Antique Chandeliers

Antique chandeliers never go out of style. Their elegance and grace are artwork for any ceiling. Listed below is our fine collection of restored antique chandeliers just waiting to put the final touches on your home.

At Heavenly Lights, we categorize fixtures in the following way. Fixtures in our antique chandeliers category range from vintage lighting typically 50 to 75 years old to antique lighting ranging from 75 to 100 years old and older. These fixtures are old, and they are fantastic!

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Tole Chandelier

A really beautiful tole chandelier. The vintage chandelier has a curved metal frame featuring gorgeous petite flowers, surrounding four small based bulbs (max 60 watts per bulb). It’s been painted a crisp white while the flowers are painted yellow, blue and lavender. The vintage light fixture is stamped "Made in Italy" and measures 17" tall by 13" wide and comes with a chain, ceiling cap and all hardware to wire to the ceiling. It’s been rewired and has new sockets.

Antique Lighting

This is a beautiful 1920's Moe Bridges antique wrought iron chandelier. The 5-light antique lighting in its original polychrome finish features an ornate frame with a twisted column in the middle. The ceiling fixture has been rewired, has new sockets and all hardware to wire directly to your ceiling. It measures 18" wide and 20 1/2" tall and comes with an original ceiling cap.

Crystal Chandelier

A stunning crystal chandelier. This antique light fixture features a beautiful crystal dome with a column in the middle holding three large based bulbs. The column is surrounded by Strass crystals that are new to the chandelier. We draped more than a dozen strands all around the fixture. These crystals are some of the highest quality on the market. They put off a beautiful rainbow around the room whether the fixture is lit or not. The crystal chandelier measures 13” tall from the top of the dome to the bottom of the crystals and 10” wide. It comes with the original ceiling cap and chain. The antique ceiling fixture has been rewired and has new sockets so it’s ready to hardwire to your ceiling upon arrival. More pictures of the chandelier are available upon request.

Antique Lantern

This small antique lantern makes a large statement. The unique fixture dates to the 1920's and has some great features including original amber glass panels that put off a warm glow when the fixture is lit. The antique lantern retains its original polychrome finish and comes with its original chain and ceiling canopy. The underside of the antique lantern features a beautiful scrolled plate, more pictures are available upon request. The fixture measures 12" long by 5 1/2" wide and is perfect for a small room, entryway or hall.

Vintage Lighting

A beautiful lightweight tole chandelier. The dainty vintage lighting chandelier measures 15” long and 14” wide from the top of the fixture to the bottom finial. We’ve painted the tole chandelier an off white to fit in any setting. It’s been rewired and fitted with new sockets so it’s ready to hardwire directly to your ceiling (canopy is included with the fixture). A true beauty.

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Periods of Lighting

Ever wonder about the history of those beautiful antique light fixtures? Below is a limited timeline of lighting in the United States. We begin our journey with the mid 1800's and finish in the 1930's. Some styles of lighting overlap time periods which is to be expected.

Victorian - The Victorian lighting period dated from approximately 1860-1915. Victorian lighting encompassed a large range of fixtures. The earlier Victorian period from 1860-1885 was called the Italianate period where lighting included kerosene, oil fixtures, lamps and gas lighting. Fixtures followed along architectural lines using urns, soldiers, knights, coats-of-arms, animals and other decorative metal work. Fixtures were stylish and very weighty. Ceiling fixtures and wall sconces were constructed of iron, pot metal brass and copper.

Late Victorian - This led to the late Victorian period dating from 1870 to 1900 where gas fixtures were still the norm. At this time, fixtures were finely crafted and highly detailed with floral motifs and graceful curves. Electricity was being introduced into homes but it was not yet reliable. Lighting manufacturers cleverly combined gas and electric for a combination fixture. These fixtures typically had 4" gas shades facing upward with 2 1/4" electric shades facing downward. Homeowners used electric power until it inevitably would go out and when it did, they would turn on the gas. Combination gas and electric lighting was installed in homes until the 1920's. In this era, almost all gas and electric fixtures were made of brass. Many intricately etched shades were produced during this time and crystals were used. Fixtures hung from straight poles instead of chains because of the gas connection. Four inch gas fitters or shades were commonplace to allow sufficient air for combustion and enough room for heat dissipation. Edison perfected his incandescent bulb in 1880, and not too long after that homes started being wired for electricity though it would not be used for quite some time.

Early Electric - In the early electric years many fixtures were introduced with the same design elements as the gas lighting period. Yet there were design changes because manufacturers were no longer tied to gas fixtures which placed constraints on gas lighting designs. Shades could now face downward which was a nice design change, not to mention that it provided more light. Designs ranged from clean and simple lines to intricate motifs.

Around 1915 cloth covered wire was perfected which allowed wires to be strung through chains. This development led to a whole new world of lighting. By 1920, gas lighting was thought to be too dangerous because of house fires. Homeowners were urged to get rid of their gas lighting fixtures and replace them with electric, chain-hung fixtures.

Georgian - Georgian style era started approximately 1905 and was an important period in lighting. At this time, fine quality art glass was being introduced by the "big guns" such as Tiffany, Handel, Pairpoint, Quezel and Steuben.

Arts and Crafts or Mission Style Lighting - Another style of lighting swept the country, Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Style lighting. This was such a contrast to the intricate Victorian designs. Craftsman bungalow homes were popular in many areas. Craftsman designs included clean, straight lines, square and rectangular shapes. It also included lanterns, heavy chains and hand hammered copper, iron and brass. Fixtures were fitted with square simple shades. The Arts and Crafts era lasted from 1905 through 1935.

Art Deco - From the early 1920's to the 1930's Art Deco was all the rage, not only in lighting but in architecture and furniture. Art Deco was not only popular in the United States but in Europe as well. Designs included sharp clean geometric lines enhanced by uniquely cast shades in all different colors. Slipper glass shades named for the way they slipped into the fixtures were popular.

Vintage - American vintage has become a sort of catch-all category including American made fixtures manufactured in the teens and 1920's. American vintage fixtures often combined designs of other periods to gain a look all of their own. This category includes chain-hung pan lights, flush mount pan lights of all types, pendant lights, center post lights and many, many more.

This write up of antique lighting only tips the iceberg of the wonderful world of period lighting. Other styles you may be interested in include Art Nouveau, Tudor style, Early American Lighting, Spanish style and of course a whole array of antique lamp lighting.

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