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Unusual Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual Lightolier chandelier with a real mid century style, perspex shades, Measures: approx. 13
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Unusual Chandelier by Seguso
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Italian chandelier by Seguso, circa 1950s. Cased white and clear glass with bubbles.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Seguso Chandelier Amber Colored Glass
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual chandelier with heavy amber glass by Seguso, Italy, circa 1960. Shades can be pointed in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Chandelier by Muller Frères, 1930
By Muller Frères
Located in Brussels, BE
Very unusual chandelier by Muller Frères, signed, in acid free glass, circa 1930 Art Deco, in
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Rare Art Deco Chandelier, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Unusual chandelier with butterfly-like sandblasted glass shades. Perfect original condition
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

1960s Brass & Crytal Chandelier by Preciosa Glassworks, Czechoslovakia
By Preciosa
Located in Praha, CZ
An unusual chandelier from the 1970s from the famous Presiosa glassworks, whose history dates back
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Industrial Style Chrome Chandelier
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This unusual chandelier is suspended from the chrome canopy with six lines to a circular chrome
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Late 20th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

French 1950's Four Arm Chandelier in Copper & Turquoise Aluminum
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual chandelier from early 1950's France in copper (as opposed to the usual brass) and Guariche
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

Mid-Century nine arm oval Chandelier in Brass from Rupert Nikoll, Austria
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, Austria
An unusual chandelier in oval form with nine brass arms and silk shades in cream colour. The shades
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
with neoclassical gilt bronze motifs in relief, six gilt bronze swans. This unusual chandelier is
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Tôle

A Large Antique French Bagues Style Rock crystal and Iron Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
double tier chandelier of super craftsmanship. This unusual chandelier is embellished with large cut rock
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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Rock Crystal, Iron

Art Deco Palm/Waterfall Square Pendant Chandelier
Located in New York City, NY
An unusual chandelier of organic modern design with dramatic crown plume of curled glass leaves in
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Vintage 1940s Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Dagobert Peche Art Deco Chandelier for Wiener Werkstaette, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Dagobert Peche, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Unusual chandelier made in solid brass, hand-hammered ornaments, can be made in any surface, on the
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Cut-Crystal Hexagonal Shaped Lustre Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A cut-crystal hexagonal shaped lustre chandelier. This unusual chandelier has a hexagonal shaped
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cut Glass

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Baltic Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a most unusual chandelier. The central band is set with square faceted prisms and supports
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Antique 1890s Baltic Baltic Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Italian Brass and Glass Modernist Chandelier-Fontana Arte Style
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand
Located in Houston, TX
. This unusual chandelier has been newly wired with new sockets for the U.S. market.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Mood Taif 7022 Chandelier - 8 bulbs - White Venetian Crystal Design Franco Raggi
Located in Venice, IT
An unusual chandelier, where the arms are arranged horizontally and do not gravitate around a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Porcelain and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
form chandelier of superb craftsmanship. This unusual chandelier is embellished with gilt bronze
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Antique Russian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
by a reticulated gilt bronze gallery. Further this unusual chandelier is adorned with three interior
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Elegant French 1950s Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This unusual chandelier was made in France in the 1950s. Please take a look at all our pictures
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Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Elegant French 1950s Chandelier
Elegant French 1950s Chandelier
H 47.25 in Dm 31.89 in
A Pair of Large Hollywood Regency French Bagues Style Rock Crystal Chandeliers
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
crystal and crystal multi light chandeliers of fine quality. This pair of unusual chandeliers are
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Bronze

Gian Paolo Canova, Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Chandelier in Brass, 6 Lights
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Miami, FL
1988. This unusual chandelier has a frame made of brass-plated metal and glass with clear, light green
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Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Italian Chrome Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Houston, TX
unusual chandelier as alternating sockets and glass spheres. This fixture has been newly wired for the U.S
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Antique French Empire Style Brown Painted Metal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
century Dimensions: Height 60cm, diameter 67cm This unusual chandelier is crafted from painted brown
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Ruby Glass Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a really unusual chandelier, even the chains are set with faceted crystals. They support a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

An Antique 12 Light Neo-Renaissance Bronze and Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual chandelier is made in this rather rare lantern form but without being enclosed in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Chandeliers and P...

Materials

Bronze

Polychromed Wood, Iron and Tole Italian Flower Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Hollywood Regency six-armed chandelier from Italy. Unusual chandelier, of polychromed wood, iron
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This unusual chandelier is designed in the Empire style from gilt and patinated bronze in the form
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Midcentury Brass Dome 5 Light Pendant, Italy Early 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual chandelier was designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. It features a brass
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Unusual French Empire Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
French Empire style chandelier has a double vessel form frame of gilt metal, circa 1920s. The lower
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Unusual French Empire Chandelier
Unusual French Empire Chandelier
H 29.5 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique Chandelier. Very Unusual Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful and fine bronze chandelier, chased with putti and classical scenes. Note the ornate
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

A very unusual Blimp Style Chandelier
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind, metal blimp chandelier. The light comes down thru the many pin prick openings.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Unusual Venini Glass and Chrome Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This chandelier has both triangular glass and chrome hanging elements making it highly reflective
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Rare and Unusual Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous and rare Venetian glass six lights chandelier. Having beautiful blown glass frame with
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Unusual Multi Tiered Venini Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Round Venini ( Marked ) crystal prism chandelier. Elegant and modern, great quality, and condition
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Unusual French Gilt Bronze Cushion-Form Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Unusual French gilt bronze cushion-form chandelier French, late 19th century Measures: Height
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Unusual Twelve-Light Spanish Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
ormolu-mounted Shepard crook shaped branches the chandelier richly draped with oval chain drops and pear
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Antique 1780s Spanish Georgian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Unusual Mid Century Trumpet Sputnilk Hanging Pendant Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Mid Century Trumpet Sputnilk Hanging Pendant Chandelier , Classic modernist / space age
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass

Rare and Unusual French Japonisme Champlevé Enamel Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
About A rare and unusual French Japonisme gilt-bronze Champlevé enamel six-light chandelier
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Unusual Mid-Century Alabaster Cascade Form Beaded Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and finest quality French Art Deco alabaster and Rock crystal beaded cascade shape 11
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Rock Crystal

Unusual Ceiling Lantern/Chandelier by Massive, Belgium, Vintage
By Massive Lighting
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage handcrafted chandelier- lantern for three light points made by Massive, Belgium in the
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Italian Gilt- Wood Unusual Lantern or Chandelier, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Highly decorative finely carved and gilt wood chandelier or lantern decorated with three winged
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Unusual 1950's Italian Triangular Flexi Arm Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
I've never seen anything quite like this intriguing chandelier. The main body is a conical
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Unusual Arc-shaped 5 Armed Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, France
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unusual Arc-shaped 5 Armed Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, France Lampshade is in very good vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Unusual Leaf-shaped 3 Armed Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, France
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unusual Leaf-shaped 3 armed Sputnik Chandelier, 40s/50s, France Lampshade is in very good vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Fine & Unusual Gilt Bronze & Alabaster Chandelier, Bowl as is
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine & unusual gilt bronze & alabaster chandelier. 6 lights ( 3 inside & 3 outside). Bowl as is
Category

Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Unusual Pewter Chandelier with Glass hurricanes in Country Style.
Located in Houston, TX
Four-arm pewter chandelier with glass shades, circa 1940. Newly wired for use within the USA. Four
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Vintage 1940s Belgian American Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Pewter

Unusual Antique Mid 19th Century French "Marie Antoinette" Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming porcelain and bronze chandelier with its lovely flowers is sure to please. It would
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Maison Baguès French Six-light Chandelier c. 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare form chandelier, of painted and polished bronze, attributed to Maison Baguès; having a knopped
Category

Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Unusual Orientalist Gilt and Enamel Decorated Six-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: 24 inches tall.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Art Deco Unusual Bronze and Opaline Glass Chandelier Italy 1930'
Located in Rome, IT
Unusual oval shaped Art Deco bronze chandelier centered by opaline glass with eight conical light
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Chrome Sputnik 1960s Chandelier with Unusual Angled Stem
Located in New York City, NY
Unique Mid-Century Modern, atomic style chrome Sputnik chandelier. This chandelier has an unusual
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Unusual Emil Stejnar Brass Crystal Chandelier, Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1950s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, floral brass chandelier from the 1950s, designed by Emil Stejnar, executed by Rupert
Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Unusual Ten-Light Gilded Iron Italian Chandelier, Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular chandelier, having a cage-form frame of gilded iron, a handblown knopped glass spire
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Iron

French Crystal and Bronze Chandelier with Unusual Details Including Cameos
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage French crystal chandelier was recently removed from a Chicago Gold Coast mansion and
Category

Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Antique Austrian Floral Viennese Glass and Gilt Multi Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An unusual Antique Austrian Viennese polychromed enameled glass, opaline glass and gilt brass
Category

20th Century Austrian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Unusual Gilt Bronzed and Cut Glass Victorian, Twelve-Light Chandelier
By Thomas Abbott
Located in Steyning, West sussex
facetted jewels the chandelier centered by a baluster shaped vase with stopped in finial. Literature
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Mid-Century Venetian 6 light Chandelier with unusual Gold Storm Shades
Located in Southall, GB
extremely unusual Gold Flecked Storm Shades, we have never seen another chandelier quite like it. Perfect
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cut Glass

Unusual 15-Light Cut Glass Antique Chandelier by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
upper arms these with flute cut collars and tapered faceted ball spires. The chandelier of unusual type
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silver Plate

Unusual Wrought Iron Chandelier with Bird and Serpents, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
An unusual, neo-Gothic style, eight-arm chandelier, representing a bird with wings deployed, with a
Category

Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Unusual Chandeliers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of unusual chandeliers is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, all unusual chandeliers available were constructed with great care. Find 202 antique and vintage unusual chandeliers at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Unusual chandeliers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Unusual chandeliers bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large unusual chandeliers, so small unusual chandeliers measuring 6 inches across are available at 1stDibs. F. & C. Osler, Venini and Gaetano Sciolari each produced beautiful unusual chandeliers that are worth considering.

How Much are Unusual Chandeliers?

Prices for unusual chandeliers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, unusual chandeliers begin at $100 and can go as high as $510,234, while the average can fetch as much as $3,400.

Finding the Right Chandeliers and Pendants 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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.

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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.

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