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Lucca Chandelier

Tornado Chandelier by Elio Martinelli
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Tornado, or reference 1770. This chandelier is made of thin aluminum sheets bent with several radiuses to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Italian Iron Chandelier with 3 Lights
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian iron chandelier with 3 lights very strong. Original from 1970. Very beautiful special
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Iron

Chandelier 1772 Tornado by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 70s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Padova, IT
Elio Martinelli was born on November 19, 1922. After a childhood and adolescence spent in Lucca, he
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

EARLY 19th CENTURY EMPIRE TUNDISH CHANDELIER IN IRON AND CRYSTALS
Located in Firenze, FI
sophistication. This chandelier from the Empire period is ascribed to Lucca manufacturing from the first half of
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Wrought Iron, Lead

19th Century, Italian, Tuscan Seven Light Chandelier Blue Glass Gilded Details
Located in Milano, MI
A charming Italian six armed chandelier from Tuscany, Lucca dating back to the late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Iron

Pair of Original 1960s Italian Chandeliers with Floral-Shaped Glass and Chromed
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of original 1960s chandeliers with a very beautiful floral-shaped glass and chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century E. Martinelli for Martinelli Luce Steel Suspension Lamp 60s Italy
By Martinelli Luce, Elio Martinelli
Located in Palermo, IT
Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, Lucca, 1960s. Maker's label on top. Bibliography: G. Gramigna, 1950-1980
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Martinelli Luce City 2067 Hanging Lamp by Studiovo
By Studiòvo, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
white or yellow color. Lower diffuser is a panel representing Lucca (code 30805.1) or Paris (code
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Orange Pendant Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce 70s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Padova, IT
Elio Martinelli was born on November 19, 1922. After a childhood and adolescence spent in Lucca, he
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pendant Designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Brussels, BE
in Lucca (Toscana): Martinelli Luce. Steel bars folded and curved compose these beautiful pendants
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Pendant Lamp Tornado 1722 by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce 60s
By Martinelli Luce
Located in Padova, IT
configuration. It emits beautifully dispersed light. Elio Martinelli (Lucca, November 19, 1921–October 21
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Sheet Metal

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1960s Chandelier with Glass Pendants, Italy
Located in Buggiano, IT
Three-light chandelier, original from 1960, in bronze, with crystal elements Size cm.: 40 diameter, height 50/120.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Country Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

1960s Chandelier with Glass Pendants, Italy
1960s Chandelier with Glass Pendants, Italy
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Italian Iron Chandelier with 4 Lights
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian iron chandelier with 4 lights very strong. Original from 1970. Very beautiful special iron patinated. Comes from an old city villa in the Garfagnana area of Tuscany. As ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Iron

Italian Iron Chandelier with 4 Lights
Italian Iron Chandelier with 4 Lights
H 47.25 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

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Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-5 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A-5 chandelier BLK, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-3 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A Chandelier BLK, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in brushed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-7 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan work 202A-7 chandelier BLK, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-5 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan work 202A-5 chandelier BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-7 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A-7 chandelier BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Chandelier 202A-3 in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A Chandelier BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Large Pendant 202A in Alabaster by Orphan Work
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A large pendant BLK Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” Height x 16” Diameter Height and width to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Large Pendant 202A in Alabaster by Orphan Work
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan work 202A large pendant BB Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” height x 16” diameter height and width to ord...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Pendant 202A in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A Pendant BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” H x 6 1/2” W height and width to order* canopy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Pendant 202A in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A Pendant BLK, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” H x 6 1/2” W height and width to order* canop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Pendant 202A-1S in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A-1S Pendant BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” H x 6 1/2” W height and width to order* canop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Pendant 202A-1S in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A-1S Pendant BLK, 2021 Shown in alabaster with blackened brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” H x 6 1/2” W Height and width to order* Ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Double Pendant 202A-1S in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orphan Work 202A-1S Double Pendant BB, 2021 Shown in alabaster with brushed brass Available in brushed brass and blackened brass Measures: 15” H x 6 1/2” W height and width to order...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Contemporary Lucca Double Pendant 202A-1S in Alabaster by Orphan Work, 2021
By Material Lust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Brass

Italian Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century tole and crystal twelve-light chandelier from Lucca. US wiring.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian Chandelier
Italian Chandelier
H 45 in Dm 26 in
Italian Chandelier
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Painted and silver leaf 18th Century Italian Chandelier with a painted and silver stalk with an
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Tôle

Italian Chandelier
Italian Chandelier
H 46 in D 72 in
19th Century Chandelier
Located in Genova, IT
Large chandelier with 28 lights on three levels carved and gilded wood and blown glass, Lucca early
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Wood

19th Century Chandelier
H 63 in Dm 48.04 in
Lucchese gilded 12-light chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gilded and cut-glass 12-light chandelier from Lucca.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Giltwood, Glass

Massimo Vignelli "Cipolla" Pendant Lamp by Venini Murano
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.), Massimo Vignelli
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
original and very good condition. It even has the original B. Baldassari Lucca wiring. All our lights
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Early 19th Century Chandelier from Lucca
Located in Houston, TX
Gilded crytal Empire style chandelier from Lucca.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron

Large Early 19th Century Chandelier from Lucca
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful gilded iron, tole and crystal chandelier from Lucca, Italy. Newly-wired with eighteen
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian, Lucca, Neoclassic Gilt Metal and Glass Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lucca, Neoclassic gilt metal and glass eight-light chandelier of the Empire period from the early
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian, Lucca, Empire Period Silver Gilt / Mecca 12-light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of traditional basket form with two tiers of 6 removeable arms each, the arms connected to vertical gilded gesso bands of ascending diameter, the top tier having beautifully sculpted...
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Silver Leaf

Italian, Lucca, Empire Period Gilt Wood and Metal 12-Light Chandelier circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a crown form top with splayed fronds, the glass bead chains and original link chains connected two lower tiers issuing removable arms, each arm with a circular giltwood bobech...
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Giltwood

Large Scale Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale neoclassical chandelier from Lucca, Italy. Two gilt-iron ring tiers supporting eighteen
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron, Metal

Turned Wood and Metal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This lovely six-light chandelier is comprised of new and vintage parts; turned and carved wood with
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Early 2000s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Gilt-Iron Italian Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Large gilt-iron Italian chandelier (early 19th century) from Lucca. Decorated in pendants and
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron

19th Century, Italian Wood, Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Lucca in Tuscany. (Chandelier has been newly wired since photo was taken.)
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gilt Metal

Italian Turned and Painted Wooden 10-Light Chandeliers, Early 18th Century, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tuscan from Lucca, Italy, these chandeliers are turned wood which has been painted and gilded, each
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIII Chandeliers and Pendants

Model 1749 Pendant Designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Brussels, BE
lighting business in 1950 in Lucca (Toscana): Martinelli Luca. Steel bars folded and curved compose these
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Italian Empire Iron and Crystal Chandelier from Lucca
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Empire iron and crystal chandelier from Lucca: Red painted forged iron frame and arms with
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron

18th Century Mecca on Metal Chandelier from Lucca, Italy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale 18th century mecca on metal chandelier from Lucca, Italy. At the base is
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Antique 18th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large 18th Century Italian Empire Chandelier Crystal Gilt Iron Giltwood Pendant
Located in Milano, MI
Tuscan-Ligurian area, this chandelier from Lucca features very original elements. The carved and giltwood
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier item # 1038
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 31 in Dm 26 in
lucca chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier. assembled from old elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wood

lucca chandelier
lucca chandelier
H 27 in Dm 23 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from antique and new elements.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 55 in Dm 49 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from antique and new elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tin

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 25 in Dm 34 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from 18c and new elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tin

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 35 in Dm 35 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier - assembled from 18th century and new elements
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 32 in Dm 46 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from 18th century and new elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tin

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 25 in Dm 36 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from antique & new elements. newly electrified.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 21 in Dm 27 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier- Five Arm Carved 18th century wood Shaft.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier- assembled from antique and new elements. newly electrified.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tin

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 33 in Dm 44 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier- assembled from 18th century and new elements. newly electrified.
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 27 in Dm 33 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from 18th century and new elements. newly electrified.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 26 in Dm 32 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from antique & new elements. Gessoed base and arms.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 41 in Dm 48 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 31 in Dm 32 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 29 in Dm 30 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 25 in Dm 24 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 33 in Dm 31 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 33 in Dm 34 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 26 in Dm 28 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier Wood and iron chandelier made of old and new parts.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 33 in Dm 32 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier, assembled from antique and new elements. twelve lights. new glass beads.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier assembled from 18c and new elements. 6 arms. electrified. antique tole elements.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tôle

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 29 in Dm 39 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier- assembled from 18th century and new wood and iron elements. newly electrified
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 74 in Dm 64 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
six light lucca chandelier. assembled from 18th century and new elements. newly rewired.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 33 in Dm 38 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Lucca Chandelier- Six arm chandelier. Carved Gilt and gessoed base with iron arms and wood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 23 in Dm 32 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from antique and new elements. antique iron accents. waxed iron arms
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 23.5 in Dm 22.5 in
Lucca Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
lucca chandelier- assembled from 18th century and new elements. good original gilding. bobeches are
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tôle

Lucca Chandelier
Lucca Chandelier
H 28 in Dm 31 in
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Lucca Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lucca chandelier you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, every lucca chandelier was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a lucca chandelier, we have 125 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer lucca chandelier, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A lucca chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lucca chandelier over the years, but those crafted by Material Lust and Lucca Chmel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lucca Chandelier?

Prices for a lucca chandelier start at $306 and top out at $27,000 with the average selling for $4,900.

Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.

Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.

Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.

With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.

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