Antique Chandeliers
Our collection of Antique Chandeliers includes dazzling vintage antique glass chandeliers and intricate examples of antique French chandeliers.
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Stock: 16927
A very fine and elegant antique crystal chandelier. Comprising 8 swan neck arms mounted on the baluster column, each with a scalloped drip pan hung with prismatic drops. The lower arms are also strung with beads and faceted pear-shaped drops.
English, c.1900.
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31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
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Stock: 16928
A grand and beautifully cast gilt bronze Mazarin style six branch chandelier. This ornate chandelier features an intricately cast baluster body with acanthus leaves, palmette appliques and classical masks. The baluster body issues six swan neck branches, each with a generous drip pan.
French, late 19th century, later converted to electricity.
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27 3⁄16"
69 cms |
27 3⁄16"
69 cms |
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Stock: 16852
An elegant Dutch style six branch chandelier in brass. The baluster body has a beautifully pierced orb with floral decoration including the eponymous Dutch tulip, issuing six slender swan neck arms.
English, c.1910.
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25 5⁄8"
65 cms |
22 3⁄8"
57 cms |
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26 3⁄8"
67 cms |
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Stock: 16864
A large and grand 14 branch brass chandelier in the Régence style. The central stem is fashioned as a quiver, from which is issued fourteen scrollwork arms of swan neck form, mounted with scalloped drip pans in glass.
French, c.1900.
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36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
32 1⁄8"
81.5 cms |
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Stock: 16850
An exceptional eight branch crystal chandelier by Baccarat. A celebration of skilled glassblowing, this chandelier has a central stem of twisted form, which is echoed by the swan neck arms. The whole is hung with faceted beats and prismatic drops.
This chandelier still comes with its original certificate of authenticity dated to 1978.
French, c.1970.
Notes: Baccarat was founded in 1764 by Royal Decree in the town of the same name, to counter the influx of fine glassware from Bohemia. The company first manufactured mirrors and stemware, but branched out to chandeliers and crystal glass making. Their name is synonymous with the finest quality crystal and the firm still manufacture glassware today.
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26"
66 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
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Stock: 16814
A very large and grand twelve branch ormolu chandelier. Régence in style, this gilded chandelier is beautifully cast with feathers to the surmount and female terms mounted on the ornately decorated baluster stem. The central stem issues twelve foliate branches, with scalloped baluster drip pans and long elegant candle sleeves.
English, mid-20th century.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Sir Tom Jones.
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33 7⁄8"
86 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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Stock: 16810
A large and exceedingly glamourous chandelier, in the French Empire style. The chandelier is hung from a scalloped ceiling rose from which hang crisply faceted beads and prism drops. The central brass ring is mounted with palmettes and strung with a 3 tier drop of prism drops which taper down and finish with a central faceted orb.
French, c.1900.
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15 7⁄8"
40.5 cms |
29 1⁄2"
75 cms |
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Stock: 15522
A solid brass Dutch chandelier of baluster form, issuing five swan neck branches with broad drop pans. A classic example of the style, this chandelier has a large orb which beautifully reflects the light given from the bulbs.
English, c.1890.
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24 13⁄16"
63 cms |
26"
66 cms |
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Stock: 16354
A rare and whimsical chandelier attributed to Sir Edwin Lutyens. This chandelier is decorated with four perching parrots, their beaks holding the the hanging bulbs, with bulbs also suspended from their tails. The parrots are mounted on a central baluster stem and the original chain and matching ceiling rose.
Lutyens designed a series of chandeliers for the nursery of the Viceroy's palace in New Delhi, and they were made in India from wood and painted by local craftspeople. We believe that this chandelier was one of a series made for the palace, or one of colonial bungalows designed by the architect for this great colonial city, many of which have now been destroyed to pave way for redevelopment.
Indian, c.1915.
Sir Edwin Lutyens was the greatest British architect working in the first half of the twentieth century. He was initially celebrated for his great Arts and Crafts country houses of the late 19th century, but his style evolved to encompass the stark classicism which he embraced in the early twentieth-century. His architecture in India was largely neoclassical, but suffused with whimsy and wit.
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25 5⁄8"
65 cms |
26 13⁄16"
68 cms |
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42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 6632
A fine pair of large 12 branch crystal chandeliers. It is rare to find an original pair of this quality, and these chandeliers are made from beautifully hand blown twisted canes of glass, hung with faceted pear drops, arabesque drops and strings of bead with a cut glass baluster stem.
English, c.1950.
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33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
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Stock: 16216
A fine French chandelier in gilt bronze and cut glass. The chandelier elegantly hangs from its ornately cast corona, from which issues a slender central stem and some gilt brass beaded chains. These suspend the circular gallery which is beautifully cast with swags and classical masks. The light is beautifully diffused through hanging glass roads and strings of beads.
French, c.1900.
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17 1⁄4"
44 cms |
29 1⁄8"
74 cms |
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Stock: 16168
A small cut glass chandelier in the Regency taste, the five arms hung with rows of beads and faceted pear drops.
English, c.1950.
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20 1⁄2"
52 cms |
19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
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Stock: 16592
A fine gilt bronze Mazarin style chandelier. The ornate central stem is decorated with foliate scrollwork and term, ram and satyr mounts very much in the Baroque manner. Eight branches are issued from the central stem, each with ornate foliate embellishments and lobed urnular drip pans. A fabulous chandelier of exceptional quality. French, c.1890.
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29 1⁄8"
74 cms |
30 11⁄16"
78 cms |
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Stock: 16247
A fine silver plated chandelier in the Baroque manner, with 6 branches mounted on a central baluster, which is decorated with scrollwork and mounted with terms. With original ceiling hook, but a length of chain can be supplied if desired.
English, c.1900.
Please note that there is wear to the original plated finish.
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23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
21 11⁄16"
55 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
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20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
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Stock: 16512
A large and rare chinoiserie 8 branch chandelier in mahogany, the whole lacquered with a black ground and decorated with chinoiserie panels in gold. The form is reminiscent of a pagoda, complete with fretwork, a sloping roof and a crowned with a small cupola. A fabulous piece!
English, c.1900.
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31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 16281
An Edwardian small glass pendant light of bag form, strung with beads of graduating size from a moulded cup fitting.
English, c.1910.
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7 1⁄8"
18 cms |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
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Stock: 16172
A fine gilt brass six branch chandelier, the baluster stem with applied palmettes, from which issues six slender branches.
English, c.1900.
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22 3⁄8"
57 cms |
20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
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29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
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Stock: 16297
A very large and fine 32 branch gilt brass chandelier hung with enormous faceted pear shaped glass drops. This grand chandelier is truly a statement piece, with two tiers of scrolling foliate arms emanating from a foliate baluster stem, strung with glass beads and drops. A statement chandelier of exceptional quality.
French, c.1890.
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48"
122 cms |
52"
132 cms |
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Stock: 16230
A fine antique cut glass and gilt brass chandelier of exceptional quality of a tent and waterfall design, profusely hung with beads and prism drops, issuing eight scrolling foliate gilt brass arms.
English, mid-19th century.
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33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
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Stock: 16031
An elegant Arts and Crafts copper and brass three branch ceiling light in the manner of W.A.S. Benson. The three copper foliate arms are hung with vaseline / uranium glass bell shades.
English, c.1890.
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28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
35"
89 cms |
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Stock: 15535
A set of three small silver plated five arm chandeliers in the Dutch Baroque style.
English, c.1930.
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15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Stock: 16036
A striking 1920s glass lustre chandelier with moulded glass canopy over strings of faceted glass lozenges descending to a bowl constructed of prism rods, hung with further faceted drops and orb. An usual and very striking chandelier of excellent quality, on a silvered frame.
English, c.1920.
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15"
38 cms |
29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
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Stock: 16025
A pair of good quality patinated bronze two tier nine branch chandeliers in the Dutch style.
English, c.1930.
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27 13⁄16"
70.5 cms |
22"
56 cms |
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Stock: 16032
A large Art Nouveau copper and brass five light electrolier in the manner of W.A.S Benson. The central brass column, flanked by five radiating hammered, planished copper foliate arms, with light fittings suspended from the ends. It is fitted with an original set of Vaseline/Uranium glass shades, all below a circular cast brass ceiling rose.
English, Circa 1900.
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33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
26 3⁄8"
67 cms |
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Stock: 15892
A gilt brass Rococo five branch chandelier modelled with twisting acanthus leaves and flowers.
French, c.1890.
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21 11⁄16"
55 cms |
24 3⁄8"
62 cms |
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Stock: 15882
A Victorian gilt bronze five branch chandelier, the scrolling swan neck arms surround a fluted baluster stem. Its compact size makes it really diverse and it can be used in different rooms.
English, c.1890.
Ceiling rose not included.
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26"
66 cms |
20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
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Stock: 15614
An unusual French brass chandelier topped by an urn finial from which the chandelier hangs, beneath which four ornate rods support the beautiful bowl, cast with floral and foliate design and strung with graduating rows glittering crystal beads.
French, c.1900.
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13"
33 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 15524
A grand Baroque manner six branch chandelier, with a faceted baluster stem and elegant scrolling arms. Original silver finish.
English, c.1900.
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21 11⁄16"
55 cms |
16 7⁄8"
43 cms |
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Stock: 15579
An ornate gilt six branch chandelier of small proportions in the Baroque taste, the central stem decorated with recumbent putti and crowned by an urn of fruit. The scrolling arms are similarly ornate, with acanthus leave detail and urnular fittings.
French, 19th century with restorations.
Provenance: Estate of the antiques dealer Jane Sumner.
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20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
31 1⁄8"
79 cms |
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Stock: 15418
A large and ornate French 24 branch gilt brass chandelier. This chandelier embodies the Rococo style, its naturalistic form fashioned from entwined leaves and vines festooned with bunches of grapes. French, early 20th century.
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39"
99 cms |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
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Stock: 14270
A fine quality 20th century cut glass five branch chandelier in the Georgian manner. The central baluster stem holds five swan neck branches which are is profusely hung with cut crystal drops.
English, mid 20th century.
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16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
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Stock: 15345
A very beautiful and large Louis XVI style six branch ormolu chandelier in the Rococo manner. The central stepped stem, suspended from a delicately cut dish corona resting on a bulbous vase framed amid scrolling foliate detail, is embellished by a set of four cherubic terms above a finely cut enclosed ovoid vessel with flattened, cut orbs below. The six elaborately scrolling arms emanate from a beautifully cut orb which terminates in a pendant knob. Once a gasolier now converted to electricity.
French 19th century.
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34 5⁄8"
88 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
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Stock: 14927
A pair of Baroque Dutch style six branch brass chandeliers. The scrolling arms support urn shaped candle cups and the central stem terminates in a large bulbous reverse finial. English, early 20th century.
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20 7⁄8"
53 cms |
16 7⁄8"
43 cms |
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Stock: 14201
A very large 20th century cut glass chandelier in the Regency style with a central glass and brass stem from which emanate 24 scrolled glass branches profusely hung with cut crystal drops and beads.
French, circa 1950.
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50"
127 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
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Stock: 13147
A pair of large fifteen branch Dutch style brass chandeliers converted to electricity.
English, late 20th century
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28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
27 3⁄16"
69 cms |
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43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
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Antique Chandeliers
If you are looking for an antique chandelier, then look no further as in our extensive collection you are bound to find the perfect piece.
Antique chandeliers come in numerous styles and have been gracing rooms for hundreds of years. The earliest types of chandeliers were constructed from little more than suspended crossed timbers with spikes to hold candles, but this idea quickly developed and different styles of chandeliers appeared.
European Chandeliers
Chandeliers were widely made across Europe, but some of the most elegant were made in France, with antique crystal chandeliers perhaps being the most revered. However, antique French chandeliers are not limited to the Grand Palais style that may first spring to mind. Antique chandeliers can work just as successfully in a modern space with cascades of gleaming crystal glass drops picking up reflections of the urban interior.
Antique brass chandeliers are perhaps most recognisable in the form of the Dutch Chandelier. They take the form of multiple scrolling brass arms which support the candle lights often in two or more tiers emanating from a spherical brass centre. They have for years been an European favourite.
If you are looking for chandeliers, London should certainly be your first port of call!
Antique Chandeliers London
Chandeliers have been made for centuries in Britain and encompass many varied styles. The Victorian chandelier comes in many guises. Known for being elaborate, chandeliers from this period adopted styles from many earlier eras and perhaps the most popular was the Gothic style chandelier which was mostly made from wrought iron or brass.
Georgian chandeliers were originally used to illuminate a space with candles in the eighteenth century. They were the ultimate status symbol and were most often made of either rock crystal or glass. As social practices evolved it became more and more popular to host dinner parties rather than luncheons and so chandeliers were a necessity in these grand dining spaces. Georgian hosts would often burn hundreds of candles in an evening in order to keep their chandeliers glowing and their salons well lit.
Basket chandeliers were developed a little later towards the middle of the Regency period. The basic frame is usually made of brass, with long strings of crystal beads strung across and down to create an elegant cascade. Chandeliers remained a popular lighting feature well into the 20th century and continue to be a popular choice for those looking to light up a room.
Antique Chandeliers Today
Period chandeliers needn’t be limited to the period home. They can look just as striking in a contemporary interior whether in a home, an office or in municipal or corporate premises. Browse our stunning collection to find the perfect antique chandelier for your setting.
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