Italian Red Lacquer Pendant with Hourglass Diffuser, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian pendant from the 1950s, finished in vivid red lacquer.
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Mid-Century Philips Yellow Striped Hourglass Glass Pendant
By Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Hourglass shaped modernist pendant lamp attributed to ASEA, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish mid century pendant lamp attributed to the Swedish electric company ASEA, 1950s.
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Mid-Century Modern 3-Cone "Hourglass" Hanging Pendant Attributed to Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern 3-Cone "hourglass" hanging pendant chandelier attributed to LIGHTOLIER, unusual combination of fiberglass and brass. 70" standard.
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Impressive Doria Cascading Hourglass Chandelier, Space Age, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
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Vistosi Murano Mid-Century Modern Opaline Glass Pendant, Italy, 1960s
By Vistosi
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Italian Stilnovo Black and White Glass Pendant with Brass Belly, 1960s
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By Stilnovo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Located in Culver City, CA
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Located in Lyon, FR
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Four Bronze Hourglass Pendants
Located in London, GB
These lamps are etched in circular rings around the form of the lamps and patinated in a deep bronze. The lamps hang on a solid brass chain bronze in color. Dimensions of the shad...
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Bronze Hourglass Pendant on Chains
Located in London, GB
Only one available! Curved cylinder pendant lamps etched in circular rings around the form of the lamps and patinated in a deep bronze. The lamps hang from a brass chain bronze in co...
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Pair of Bronze Hourglass Pendants
Located in London, GB
Curved cylinder pendant lamps etched in circular rings around the form of the lamps and patinated in a deep bronze. The lamps hang from a brass chain bronze in color. with matching c...
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Hourglass Bubble Pendant
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Austrian hour glass shaped pendant with bubbles detail and slight etching detail to glass.
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Frosted Hourglass in Cleqr Globe Pendant
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Frosted hourglass and clear globe pendant on chrome chain takes standard bulb up to 120 watts
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Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Form Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Form Chandelier, four pendants, each with top and bottom light fixture, apparently unmarked. 30" H x 17" W x 17" D.
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Hourglass Shaped Italian 1950's Chandelier
Located in London, GB
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Large Italian 1950s Chandelier with Hourglass Shades
Located in London, GB
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Rectilinear Suspended "Hourglass" Element Ceiling Fixture by Salviati
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
Rectilinear ceiling fixture composed of clustered clear, fluted "hourglass" elements with nickel hardware by Salviati.
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Litecraft Twelve Light Chandelier with Pierced Hourglass Shades
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Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1950s twelve light six arm chandelier by Litecraft of California. Gold anodized aluminum hourglass shades with upper and lower sockets, pierced triangular design and grey ename...
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6 units of 1950s Church Diabolo / Hourglass Chandelier , Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Come from a church build in the 50s . Big in size , personality and presence. This listing is for 6 units Measure 32 inches wide and have a total drop of 12 feet. Made of th...
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Litecraft Chandelier with Six Pierced Hourglass Shades and Twelve Lights
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Located in Chicago, IL
Twelve-light six-arm chandelier by Litecraft of California, circa 1950s. Gold anodized aluminium hourglass shades with upper and lower sockets, pierced triangular design and grey ena...
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Mid Century Hourglass Chandelier in Hand-Blown Champagne Murano Glass by Seguso
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By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Mid Century Modern chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- by...
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Murano Glass Pendant by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hourglass shaped Murano glass pendant designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1960s.
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Italian Architectural Mid Century Enameled & Brass Tiffany Blue Chandelier
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Located in West Hartford, CT
Large architectural hourglass pendant chandelier with five canisters.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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1950s Diabolo, Hourglass Pierced Brass-Plated Chandelier with Glass Lens
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1950s Diabolo, Hourglass Pierced Brass-Plated Chandelier with Glass Lens
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Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Each pierced brass-plated shade is 14 inches high by 7 inches diameter for the lower portion. All remaining hardware is made of brass. Under each shade, there is glass lens (Fresn...
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Vintage 1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Otto Kolb Diabolo / Hourglass Three-Arm Six Light Chandelier , 1950s , USA
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Otto Kolb Diabolo / Hourglass Three-Arm Six Light Chandelier , 1950s , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Superb Classic Kolb design, featuring their characteristic shade and rotating joint permitting slight angular adjustment in all direction. Spun aluminium, brass stem and hardware. ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Fog and Morup Pendant
Located in Southampton, NY
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Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This is a large chandelier in great vintage condition has wear from age and use some paint inside the cones is chipping off the outside of the cones are all very clean this c...
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Opal Glass & Chrome Hourglass Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Striped Green, Blue and White Venini Pendant
Located in Hollywood, CA
Striped green and blue white glass Venini pendant in an hourglass shape that is more bulbous and transparent on the bottom, when turned on.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
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Hourglass Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic hourglass pendant available at 1stDibs. An hourglass pendant — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an hourglass pendant — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An hourglass pendant made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made hourglass pendant over the years, but those crafted by Doria Leuchten Germany, Electrolier Manufacturing Co. and Litecraft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Hourglass Pendant?
The average selling price for an hourglass pendant at 1stDibs is $3,250, while they’re typically $1,380 on the low end and $10,617 for the highest priced.
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.
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Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
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Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
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From the Hamptons to Palm Springs, FormArch’s Homes Embody Both Comfort and Cool
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
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