Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Beige Acrylic Dome, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Beige Acrylic Dome, Germany, 1960s.
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Beige Acrylic Dome, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Beige Acrylic Dome, Germany, 1960s.
Metal
Aggregato Rise-and-Fall Pendant Lamp
By Enzo Mari
Located in London, England
Adjustable pendant lamp from the Aggregato lighting system, attributed to Enzo Mari and produced by Artemide, Italy, circa 1970s. This example features a spun metal conical shade in...
Metal
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Green by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - Brushed brass - Green by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewell...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Polished Brass, Green by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light, polished brass, green by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel When Adam Yeats and Robbie L...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, White by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - brushed brass - white by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available in polished brass...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Oxblood by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - brushed brass - oxblood by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also Available in polished br...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Polished Brass, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - polished brass - black by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available: brushed brass ...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Blue by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - Brushed brass - Blue by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available in polished brass.
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - Brushed brass - Black by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available in polished bras...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Polished Brass, White by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - polished brass - White by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available in brushed bras...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Polished Brass, Blue by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve Rise and fall pendant light - Polished brass - Blue by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also Available in brushed brass...
Brass, Steel
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Polished Brass, Oxblood by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - polished brass - Oxblood by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp: 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel Also available in brushed br...
Brass, Steel
Space Age Rise and Fall Pendant Lamp, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
It features a red acrylic lampshade, with white inside, and a chrome structure with three light points. With rise and fall mechanism in good condition and a chrome pull in the middle.
Metal, Chrome
Swedish Mid Century Rise & Fall Pendant Light
Located in London, England
Mid-Century Swedish rise and fall pendant light. In a textured blue finish on the exterior with a cream interior of the perforated shade.
Aluminum
Clear Prismatic Pressed Glass, Brass Rise & Fall Pendant Light by Holophane
By Holophane
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Glass Rise and Fall pendant lamp by Holophane, France 1920s Brass gallery and chain and pole, clear pressed glass Diameter ceiling plate 135 mm Weight: 6.4 kg / 14.2 lb Priced per...
Brass
Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, mid century pendant lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist rise-and-fall pendant lamp, model 530-008, designed in the 1950s by Bertil Brisborg for the renowned Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet.
Steel
Paavo Tynell Style Height-Adjustable Brass Pendant Lamp by Itsu, Finland, 1950s
By Itsu, Paavo Tynell
Located in Turku, Finland
This pulley-operated pendant (also known as a rise-and-fall pendant or counterweight pendant) reflects the elegant Scandinavian Modern lighting designs of the period and shows strong...
Brass
Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, mid century pendant lamp 33087 Sweden 1950s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Bertil Brisborg
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist rise-and-fall pendant lamp, model 33087, designed in the 1950s by Bertil Brisborg for the renowned Swedish department store Nordiska Kompaniet.
Brass, Steel
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Vintage 1970's Orange Rise & Fall Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
Transport yourself back to the iconic era of the 1960s and 1970s with this vintage Orange Rise & Fall Pendant Light—an absolute classic of its time.
Blown Glass
Mid Century Space Age Pendant Light- Lakro Pendant Lamp, 70s Rise and Fall Lamp
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
One tiny bit of plastic is missing from the rise and fall, see last picture.
Metal
Mid-Century Temde Rise & Fall Sisal & Wood Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking Mid-Century Modern rise-and-fall (pull-down) pendant lamp produced by Temde Leuchten during the 1960s.
Rope, Plastic, Wood
Einar Bäckström mid-century rise and fall modernist pendant lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Einar Backstrom
Located in Forserum, SE
The lamp also has a dome-shaped brass canopy at the ceiling and a wooden handle at the bottom. The patented rise and fall mechanism, model 10-1, produced by Haglund & Söner, makes th...
Brass, Steel
Pair of Early 20th Century English Rise and Fall Lights
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Rare pair of early 20th Century English brass rise and fall lights. Circa 1910. Fully re-wired to UK standards. These striking lights will as the title suggests will fall to give mo...
Brass
Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Brass, Teak and with Egg Rise and Fall
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mounted with 'Jumbo' light bulbs this three-armed Italian chandelier has a lot to offer aesthetically, circa 1950. Notice the stylish slate grey asymmetrical center mount that holds ...
Brass
Black Architects Studio Rise & Fall Ceiling Lamp by Bell Belysning, Danish 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish height adjustable vintage Danish hanging Lamp. In Denmark used over an architects, artist or studio work-space due to its versatility. The light is in a very nice vintage c...
Steel
Brass rise and fall pendant model P295 by Lyfa, 1960s
By Lyfa
Located in HEILOO, NL
Brass rise and fall hanging lamp designed by Fritz Schlegel produced by Lyfa 1960s Model P295. The lamp is adjustable in height using a pulley in a brass housing. The lamp can be a...
Brass
Rise and Fall Pendant Lamp in the Style of Guzzini
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Moulded acrylic shade with wooden detailing and circular wooden handle. The handle allows for adjusting the height of the shade, hence the reference to 'rise and fall'.
Acrylic
Rise and Fall Pendant Lamp in the Style of Guzzini
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Moulded acrylic shade with wooden detailing and circular wooden handle. The handle allows for adjusting the height of the shade, hence the reference to 'rise and fall'. Smoke-gre...
Wood, Plastic, Acrylic
Unavailable
H 20.07 in Dm 11.81 in
1960s Italian rise-and-fall glass and aluminum three-light pendant lamp.
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Three-light rise-and-fall Murano glass pendant lamp from the 1960s, Italy.
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 25 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
brass and aluminum Pendant rise and fall 1950s in the style of Sciolari
Located in London, GB
Contemporary Brass and aluminum Pendant rise and fall inspired by Italian 1950s lights.
Aluminum, Brass
Unavailable
H 40 in W 25.25 in D 25.25 in
Rise and Fall Hanging Lamp by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo, circa 1960
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
A very elegant ceiling light by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo designed in the 1950s. This model, circa 1960 with a burgundy colored top shade and brass lower shade. Height adjustable ...
Aluminum, Brass
Large Midcentury Pull Down Pendant Lamp Shade, Italy, circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Superb, large, rise and fall aluminium pendant lamp in brushed aluminium.
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Model 2134, 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti, Rise and Fall Pendant Light, model 2134, designed by Sarfatti and made by his company Arteluce in the 1950s.
Aluminum
Orange Lakro Amstelveen Space Age with Rise-and-Fall Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
The height of the lamp can easily be adjusted with the rise-and-fall mechanism. The lamp requires one E27 (standard) lightbulb.
Metal
Sold
H 48.43 in Dm 19.69 in
Midcentury Teak & Braid Rise and Fall Pendant Light by Swiss Co Temde Leuchten
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A very stylish and useful rise and fall light particularly suited to above a dining table, by German-Swiss company Temde Leuchten. The attached teak handle allows the user to adjust...
Steel
Chrome Rise & Fall Large Pendant Light
Located in Culver City, CA
Chrome and enamel rise & fall pendant light
Chrome, Enamel
French "Rise and Fall" Pulley Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pulley mechanism ceiling light
extends from 25" to 41"
milk glass shade 10" diameter
Large Copper ‘Rise & Fall’ Pendant Light Germany, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
A large solid copper ‘rise & fall’ pendant light, most probably designed and made in Germany, circa 1960.
Brass, Copper
Electrified 1876 Bradley and Hubbard Rise and Fall Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Peekskill, NY
Grandma Chic is now happening and next could be Great Grandma Chic. These signed 1870s oil lamps feel very comfortable with multi layered patterns but also work as a surprising count...
Iron
Rise & Fall Chandelier w/ Decorative Torpedo Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1900 Rise and Fall ceiling light fixture with textured, beautifully etched torpedo-shaped glass shades. An elegant brass, 2-arm design. The motif has floral and mandala bandi...
Brass
Teak 'Rise & Fall' Chandelier, Germany, C. 1960
Located in London, GB
A five-arm rise ‘n’ fall chandelier in teak, most probably made in Germany, circa 1960. The centre of the light, from which the five arms extend, is a solid piece of teak carved in...
Teak
Rise & Fall Gilt Brass Chandeliers, England, circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Rise & fall gilt brass chandeliers England circa 1910 Brass framework with pulley system, and original Jefferson Moonstone Glass Shades Measures: 27” W x 4” D x 39.5” H-68.5” ...
Brass
Vintage Danish Rise and Fall Brass Ceiling Lamp from Vitrika, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tiered/multi-shaded hanging light with suspensions system - rise and fall. Hereby the height is easily adjusted by hand. Designed and manufactured by Vitrika in Denmark during the ea...
Brass
Rise & Fall Satellit Pendel by Wilhelm Wohlert, Denmark, 1949
By Vilhelm Wohlert
Located in London, GB
A vintage example of Wilhelm Wohlert's Satellit Pendel, with a ceramic rise & fall mechanism. Designed in 1949 in collaboration with Louis Poulson, the lampshade is made from a th...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Sold
H 37.41 in W 25.2 in D 5.12 in
Edwardian Faraday & Son Rise and Fall Prismatic Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1910
By Faraday & Son
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed rise and fall ceiling light with prismatic glass shades. c.1910 Of exceptional quality and although unstamped, very likely made by Faraday & Son. Silver plate...
Brass, Silver Plate
Sold
H 90.56 in W 26.38 in D 5.91 in
Antique Copper GEC Rise and Fall Prismatic Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1930
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An elegant rise and fall ceiling light made in England by GEC. c.1930 Of exceptional quality as is expected by high-end fittings from GEC. Oxodised copper on brass construction th...
Brass
Sold
H 44 in W 21 in D 4 in
Late 19th Century 2-Branch Brass Rise and Fall Chandelier Ceiling Light Stamped
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century 2-branch brass rise and fall chandelier ceiling light stamped 3017 Item detail: We are proud to offer a very good quality late 19th century 2-branch rise and fall ...
Brass
Sold
H 63 in W 24.41 in D 5.91 in
Art Deco Brass GEC Rise and Fall Holophane Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1930
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An elegant rise and fall ceiling light made in England by GEC. c.1930 Of exceptional quality as is expected by high-end fittings from GEC. Brass construction throughout - which has ...
Brass
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H 47.25 in W 30.32 in D 7.88 in
Antique Art Deco GEC Rise and Fall Prismatic Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1930
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An amazing pair of rise and fall ceiling lights made in England by GEC. c.1930 Of exceptional quality as is expected by high-end fittings from GEC. Silver plated brass construction ...
Silver Plate, Brass
Sold
H 86.62 in W 25.6 in D 5.91 in
Antique F&C Osler Rise & Fall Holophane Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1920
By F. & C. Osler
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed rise and fall ceiling light with Holophane glass shades. c.1910 Of exceptional quality and although unstamped, very likely made by F&C Osler. Silver plated br...
Silver Plate, Brass
Chrome and Enamel Large Pendant Light
Located in Culver City, CA
Chrome and enamel rise and fall large pendant light
Brass Pendant Light by Frits Schegel
Located in London, GB
Great rise and fall brass pendant light by Frits Schegel.
Brass
Sold
H 11.82 in W 13.78 in D 4.34 in
Revolve Rise and Fall Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Green by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve rise and fall pendant light - Brushed brass - Green by Bert Frank Dimensions: 30 x 35 x 11 cm, small lamp 7.6 cm Materials: Brass, steel When Adam Yeats and Robbie Ll...
Brass, Steel
Sold
H 57.09 in W 27.56 in D 5.91 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Brass Rise and Fall Glass Ceiling Light Lamp, c.1910
Located in London, GB
An incredibly elegant rise and fall ceiling light made in England. c.1910 An exceptional early 20th‑century rise‑and‑fall pendant of forged and hammered brass, shaped with the fluid...
Brass
Electrified 1876 Bradley and Hubbard Rise and Fall Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Peekskill, NY
Grandma Chic is now happening and next could be Great Grandma Chic. These signed 1880s oil lamps feel very comfortable with multi layered patterns but also work as a surprising count...
Iron
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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