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Originally made in wood as a cross with spikes on which to fix the candles, they were able to be lowered for lighting, and then hoisted to a suitable height by means of a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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A French Art Deco wrought iron chandelier, 1920s, the open stem…

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Chandelier

A French Art Deco wrought iron chandelier, 1920s, the open stem of four straight rods with a funnel-shaped base supporting four lights on radiating up-swept arms, each with a cup-shaped veined white marble shade, the base decorated with scrolls and tole…

A vintage Murano glass chandelier, of Art Deco style with four…

Art Deco Murano Glass Chandelier with Flower Forms

A vintage Murano glass chandelier, of Art Deco style with four scrolling light branches, flower form sconces, with another eight leaf branches all fitting into a matching flower form base, glass ball attached, long glass column leading to matching flower…

A French Art Deco glass chandelier, the doomed beaded…

Opalescent Flower Chandelier

A French Art Deco glass chandelier, the doomed beaded opalescent base with moulded flowers and spiral turned supports. 70 cm wide.

Art Deco wrought iron chandelier after Edgar Brandt shades…

Art Deco Wrought Iron Chandelier with Degue Shades

Art Deco wrought iron chandelier after Edgar Brandt shades signed 'Degue', height 80 cm, width 60 cm. Provenance: Orlando Brown Collection, Mosman

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

Impressive six light Art Deco copper and opalescent simulated…

Art Deco Opalescent Ice Chandelier with Copper Accents

Impressive six light Art Deco copper and opalescent simulated ice chandelier

An Art Deco nickel bronze and frosted glass chandelier, circa…

Art Deco Bronze and Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco nickel bronze and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1935, with four squared stems descending from a partly fluted collar leading to a font and four upswept arms with small torch like terminals holding panelled and frosted dishes with clear ice…

A fine Art Deco copper and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1945,…

Art Deco Copper & Glass Chandelier

A fine Art Deco copper and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1945, in the manner of Ezan, the stem comprising three cascading trumpets, two with 'Dripping' icicles, to a lower bowl supporting six shaped arms terminating in frosted and clear glass bowls all…

A Georges Leleu French Art Deco silver plated and glass…

Georges Leleu Art Deco Chandelier with Glass Shades

A Georges Leleu French Art Deco silver plated and glass chandelier, the mount supported by six rods above rows of glass beads, the arms supporting eight stepped conical glass shades each stamped G. Leleu, between swags of oval glass balls and strands of…

Classic French Art Deco four light chandelier

French Art Deco Chandelier with Four Lights

Classic French Art Deco four light chandelier

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 striking Art Deco copper and glass chandelier, circa 1930s,…

Art Deco Copper and Glass Chandelier

A striking Art Deco copper and glass chandelier, circa 1930s, glass shades by Ezan, with a knopped stem to a facet moulded glass dish in rich frosted copper pink with applied geometric shapes and issuing three arched and sled shaped arms supporting…

A fine Art Deco Skyscraper style silvered chandelier, circa…

Art Deco Skyscraper Chandelier with Frosted Glass Shades

A fine Art Deco Skyscraper style silvered chandelier, circa 1930, with strong architectural styling, having a faceted ceiling cup and a stepped stem terminating in a conical knop and issuing six shaped arms each with upturned geometrically patterned and…

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 Art Deco bronze and opalescent glass chandelier, circa 1920s,…

Exotic Bird Opalescent Chandelier

An Art Deco bronze and opalescent glass chandelier, circa 1920s, the tubular and urn form stem to a conical stepped boss issuing six shaped arms each decorated with cast exotic birds and holding large upturned frosted and opalescent dishes embellished…

A pair of Art Deco chandeliers with frosted glass shades and…

Art Deco Chandeliers with Frosted Glass Shades (3 total)

A pair of Art Deco chandeliers with frosted glass shades and one similar chandelier (one shade Af)

An Art Deco opalescent and copper chandelier by Sabino, circa…

Sabino Opalescent Starfish Chandelier

An Art Deco opalescent and copper chandelier by Sabino, circa 1930s, the starfish styled chandelier with a trumpet stem supporting a dish and glass arms with stepped flaring upturned shades impressed with a textured quilted pattern throughout. Length 61…

An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier by Ezan,…

Opalescent Glass Chandelier by Ezan

An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier by Ezan, circa 1930's, with a tiered conical stem and five shaped arms supporting upturned glass shades with a striking cracked ice and icicle decoration. Height 46 cm. Diameter 74 cm

An Art Deco glass and iron work chandelier by Noverdy, circa…

Noverdy Art Deco Chandelier

An Art Deco glass and iron work chandelier by Noverdy, circa 1920, the chandelier with three pairs of rods with leaf designs to an iron framed bowl issuing three scrolling arms and supporting flower bell shaped shades with calyx style mounts, in vibrant…

A fine Art Deco frosted glass and iron work chandelier by Ros,…

Art Deco Glass and Iron Chandelier by Ros

A fine Art Deco frosted glass and iron work chandelier by Ros, circa 1930, with a decorative Majorelle style flower decorated cage work stem to a floral boss supporting a moulded grapevine glass shade and issuing three high set curvaceous arms with bell…

A French Art Deco copper four branch chandelier

French Art Deco Copper Chandelier with 4 Branches

A French Art Deco copper four branch chandelier

An Art Deco bronze and frosted glass six arm chandelier, circa…

Art Deco Bronze and Frosted Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco bronze and frosted glass six arm chandelier, circa 1930s, with a tapering faceted stem with stylised floral motifs to a shaped drop issuing feathered and cornucopia style scrolling arms supporting flaring, faceted dishes with darker toned rims…

An Art Deco rose glass silvered chandelier, signed Degue, circa…

Degue Art Deco Rose Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco rose glass silvered chandelier, signed Degue, circa 1920s, a flower moulded dish shade suspended from four square stems and supporting geometric stepped clasps and short stems to four upturned conical shades; signed in relief and as found,…

A Bold Art Deco bronze and glass chandelier by Atelier Petitot,…

Deco Bronze & Glass Chandelier by Atelier Petitot (1935)

A Bold Art Deco bronze and glass chandelier by Atelier Petitot, circa 1935, pattern 1266, variously marked to the armature, the chandelier with a broad stem of glass rods above an octagonal lower register with flat frosted glass planes intersected by…

A fine Art Deco alabaster and bronze chandelier, 1920s, in…

Art Deco Alabaster and Bronze Chandelier with Hanging Bell Lanterns

A fine Art Deco alabaster and bronze chandelier, 1920s, in cream alabaster with a deep bowl supported by link chains with a bronze rope rim, navette band decoration and a bronze tassel drop, supporting four matching hanging bell lanterns

Art Deco chandelier, c. 1930, of octagonal shape, with frosted…

Art Deco Chandelier with Frosted Glass Panels

Art Deco chandelier, c. 1930, of octagonal shape, with frosted and mirrored glass panels, chome plated frame, height 53 cm, width 59 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

An Art Deco copper and frosted glass 'Icicle' chandelier, circa…

Icicle Chandelier - Art Deco Copper and Glass

An Art Deco copper and frosted glass 'Icicle' chandelier, circa 1930s, with a trumpet stem and six shaped arms supporting dishes all embellished with dripping icicle motifs, length 50 cm, diameter 75 cm

An Art Deco plated bronze and pink glass chandelier, circa…

Art Deco Meynadier Chandelier with Pink Glass Shades

An Art Deco plated bronze and pink glass chandelier, circa 1930s, signed P. Meynadier, France, the triple stem light fitting with pierced and moulded floral motifs to a moulded dish and three branches with conforming bell shaped suspended shades, length…

An Art Deco copper and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1925, in…

Art Deco Copper and Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco copper and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1925, in the manner of Ezan, with a trumpet stem embellished with frosted birds above a moulded dish, issuing five supporting upturned floriform dishes with vertical feather, motifs, length 80 cm…

An Art Deco four light bronze and frosted glass chandelier,…

1930s Art Deco Bronze & Frosted Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco four light bronze and frosted glass chandelier, circa 1930s, with a geometric fan designed cup, a central stem and three downward curved, arms with stylised vegetal scroll buttresses, the central shade of tiered, skyscraper design with…

An Art Deco chrome and frosted pink glass chandelier, circa…

Pink Glass Art Deco Chandelier

An Art Deco chrome and frosted pink glass chandelier, circa 1920s-30s, multi-stemmed with three scroll shaped bracket arms supporting frosted and moulded upturned shades, length 61 cm, diameter 60 cm

A silvered bronze and moulded glass Art Deco chandelier, circa…

Art Deco Chandelier with Frosted Glass Panels

A silvered bronze and moulded glass Art Deco chandelier, circa 1920s, the chandelier with four frosted and moulded fan shaped glass panels uniting, to a point and arched stems supporting cup form shades, length 55 cm, diameter: 60 cm

An Art Deco silvered bronze chandelier, probably French, circa…

Silvered Bronze Art Deco Chandelier with Frosted Glass Shades

An Art Deco silvered bronze chandelier, probably French, circa 1920 with square form frosted glass shades 110 cm high (approximately)

An Art Deco frosted glass nickel bronze chandelier, circa 1925,…

Art Deco Frosted Glass Chandelier with Floral Motifs

An Art Deco frosted glass nickel bronze chandelier, circa 1925, four slender tapering stems supporting stylised and floral moulded clam shells with handkerchief points, four floral arms suspending moulded bell shaped shades, length 90 cm, diameter: 60 cm

An Art Deco wrought iron and glass chandelier by Degue, circa…

Degue Art Deco Iron & Glass Chandelier

An Art Deco wrought iron and glass chandelier by Degue, circa 1920s, with three long arms with leaf decorations supporting an iron framed frosted, glass dish of pleated and chevron design, having vine leaf and grape mounts, issuing three scrolling arms…

An impressive Art Deco Venetian glass chandelier, circa 1920s,…

Art Deco Venetian Glass Chandelier with Glass Droplets

An impressive Art Deco Venetian glass chandelier, circa 1920s, having twelve branches with moulded pineapple formed shades, all heavily adorned with glass droplets, emanating from a central stem, the chandelier 78 cm long (not including chain)

Art Deco chrome 5 branch chandelier with frosted glass shade,…

Chrome Art Deco Chandelier with Frosted Glass Shades

Art Deco chrome 5 branch chandelier with frosted glass shade, diameter 46 cm

An Art Deco Murano glass chandelier, Barovier and Toso, circa…

Art Deco Murano Glass Chandelier with Textured Leaf Throngs

An Art Deco Murano glass chandelier, Barovier and Toso, circa 1930, the air bubble controlled dish eminating fifteen textured glass leaf throngs, approximately 104 cm long

Hanging pendant light Art Deco five branch slip shade…

Art Deco Amber Glass Pendant Chandelier

Hanging pendant light Art Deco five branch slip shade chandelier with stepped amber glass shades drop 60 cm, diameter 52 cm

A French Art Deco glass and copper chandelier by Ezan, circa…

Ezan Art Deco Glass Copper Chandelier

A French Art Deco glass and copper chandelier by Ezan, circa 1930 the trumpet shaped stem with tiered flower heads decorations to a lower bowl and lobed dish issuing four curvaceous arms supporting moulded frosted and clear lobed dishes with floral design…

An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier by Petitot…

Art Deco Copper & Opalescent Glass Chandelier by Petitot

An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier by Petitot and Ezan, Henri Petitot (des.) and Ezan glass shades, circa 1930 With a triple trumpet stem embellished with dripping ice motifs, a moulded dish issuing six arms each dripping with icicles and…

An Art Deco Venetian glass Twelve-Light chandelier, second…

Art Deco Venetian Glass Chandelier with Twelve Lights

An Art Deco Venetian glass Twelve-Light chandelier, second quarter 20th century, the upturned lights on individual curving branches emanating from a central stem, each with a vase shaped shade above the bobeche, all variously moulded, the stem and…

An Art Deco glass and wrought iron chandelier, French, circa…

An Art Deco glass and wrought iron chandelier, French, circa 1925, with swirling grape vines around a central corona and four scrolling arms terminating in pendant glass shades, 75 cm long