The Chandelier Blog

Architectural Classics:

Chandeliers have been a symbol of opulence and affluence for so long, that man has discovered strange, beautiful and most of all, monster-sized ways to make them! While we are well aware that it is not always size that counts most in how impressive something is, we’ve compiled this preliminary list of the 7 biggest chandeliers in the world, to give you a bit of inspiration about your own at home. While yours may not be architect-designed, and if it were a hundredth the sizeRialto Square Theatre of one of these, still mightn’t fit through your front door, it’s your own! It’ll be a tiny piece of luxury, to remind you of the dedication and fascination of some people with their own chandeliers! We would like to point out that this is a preliminary list, given that we don’t have access to every chandelier in the world, and would love to hear from you if you know of any larger ones! Simply go to the contact us page, drop us an email and include pictures or links, if you can.

7th place - Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, Illionois

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6th place - The Jai Vilas Palace, India

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5th place - Dolmabahçe palace in Istanbul, Turkey

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4th place - Knokke Casino, Belgium

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3rd place - Palais Garnier Opera, France

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2nd place - Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey

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1st place - Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman

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Art Glass Web:

This is a georgeous and splendid French art deco chandelier with 6 opalescent shades.

In a chrome fixture.

About 1930. France

Height : 12″/ 32cm - total length of the chain : 24″/ 60cm (but there’s no problem to cut them)

Perfect condition - check it out!

House In Progress:

Strangely enough, I’m beginning to think that this chandelier in the dining room was original to the house since other houses on our block have one like it.

I would love to think that a Prairie-style or Mission-style light fixture was here, but I am beginning to believe that not EVERY old house was pure to its style. Instead, old houses are a mixture of what was new and old at the time, what materials were available, and the whims of the builders.

IndyStar:

That lovely chandelier hanging over your dining room table also could wind up hanging over your closing.

In a real estate transaction, chandeliers generally are considered “fixtures,” a category that covers anything attached to a building, such as the plumbing. They are included in the sale of a house.

Anything that isn’t affixed, such as furniture and draperies, is “chattel,” or personal property, and doesn’t convey.
The difference between the two is a common point of confusion in a sale.

“It really is a peculiar area of the law, and you want to be careful as a buyer or a seller,” said Barrett Kime, a Washington attorney.

LFSTYL:

Here’s a really cool lamp from Amsterdam based designer Nicolette Brunklaus. This piece from the chandelier collection features a print of an old chandelier on a modern hanging lamp. Really cool mix of old and new. It’s available in two sizes from the Lekker Store.

Be sure to stop by Nicolette’s site and check out some of the other great light pieces (the shady tree collection is really cool too).

Domino:

It’s a cluster of crystals individually threaded on motorized wires that move up and down, forming and then destroying the silhouette of a traditional chandelier.

By the young British duo FredriksonStallard.

Scandinavian Design Center:

A modern, exclusive chandelier with mouth blown glass balls and anodised aluminium.

Ice chandelier is inspired by the rich and spectacular look of traditional chandelier.

Yet the simple and asymmetric design gives Ice chandelier a modern Scandinavian look.

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