Strictly speaking, a chandelier is any multi-branch ceiling light.

But what we understand in popular usage as a chandelier today - a grand ceiling light fitting with many lights and multiple crystal prisms - is the result of a long evolutionary process of this type of light.

Originally made in wood as a cross with spikes on which to fix the candles, they were able to be lowered for lighting, and then hoisted to a suitable height by means of a pulley.

From the 15th century they were made in a wider variety of materials including brass, wrought iron, gilded wood and silver.

By the 18th century, developments in glassmaking allowed for the introduction of prisms in their manufacture, because of their light scattering properties.

An elaborate chandelier was a status symbol of the wealthy in the 18th and 19th century and materials now used included bronze and porcelain. Manufacturers of more...

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French style chandelier with amethyst hanging prisms

Amethyst Prism French Chandelier

French style chandelier with amethyst hanging prisms

Vintage French carved wooden five light chandelier

French Wooden Five-Light Chandelier

Vintage French carved wooden five light chandelier

A French wall mounted chandelier bracket light

Wall-mounted French chandelier bracket light

A French wall mounted chandelier bracket light

A small brass three branch chandelier in the French manner,…

French-style brass chandelier with leafy design

A small brass three branch chandelier in the French manner, 20th century, with a decorative leafy ceiling cup, baluster stem with stiff leaf design and curvaceous arms supporting floriform dishes with electric candles, length 30 cm, diameter 43 cm.

A small Louis XV style three light bronze chandelier, early…

Floral Bronze Chandelier with Three Lights

A small Louis XV style three light bronze chandelier, early 20th century, a shaped floral decorated stem issuing three acanthus decorated 'S' scroll arms with electric lights, length 25 cm, diameter: 35 cm

Vintage French chandelier

Antique French Chandelier

Vintage French chandelier

Oval shape French six light wrought iron chandelier

French Wrought Iron Chandelier with Six Lights

Oval shape French six light wrought iron chandelier

French bronze eight light chandelier

Bronze 8-Light French Chandelier

French bronze eight light chandelier

Vintage French six light Arrows and rope chandelier

French Arrows and Rope Chandelier with Six Lights

Vintage French six light Arrows and rope chandelier

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

French-style Crystal Chandelier

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

A French bronze six branch chandelier in the Louis XV style,…

French Louis XV Style Bronze Chandelier with Floriform Dishes

A French bronze six branch chandelier in the Louis XV style, 20th century, with a birdcage style three branch scrolling stem and conforming scrolling, arms supporting upturned floriform dishes and electric candles

A Louis Philippe style bronze chandelier, circa 1930s with…

Neoclassical Bronze Chandelier with Six Arms

A Louis Philippe style bronze chandelier, circa 1930s with neoclassical influences having a ceiling cup with a stiff leaf design and a similarly decorated urn form stem above a large shaped bowl issuing six scrolling arms with acanthus embellishments…

A French bronze chandelier, mid 20th century, with an urn form…

French Bronze Chandelier with Six Scrolling Arms

A French bronze chandelier, mid 20th century, with an urn form stem and a toupie shaped body issuing six flat profile scrolling arms with faceted bobeches supporting electric candles, with European electrical wiring, length 65 cm, diameter 60 cm

Antique French wrought iron chandelier with four branches,…

Small French Wrought Iron Chandelier with Original Paints

Antique French wrought iron chandelier with four branches, small proportions, original paints

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

French-style Cut Crystal Chandelier Hanging in Elegance

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

French-style Crystal Chandelier with Hanging Cut Glass

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

Old French iron hanging candle lamp/chandelier, six branches,…

Antique Iron Chandelier with Six Candle Branches

Old French iron hanging candle lamp/chandelier, six branches, paint traces

A gilt chandelier in the Louis XVI manner, the chandelier…

Louis XVI Style Gilt Chandelier with Frosted Globe Shades

A gilt chandelier in the Louis XVI manner, the chandelier having a knopped stem with restrained foliate decoration and six gently curved radiating arms, each well embellished with leaf motifs and supporting floriform pans and nozzles with six frosted…

French wrought iron eight light period chandelier, approx 92 cm…

French 8-Light Wrought Iron Chandelier, 92cm Diameter

French wrought iron eight light period chandelier, approx 92 cm diameter

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

French-style Crystal Chandelier

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

French-style Crystal Chandelier with Hanging Cut Crystals

Cut crystal hanging chandelier in the French style

A French wrought iron chandelier, circa 1960s-70s, rococo…

Rococo Birdcage Chandelier

A French wrought iron chandelier, circa 1960s-70s, rococo inspired and of scrolling birdcage form, with five 'S' form arms supporting small pans with electric candles. Height 72 cm

An antique wooden French chandelier, four scrolling branches…

French Gilt Wooden Chandelier with Carved Swags

An antique wooden French chandelier, four scrolling branches issue from a carved column and urn decorated with swags, painted gesso and applied gilt mouldings with losses and distressed. 47 x 60 cm.

Vintage French five light chandelier

French Vintage Five-Light Chandelier

Vintage French five light chandelier

A small bronze Louis XV style chandelier, circa 1950, a four…

Bronze Louis XV Chandelier, 4 Branches, 1950

A small bronze Louis XV style chandelier, circa 1950, a four branch chandelier with four scrolling cast arms supporting electric candles, length 42 cm, diameter 60 cm

A Louis XV style bronze five arm chandelier, mid 20th century,…

Bronze Louis XV Chandelier with Five Arms

A Louis XV style bronze five arm chandelier, mid 20th century, with a foliate cup and link chain to a stepped foliate stem issuing five curvaceous arms with floriform nozzles supporting electric candles, length 58 cm diameter 52 cm

Vintage French iron chandelier

French Iron Chandelier - Vintage Beauty

Vintage French iron chandelier

Classic French Art Deco four light chandelier

French Art Deco Chandelier with Four Lights

Classic French Art Deco four light chandelier

Two Louis XV style bronze chandeliers, circa 1930, the…

Louis XV Style Bronze Chandeliers, Set of 2

Two Louis XV style bronze chandeliers, circa 1930, the non-matching chandeliers in Louis XV style, one with two and one with four scrolling cast arms supporting foliate dishes with electric candle lights, height 45 cm, diameter 30 cm

French nickel plated brass chandelier

Nickel Plated French Brass Chandelier

French nickel plated brass chandelier

French Provincial style chandelier

French Provincial Chandelier

French Provincial style chandelier

French chandelier, brass and oak hanging light fitting with…

Brass and Oak Chandelier with Glass Shades

French chandelier, brass and oak hanging light fitting with glass shades

Vintage French crystal bag chandelier, with three lights

French Crystal Bag Chandelier with 3 Lights

Vintage French crystal bag chandelier, with three lights

Vintage French four light chandelier

French Vintage Four-Light Chandelier

Vintage French four light chandelier

French bronze three light chandelier

French Bronze Chandelier with Three Lights

French bronze three light chandelier

French Empire style chandelier with ormolu and glass tube drops,…

French Empire Chandelier with Glass Drops and Ormolu

French Empire style chandelier with ormolu and glass tube drops, five branch light, 48 cm height approx light fitting, 57 cm width

A French bronze chandelier, circa 1950, the bronze Louis XV…

French Bronze Louis XV Chandelier, 1950

A French bronze chandelier, circa 1950, the bronze Louis XV style chandelier with four scrolling cast arms supporting electric candle lights, length 107 cm, diameter: 70 cm

A French Empire style chandelier, mid 20th century, an Empire…

Brass Empire Chandelier with Six Lights

A French Empire style chandelier, mid 20th century, an Empire style brass six light chandelier, in brass featuring an ornate ceiling cup, three chains to a dish issuing moulded snake arms supporting electric candle lights, length 80 cm diameter: 52 cm

Vintage French bag crystal chandelier, 78 cm high

Vintage French Crystal Bag Chandelier - 78cm High

Vintage French bag crystal chandelier, 78 cm high

An antique wooden French candle chandelier, four scrolling…

French Wooden Candle Chandelier with Carved Urn and Swags

An antique wooden French candle chandelier, four scrolling branches issue from a carved column, the top half of the column in the form of an urn decorated with swags, the iron suspension ring at the top attached to a replacement resin rose, the original…

A petite French bronze chandelier, early 20th century, with…

French Empire Bronze Chandelier with Scrolled Arms

A petite French bronze chandelier, early 20th century, with Empire styling, with four scrolled with a pear shaped formation united by a small dish issuing four scrolled arms holding beaded and leaf embellished dishes; without electric candles. Length 69 cm

French Empire style chandelier, with bronze mounted and painted…

Bronze French Empire Chandelier with Painted Metal Body

French Empire style chandelier, with bronze mounted and painted metal body

French chandelier with black dome 75 cm high

Black Dome French Chandelier - 75cm Height

French chandelier with black dome 75 cm high

An antique French bronze four light chandelier, 19th century,…

French Bronze Chandelier with Frosted Shades

An antique French bronze four light chandelier, 19th century, with an ornate cast ceiling cup, knopped stem and cast vegetal scrolling arms with frosted and frilled shades, length 60 cm, diameter 60 cm

A French wrought iron eight branch chandelier 80 cm high, 79 cm…

French Wrought Iron Chandelier - 8 Branches

A French wrought iron eight branch chandelier 80 cm high, 79 cm diameter approx

Good vintage French style chandelier, wrought iron and glass,…

Vintage French Chandelier with Wrought Iron and Black Glass Lustres

Good vintage French style chandelier, wrought iron and glass, black glass lustres

French Empire style chandelier with ormolu and glass tube drops,…

Ormolu and Glass Chandelier in French Empire Style

French Empire style chandelier with ormolu and glass tube drops, 37 cm height approx from ceiling rose, 32 cm width

French Art Deco four light wrought iron and pressed metal…

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Chandelier with Pressed Metal

French Art Deco four light wrought iron and pressed metal chandelier

A French glass and metal chandelier, the frosted rose pink…

Pink Mackintosh-style Chandelier with Leafy Metal Fittings

A French glass and metal chandelier, the frosted rose pink bowls decorated with 'Mackintosh' type roses in relief, the metal fittings holding the chains in the form of leaves, three chains hanging from scrolling hooks which are attached to the Nouveau…

A French Empire style bronze chandelier, circa 1930s, the…

French Empire Style Bronze Chandelier, 1930s

A French Empire style bronze chandelier, circa 1930s, the chandelier having a three arm scrolled cage above a spiral cast dish issuing six 'S' form foliate scrolled arms supporting floral dish pans and leaf form urns with electric candle lights, length 78…

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multicoloured Glass Basket Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

Vintage French three light chandelier

French Vintage Three-Light Chandelier

Vintage French three light chandelier

A Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, mid 20th century, the…

Louis XVI Bronze Chandelier with Five Arms

A Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, mid 20th century, the Louis XVI style chandelier, probably Italian, with central urn issuing five scrolling cast arms with octagonal cornucopia dishes and beaded sconces supporting electric candle lights, with European…

Good French six light chandelier

French Six-Light Chandelier

Good French six light chandelier

French chandelier with crystal prisms

Crystal Prism French Chandelier

French chandelier with crystal prisms

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multi-Coloured Glass Basket Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

An early 20th century French six branch bronze chandelier with…

French Bronze Chandelier with Crystal Drops

An early 20th century French six branch bronze chandelier with cut crystal drops

Vintage French six light chandelier

French Vintage Six-Light Chandelier

Vintage French six light chandelier

A Louis XV style gilt bronze chandelier with opalescent shades,…

Opalescent Louis XV Chandelier with Fluted Shades

A Louis XV style gilt bronze chandelier with opalescent shades, 19th century, the converted gasolier light with a cast ceiling cap and slender stem issuing, curvaceous rococo arms with the original gas taps and leafy motifs supporting, fluted bell shaped…

20th century French Empire gilt metal and ruby glass six light…

French Ruby Glass Chandelier with Gilt Metal

20th century French Empire gilt metal and ruby glass six light chandelier

Impressive multi-branched French chandelier

Grandiose French Multi-Branch Chandelier

Impressive multi-branched French chandelier

Vintage French three light chandelier

French Vintage Three-Light Chandelier

Vintage French three light chandelier

Vintage French five light chandelier

French Vintage Five-Light Chandelier

Vintage French five light chandelier

Vintage French four light chandelier

French 4-Light Vintage Chandelier

Vintage French four light chandelier

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multi-Colored Glass Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

A French gilt metal and crystal-drops chandelier early to mid…

French Crystal Drops Chandelier, 20th Century

A French gilt metal and crystal-drops chandelier early to mid 20th century. The chandelier has six branches and decorated with multiple cut-crystal drops. Height 80 cm

French crystal & ormolu chandelier 104 cm high approx

French Crystal & Ormolu Chandelier - 104cm Height

French crystal & ormolu chandelier 104 cm high approx

Vintage French five light chandelier

French Vintage 5-Light Chandelier

Vintage French five light chandelier

A French provincial bronze chandelier, 20th century, the large…

French Provincial Bronze Chandelier with Clear Glass Shades

A French provincial bronze chandelier, 20th century, the large five branch chandelier with a central knopped and embellished urn form stem, scrolling wrought decorative elements and arms with applied tole leaves terminating in clear petal glass shades,…

Fine French sculptured brass chandelier.

French Brass Sculptured Chandelier

Fine French sculptured brass chandelier.

A French brass and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1940s, the…

1940s French Brass and Frosted Glass Chandelier

A French brass and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1940s, the chandelier with a stem comprising a trio of brass cones and issuing six gently shaped tapering arms supporting conical cream frosted dishes embellished with gilded chevron and lattice patterns.…

Vintage French basket chandelier

French Vintage Basket Chandelier

Vintage French basket chandelier

Vintage French bronze and crystal six light chandelier

French Bronze Crystal Chandelier with 6 Lights

Vintage French bronze and crystal six light chandelier

A French rococo style gilt chandelier. Early 20th century, the…

French Rococo Gilt Chandelier, Early 20th Century

A French rococo style gilt chandelier. Early 20th century, the six scrolled arms cast with foliate. 52 cm high, 53 cm diameter.

Decorative French style basket chandelier of various coloured…

French Beaded Mask Chandelier

Decorative French style basket chandelier of various coloured beads with applied masks and swag motifs

A vintage gilt metal and crystal chandelier in the French style,…

French Style Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal

A vintage gilt metal and crystal chandelier in the French style, the tiered support with four scrolling arms each terminating with a sconce, facet cut prism drops. Height approx. 60 cm.

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multi-Coloured Glass Basket Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multi-Coloured Glass Basket Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple…

Multicolored Glass French Basket Chandelier with Brass Fittings

French style basket shaped hanging chandelier with multiple coloured glass and brass fittings

A Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, mid-20th century, the…

Bronze Louis XVI Chandelier, Mid-20th Century

A Louis XVI style bronze chandelier, mid-20th century, the turned tapering pillar with scrolling cartouches holding six scroll arms supporting electric candle lights, height 65 cm, diameter 50 cm

French heavy cast bronze six light chandelier

Bronze Six Light French Chandelier

French heavy cast bronze six light chandelier

A Louis XV style brass and cut glass chandelier, 90 cm high, 50…

Brass and Glass Louis XV Chandelier

A Louis XV style brass and cut glass chandelier, 90 cm high, 50 cm diameter approx

French Art Deco wrought iron frame chandelier with styled three…

Apricot Glass Chandelier with Wrought Iron Frame

French Art Deco wrought iron frame chandelier with styled three apricot glass shades and central bowl

An amethyst, amber and clear glass and gilt metal chandelier,…

French Gilt Metal Chandelier with Amethyst and Amber Glass

An amethyst, amber and clear glass and gilt metal chandelier, French circa 1950

French basket chandelier, early 20th century. 63 cm.

Early 20th Century French Basket Chandelier (63 cm)

French basket chandelier, early 20th century. 63 cm.

French chandelier early 20th century, six branch wirework,…

Amber and Clear Glass French Chandelier

French chandelier early 20th century, six branch wirework, Pampilles de lustre, with clear and amber cut glass, drop 84 cm

French style waterfall shaped chandelier

French Waterfall Chandelier

French style waterfall shaped chandelier

Good vintage French eight light chandelier

Vintage French 8-Light Chandelier

Good vintage French eight light chandelier

French Art Deco six light chandelier, with painted arms and…

Turquoise Enamel Art Deco Chandelier with Six Lights

French Art Deco six light chandelier, with painted arms and column in turquoise enamel

Antique French four stick and four light chandelier

French Four Stick Four Light Antique Chandelier

Antique French four stick and four light chandelier

A French brass and cut-glass chandelier the brass base frame…

French Cut-Glass Chandelier with Brass Base

A French brass and cut-glass chandelier the brass base frame with bottom spherical orb, hanging cut glass drops and six light fittings. Height 82 cm approximately.

French bronze and crystal drop six branch chandelier.

Bronze and Crystal Chandelier with Six Branches

French bronze and crystal drop six branch chandelier.

A French early 20th century bronze and crystal drop 6 branch…

Bronze and Crystal 6-Branch Chandelier

A French early 20th century bronze and crystal drop 6 branch chandelier.

Eight light French style chandelier

French-style Chandelier with Eight Lights

Eight light French style chandelier

French bronze tri form three light chandelier, fitted with down…

Bronze Tri-Form Chandelier with Flambe Shades

French bronze tri form three light chandelier, fitted with down swept flambe form shades

Vintage French gilt metal & cut crystal eight light chandelier

French Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal (8 Lights)

Vintage French gilt metal & cut crystal eight light chandelier