in

Crystal Gondola Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

Electrified with three lights in the balloon and five chandelier lights in the gondola.

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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian Venetian Ca' Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, Blown Murano Glass, 24-K Gold
Italian Venetian Ca' Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, Blown Murano Glass, 24-K Gold

Italian Venetian Ca' Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, Blown Murano Glass, 24-K Gold

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Villaverla, IT

Elegant Italian Venetian Ca' Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, in blown Murano glass and 24-K Gold.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ca'rezzonico Murano Chandelier, Gondola Model.
Ca'rezzonico Murano Chandelier, Gondola Model.

Ca'rezzonico Murano Chandelier, Gondola Model.

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H 41.34 in W 72.84 in D 37.41 in

Ca'rezzonico Murano Chandelier, Gondola Model.

Located in Villaverla, IT

Elegant murano gondola chandelier Ca'rezzonico in transparent color with sophisticated finishes in pink color, circa 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, in Cenedese Style, circa 1960s
Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, in Cenedese Style, circa 1960s

Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier, in Cenedese Style, circa 1960s

By Cenedese

Located in Villaverla, IT

Elegant Murano Ca'Rezzonico Gondola chandelier in transparent color with multicolor refinishing, in excellent original condition, in Cenedese style circa 1960s, composed by eight arm...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier in Murano Glass, 1960, Cenedese
Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier in Murano Glass, 1960, Cenedese

Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier in Murano Glass, 1960, Cenedese

By Cenedese

Located in Villaverla, IT

Elegant Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola chandelier in Murano glass multicolor, disposal in different levels.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier with Colorful Flowers and Leaves, 1960s
Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier with Colorful Flowers and Leaves, 1960s

Italian Ca'Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier with Colorful Flowers and Leaves, 1960s

By Cenedese

Located in Villaverla, IT

Elegant Murano Ca'Rezzonico Gondola chandelier in transparent color with multi-color refinishing, in excellent and original conditions.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier Colorful Finishes Blown Murano Glass, Italy, 1980s
Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier Colorful Finishes Blown Murano Glass, Italy, 1980s

Rezzonico Gondola Chandelier Colorful Finishes Blown Murano Glass, Italy, 1980s

By Giovanni Dalla Fina Gallery

Located in Villaverla, IT

Gondola chandelier with colorful finishes in blown Murano glass, Italy 1980s by Giovanni Dalla Fina Beautiful chandelier with an intriguing explosion of delicately colored flowers, ...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Baroque Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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H 32.28 in W 31.5 in D 57 in

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By Barovier&Toso

Located in Villaverla, IT

The chandelier has the unique shape of the typical Venetian boat, called Gondola.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gondola Chandelier
Gondola Chandelier

Gondola Chandelier

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H 27.5 in Dm 28.5 in

Gondola Chandelier

Located in San Francisco, CA

A late 19th Century brass oil chandelier with gondola prows chandelier

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Rare fantastic "gondola" chandelier mid-century brass.
Rare fantastic "gondola" chandelier mid-century brass.

Rare fantastic "gondola" chandelier mid-century brass.

Located in New York, NY

Fantastic polished brass ceiling fixture in the form of a ship or "gondola" boat. A single brass form with eyelet openings along the upper edges, the lamp contains 4 candelabra base ...

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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

20th Century Old Murano Chandelier Colored and Gold Mod. "Gondola" 14 Lights
20th Century Old Murano Chandelier Colored and Gold Mod. "Gondola" 14 Lights

20th Century Old Murano Chandelier Colored and Gold Mod. "Gondola" 14 Lights

By Murano 5

Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo

A very fine quality 20th century Murano glass and gold 24-karat chandelier. The art of Murano glass chandeliers is really famous in the world. These venetian chandeliers are hand...

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Gargantuan Antique Venetian Glass Chandelier
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Gargantuan Antique Venetian Glass Chandelier

Located in San Francisco, CA

This palatial gondola-style Venetian glass chandelier is a folly of pure genius.

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Gondola Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the gondola chandelier you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, blown glass and art glass, every gondola chandelier was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer gondola chandelier, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right gondola chandelier, those designed in Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Giovanni Dalla Fina Gallery each produced at least one beautiful gondola chandelier that is worth considering.

How Much is a Gondola Chandelier?

Prices for a gondola chandelier can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $4,250 and can go as high as $24,500, while the average can fetch as much as $13,000.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.