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Originally made in wood as a cross with spikes on which to fix the candles, they were able to be lowered for lighting, and then hoisted to a suitable height by means of a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 good Victorian style six branch brass chandelier

Victorian Brass Chandelier with Six Branches

A good Victorian style six branch brass chandelier

Vintage 24 light chandelier

Vintage 24-Light Chandelier

Vintage 24 light chandelier

Chandelier with large silk shade surround, 100 cm high, 880 cm…

Silk Shade Chandelier: Large and Elegant

Chandelier with large silk shade surround, 100 cm high, 880 cm wide

Eight branch frosted glass chandelier

Frosted Glass Branch Chandelier with Eight Arms

Eight branch frosted glass chandelier

A faux deer antler eight light chandelier some faults. Diameter…

Faux Antler Chandelier with 8 Lights

A faux deer antler eight light chandelier some faults. Diameter 1300. Height 86 cm

Lightolier, 1970's glass rod chandelier

1970s Glass Rod Chandelier by Lightolier

Lightolier, 1970's glass rod chandelier

A vintage chandelier, the wide metal basket at the base…

Teardrop Chandelier with 40 Crystal Suspensions

A vintage chandelier, the wide metal basket at the base festooned with teardrops and lustre style drops, the interior of basket with 25 bulb fittings suspended from a single bronzed column, with further 15 smaller metal branches with more suspended…

A vintage chandelier, five light branches with pressed glass…

Vintage Pressed Glass Chandelier with Faceted Drops

A vintage chandelier, five light branches with pressed glass bobeche, faceted drops and chains suspended from branches, the pressed glass column leading to another glass bobeche with four chains of prisms leading to the branches. Diameter 64 cm

A vintage chandelier, the eight light branches with various…

Vintage Prism Chandelier

A vintage chandelier, the eight light branches with various shaped prisms suspended, the bobeches with more prisms suspended, the baluster form pressed glass column leading to another bobeche with prisms, large cut ball suspended from base. Diameter 70 cm

A pair of three branch chandelier

Three Branch Chandelier Pair

A pair of three branch chandelier

A pair of three branch chandeliers

Triple Branch Chandeliers

A pair of three branch chandeliers

Large sized modern Empire style basket form chandelier

Empire Basket Chandelier - Modern Large Size

Large sized modern Empire style basket form chandelier

Large painted metal chandelier

Colorful Metal Chandelier

Large painted metal chandelier

Three painted metal five light chandeliers (3)

Set of Three Painted Metal Chandeliers with Five Lights

Three painted metal five light chandeliers (3)

Pair of bronzed metal five light chandeliers (2)

Bronzed metal five light chandeliers (pair)

Pair of bronzed metal five light chandeliers (2)

Bronzed metal five light chandelier

Bronzed Five-Light Chandelier

Bronzed metal five light chandelier

A circa 1940 nine lamp white metal chandelier with sculptural…

1940s Nine-Lamp Sculptural Chandelier in White Metal

A circa 1940 nine lamp white metal chandelier with sculptural central panel

A Rene Lalique 'Ronces' chandelier, Model introduced 1926,…

R Lalique 'Ronces' Chandelier with Stylized Mounts

A Rene Lalique 'Ronces' chandelier, Model introduced 1926, Marcilhac 2465, the frosted glass bowl with four applied scrolling stylized mounts connected with satin cords, wheel carved R Lalique France, 50 cm diameter of bowl

Painted tin six light chandelier

Tin Chandelier with Six Painted Lights

Painted tin six light chandelier

An early 20th century German brass chandelier with multiple…

German Neo-Classical Brass Chandelier with Glass Shades

An early 20th century German brass chandelier with multiple lights, neo-classical panels and glass drop shades. Bottom glass bowl missing. Height 120 cm. Depth 65 cm

An eight arm wrought iron chandelier

Eight-Armed Wrought Iron Chandelier

An eight arm wrought iron chandelier

Vintage Empire style brass three arm chandelier with silk shades

Empire Brass Chandelier with Silk Shades

Vintage Empire style brass three arm chandelier with silk shades

A pair of wrought iron six arm chandeliers

Wrought iron six-arm chandeliers

A pair of wrought iron six arm chandeliers

A vintage basket chandelier, the metal ceiling rose with a…

Floral Crystal Basket Chandelier

A vintage basket chandelier, the metal ceiling rose with a waterfall frame festooned with facet cut crystals, attached to a metal frame decorated with florals and heads, the basket base with three bulbs. Height 60 cm

A vintage nine branch chandelier the gilt metal frame with…

Gilt Metal Chandelier with Pressed Glass Swags

A vintage nine branch chandelier the gilt metal frame with pressed glass swags and prism. Height 70 cm. Diameter 62 cm

Bronze empire style chandelier

Bronze Empire Chandelier

Bronze empire style chandelier

A pair of blue spherical seven branch chandeliers the central…

Blue Eagle Chandeliers with Missing Cord

A pair of blue spherical seven branch chandeliers the central in blue decorated with barss stars and each branch terminating in eagle heads, one with electrical chord missing

Modern chandelier and another smaller (2)

Modern and Miniature Chandeliers

Modern chandelier and another smaller (2)

Chandelier of ball form, approx 46 cm high

Ball Chandelier - 46cm High

Chandelier of ball form, approx 46 cm high

A large and impressive twelve-branch antler chandelier, approx.…

12-branch Antler Chandelier with Candle Table Centrepiece

A large and impressive twelve-branch antler chandelier, approx. 84 cm high, 127 cm wide, together with an antler candle table centrepiece, 27 cm high, 34 cm wide

Gilt metal tied head of wheat three light chandelier

Golden Wheat Chandelier - Three Lights

Gilt metal tied head of wheat three light chandelier

1970's drop bead tiered chandelier

70's Drop Bead Chandelier

1970's drop bead tiered chandelier

Swedish Empire style four light and eight candle chandelier,…

Swedish Empire Chandelier with Gold Metal Mounts

Swedish Empire style four light and eight candle chandelier, gitl metal mounts

Seven light chandelier

Radiant Seven-Light Chandelier

Seven light chandelier

Vintage Italian 1950's metal chandelier mounted with lemons

Lemon-adorned 1950s Italian metal chandelier

Vintage Italian 1950's metal chandelier mounted with lemons

A decorative cranberry glass chandelier

Cranberry Glass Chandelier: Elegant Decorative Lighting

A decorative cranberry glass chandelier

A pair of gilt metal chandeliers, modelled as bound sheaves of…

Gilt Metal Sheaf Chandeliers

A pair of gilt metal chandeliers, modelled as bound sheaves of leaves and flowers, three of the sinuous stems of each supporting a candle bulb. Diameter 50 cm

A gilt bronze chandelier, late 19th century, with a central…

Lavish Birdcage Bronze Chandelier with Animal Masks

A gilt bronze chandelier, late 19th century, with a central knopped and embellished stem and a birdcage arrangement of five lavishly scrolled arms each surmounted by fantastic animal masks, and issuing downward curved arms with acanthus leaf canopies;…

Vintage tole six light chandelier, approx 53 cm high

Tole Six Light Chandelier - Vintage 53cm High

Vintage tole six light chandelier, approx 53 cm high

A five branch porcelain and metal chandelier

Porcelain and Metal 5-Branch Chandelier

A five branch porcelain and metal chandelier

Palladium Ballroom chandelier, a Crown Casino prototype,…

Gilt Chandelier with Conceptual Light Fittings

Palladium Ballroom chandelier, a Crown Casino prototype, architectual framed sketch included. Gilt metal structure, with conceptual light fittings, globes included

Three pressed glass three arm chandeliers

Pressed Glass Triple Arm Chandeliers

Three pressed glass three arm chandeliers

Pair of basket chandeliers

Basket Chandelier Pair

Pair of basket chandeliers

Marie Terese chandelier of impressive size, 20th century. 80 cm…

Gigantic 20th Century Marie Terese Chandelier

Marie Terese chandelier of impressive size, 20th century. 80 cm high, 90 cm wide.

Six light gilt wood chandelier

Gilt Wood Chandelier with Six Lights

Six light gilt wood chandelier

A fallow antler chandelier, with an openwork body constructed…

Fallow Antler Chandelier with 12 Lights

A fallow antler chandelier, with an openwork body constructed from intertwined antlers, twelve lights, 95 cm high

A rococo style Giltmetal and glass chandelier with twelve…

Foliate Giltmetal Chandelier with 12 Storm Shades

A rococo style Giltmetal and glass chandelier with twelve branches terminating in storm shades, the whole with foliate pierced and cast decoration, 120 cm high

A fallow antler chandelier with an openwork body constructed…

Intertwined Antler Chandelier with Twelve Lights

A fallow antler chandelier with an openwork body constructed from intertwined antlers, twelve lights, 95 cm high

A 19th century Frenh gilt bronze chandelier the baluster leaf…

French Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Leaf Cast Details

A 19th century Frenh gilt bronze chandelier the baluster leaf cast standard emanating six scroll arms terminating in sconces above a leaf cast pendant, 67 cm high

A fallow antler chandelier with an openwork body constructed…

Fallow Antler Chandelier with 12 Lights

A fallow antler chandelier with an openwork body constructed from intertwined antlers, twelve lights, 95 cm high

A late 19th century basket chandelier

Late 19th Century Basket Chandelier

A late 19th century basket chandelier

A Mazzega chandelier. C. 1960s, Italy. Plastic circular multi…

1960s Mazzega Multi-Coloured Disc Chandelier

A Mazzega chandelier. C. 1960s, Italy. Plastic circular multi coloured discs

Early 20th century glass chandelier, electric

Electric Glass Chandelier, Early 20th Century

Early 20th century glass chandelier, electric

Barovier & Toso. Alexandria chandelier, designed 2008 hand…

Hand blown blue glass chandelier with silk shades

Barovier & Toso. Alexandria chandelier, designed 2008 hand blown blue glass eight-branch chandelier, with white silk shades, one spare branch

A Napoleon III bronze ormolu chandelier, circa 1900, in the…

Renaissance-style Bronze Chandelier with Eight Arms

A Napoleon III bronze ormolu chandelier, circa 1900, in the Renaissance manner with a knopped foliate stem and domed section issuing eight 'S' scroll arms with petite urns supporting electric candles, length 70 cm diameter 62 cm

A four branch forged antique-style chandelier 80 cm high, 55 cm…

Forged Antique-Style Chandelier with Four Branches

A four branch forged antique-style chandelier 80 cm high, 55 cm Diam

1920's brass chandelier, 4 arms with a clyde acanthasis…

Brass Chandelier with Clyde Acanthasis Decoration

1920's brass chandelier, 4 arms with a clyde acanthasis decoration

A neo-classical gilt metal eight-light cut-glass chandelier,…

Gilt Metal Cut-Glass Chandelier, 19th Century

A neo-classical gilt metal eight-light cut-glass chandelier, mid-19th century composed of interlocking scrolling branches in tiers suspending flower capped pear shaped facetted and non facetted glass drops, circular glass drip pans 123 cm high

Tom Greene, impressive Brutalist chandelier, hand-torched…

Hand-torched copper chandelier, 90 cm long

Tom Greene, impressive Brutalist chandelier, hand-torched patinated copper. Fully re-wired. Length 90 cm

A mid-20th century five scrolling branch chandelier, glass…

Prism Drop Chandelier with Glass Panel Covers

A mid-20th century five scrolling branch chandelier, glass shaped panel covers, encrusted with faceted prism and glass drops, various swags, a further light to the centre section. Damage to top flared rose

A vintage six light decorative chandelier, the scrolling metal…

Beaded Teardrop Chandelier

A vintage six light decorative chandelier, the scrolling metal frame encrusted with rows of glass beads, multiple faceted and large teardrop form red and clear glass drops, various swags

Mazzega, large five tier chandelier, clear, grey and blue glass…

Mazzega Five-Tier Glass Chandelier

Mazzega, large five tier chandelier, clear, grey and blue glass drops Italy, c. 1960s. 100 cm high, 60 cm deep

Chandelier, highly decorative chandelier in the form of follage…

Foliage and Flower Chandelier

Chandelier, highly decorative chandelier in the form of follage and flowers in the manner of Pietro Chiesa, brass, painted metal and glass Italy, c. 1940s. 102 cm high, 103 cm deep

Green grape chandelier

Grapevine Glow

Green grape chandelier

An eighteen light chandelier, turned wood with metal arms and…

Leafy Wood Chandelier with 18 Lights

An eighteen light chandelier, turned wood with metal arms and leaf decorated light holders

A giltwood chandelier fitted for electricity. 90 cm high

Electric giltwood chandelier, 90cm high

A giltwood chandelier fitted for electricity. 90 cm high

A wrought iron decorative tulip motif chandelier. 76 cm high

Tulip Chandelier: Elegant Wrought Iron Decor

A wrought iron decorative tulip motif chandelier. 76 cm high

Wrought iron six branch chandelier, each branch designed as a…

Daffodil and Bird Wrought Iron Chandelier

Wrought iron six branch chandelier, each branch designed as a daffodil, with five suspended birds. Approx. Height 70 cm

Two painted wrought iron chandeliers, c. 1960, with applied…

Floral Wrought Iron Chandeliers (Set of 2)

Two painted wrought iron chandeliers, c. 1960, with applied leaves and flowers (2). Height 56 cm, 47 cm

Two matching Danish chandeliers with cylindrical shades

Danish Chandeliers with Cylindrical Shades (8 words)

Two matching Danish chandeliers with cylindrical shades

A Gaetano Sciolari chrome and blown glass pendant chandelier

Chrome and Glass Pendant Chandelier by Sciolari

A Gaetano Sciolari chrome and blown glass pendant chandelier

A Gaetano Sciolari Anodised metal and blown glass pendant…

Anodised metal and glass pendant chandelier by Sciolari

A Gaetano Sciolari Anodised metal and blown glass pendant chandelier

Two matching Danish chandeliers with cylindrical shades

Danish Cylindrical Chandeliers - Matching Pair

Two matching Danish chandeliers with cylindrical shades

A stunning 1970's cylindrical amber glass waterfall chandelier

1970s Amber Glass Waterfall Chandelier

A stunning 1970's cylindrical amber glass waterfall chandelier

A late 1960s ten tier Cascade chandelier

10-tier Cascade Chandelier from the Late 1960s

A late 1960s ten tier Cascade chandelier

A Danish chandelier with cylindrical shades

Danish Cylindrical Shade Chandelier

A Danish chandelier with cylindrical shades

A Continental painted wooden chandelier, possibly Austrian or…

Continental Wooden Chandelier, Early 20th Century

A Continental painted wooden chandelier, possibly Austrian or German, early 20th century, 43ch high, 46 cm diameter. Provenance, Geoffrey Hatty Art & Design, Melbourne

An impressive antler chandelier, Swiss 19th century, 74 cm high

Swiss 19th Century Antler Chandelier - 74cm High

An impressive antler chandelier, Swiss 19th century, 74 cm high

J.T Kalmar 'Ice' chandelier, metal frame, textured glass ice…

Ice Cube Chandelier by J.T Kalmar

J.T Kalmar 'Ice' chandelier, metal frame, textured glass ice cubes, c1960s, Austria

A fine ruby and clear glass button waterfall chandelier,…

Italian Ruby Glass Waterfall Chandelier, 1920s

A fine ruby and clear glass button waterfall chandelier, Italian, circa 1920 drop approx. 1m, 76 cm diameter

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle…

Melbourne Mint's 10-Branch Electric Chandelier

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle apertures, fitted for electricity, 100 cm high. Provenance: reputedly from the old Mint building in the City of Melbourne

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle…

Melbourne's Old Mint Brass Chandelier with 15 Candle Apertures

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle apertures, fitted for electricity, 100 cm high. Provenance: Reputedly from the old Mint building in the City of Melbourne

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle…

Melbourne Mint Brass Chandelier with 15 Candle Apertures

A brass chandelier with ten branches and fifteen candle apertures, fitted for electricity, 100 cm high. Provenance: Reputedly from the old Mint building in the City of Melbourne

A Dutch chandelier Flemish 19 th century, 100 cm high

Flemish 19th Century Dutch Chandelier - 100cm High

A Dutch chandelier Flemish 19 th century, 100 cm high

A glass drop chandelier

Crystal Cascade Chandelier

A glass drop chandelier

A modern chrome and glass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari,…

1970 Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Sciolari

A modern chrome and glass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italian, circa 1970

Rite Lite five branch chandelier, Australia, c 1950s

1950s Australian Rite Lite Chandelier with Five Branches

Rite Lite five branch chandelier, Australia, c 1950s

A silvered bronze two tier Dutch chandelier, 19th century, 78…

19th Century Dutch Chandelier, Silvered Bronze, Two-Tiered

A silvered bronze two tier Dutch chandelier, 19th century, 78 cm high

A silvered bronze two tier Dutch chandelier, 19th century, 86…

19th Century Dutch Bronze Chandelier

A silvered bronze two tier Dutch chandelier, 19th century, 86 cm high

A Roccoco style carved gilt wood two tier chandelier, Italian,…

Italian Rococo Giltwood Chandelier, 20th Century

A Roccoco style carved gilt wood two tier chandelier, Italian, 20th century, 130 cm high

A substantial bronze twelve light chandelier, Dutch, 19th…

Large Dutch Bronze Chandelier, 19th Century

A substantial bronze twelve light chandelier, Dutch, 19th century, 120 cm high, 100 cm diameter

A small Italian basket chandelier, late 19th / early 20th…

Italian Amethyst Glass Chandelier, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

A small Italian basket chandelier, late 19th / early 20th century, with amethyst glass orb drops, 45 cm high

An Italianate nine branch chandelier, height 79, diameter 68 cm

Italianate nine-branch chandelier, 79x68 cm

An Italianate nine branch chandelier, height 79, diameter 68 cm

A baguette chandelier of six lights, the frame with gilt metal…

Gilt Baguette Chandelier with Foliate Decoration

A baguette chandelier of six lights, the frame with gilt metal cut out foliate decoration. C. 1920., height 120 cm, width 51 cm.

A Napoleon III bronze chandelier, circa 1880-90s, an acanthus…

Napoleon III Bronze Chandelier with Six Arms

A Napoleon III bronze chandelier, circa 1880-90s, an acanthus and husk decorated baluster stem to a shaped bowl with a spiral fluted design and fruiting drop, and issuing six 'S' scroll arms with applied leaf forms with pans and fluted nozzles supporting…