I don't know if I would say, cheap, but rather inexpensive. It is hand made. It looks like the glass shades are blown through the metalwork, and that's not a 'cheap' process. There has been a recent resurgence in this type of glass so you might call that element "On Trend". The amber color is retro, and might appeal more to hypsters. It is likely that the shades and the ironwork were done in two different shops. The ironwork is hand forged, and would not be wise to spray paint, imho. I would expect that the same work, made in the same shop today would start around $400, new w/out shipping. Meaning it has at least a $100 antique value, and like others said $20-50 at a garage sale might even be too cheap. To refurbish, I would go over it with fine steel wool and remove all rust. Look for "Stove Black" at the hardware store, it's a liquid stain used to darken iron. The Stove Black can be cured on a very hot and sunny day, by laying tin foil on a table outside to reflect the light and leaving the freshly blackened item out to heat up for a few hours, otherwise the blackening will tend to cure on it's own over time. On another note: my pet peeve is the popular misuse of the term 'revival' attached to any and all styles. It's a lazy dealers term for "I don't know what to call it, but if I use a fancy term, I might look like I know what I'm talking about and then you may be tricked into believing it is worth more than it really is." It's pretentious, is what it is. In Historical use, the term "revival" has been applied to the eclectic and various styles of the 19th century and might be apropos of some pre 1920s design. But after seeing actual Victorian revival furniture on the Antiques Road Show, dealers started using the term willy-nilly, when "in-the-style-of" , or just "style" would be more accurate, "In the style of Gothic wrought iron" or "Gothic style". Calling something a "revival" indicates a movement, with a group of designers or a ubiquitous style that can be identified. For instance, Napoleon III might be called Napoleonic revival, or even Empire revival. It was a style trend copying designs from a specific period and style. Secondly, 'revival' indicates a desire to 'revive' a style -not just pump something out that looks old or fancy. The piece in question has only a cursory resemblance to Gothic style, design or metalwork. In fact, I defy you to find a piece that this resembles from the Gothic period (the high and late medieval period.) It only resembles Gothic style in fact that it is wrought iron, But 90% of wrought iron could be said to be in a Gothic Style, by the uneducated observer. Gothic is also a life-style trend since the 1980s, and the word "Gothic" by itself, might be used to describe a general design type or customer, as in calling something "Gothic" in the same way we would call a garment "Flapper", but it would be equally pretentious to call a 1960s shift-dress "Flapper Revival". While I understand the marketing ploys used by antique dealers and the fact that the general public pick up on those words, as a collector I prefer to use accurate terminology. In most cases I prefer the terms used at the time the item was sold. In this case, furnishings like this chandelier from the late 1960s early 1970s were marketed as "Spanish Style", and much of those items were made in Mexico using age old techniques, often like this piece, but with a contemporary twist. Gothic was certainly the last thing on the minds of the people who made and sold this chandelier back then. Here is a link that might be useful: How to Blacken a Wood Burning Stove

I'm looking for one of those decorative wrought iron chandelier's you see in Spanish/Mediterranean Revival homes from the '20s and '30s. I did find one from Art de Mexico, but it's more than $2k. Does anyone have a good source for great looking ones for less? I don't just want a wrought iron chandelier, either -- it needs to have a bit of flair!

If you really, REALLY like the Mediterranean/Spanish theme you mention....which I would personally analyzeand scrutinize your elements in those terms...are you seeking warmth/intensity/style/wrought iron mixed in/sunshine flowing.....what is it exactly... you can have warmth without the deep coloration....is it the metallic touches? sun?-then unveil your windows from the heavy curtains and maybe ADD windows/skylite........anyway, for your stated preference, I would beam or texturize the ceiling-the white looks wrong..probably address the white door looming there in the background too.....and I would add another strong color like cobalt blue somewhere ...the wall paint doesn't bother me .....some find it needing redone....the space is large enough....go with texture and another color....maybe tile in the blue shade or texturize or cover with rustic wood , the island vertical surfaces-is that just wallboard? Is the new hood snazzy enough to get a theme going for color, and edit elsewhere in this space-clear off some of the wall things/take down the curtains/remove the different ceiling lite fixturess/fan, etc.....

It's not the glass lights that are theme-y, it's the pierced ones (and I find those with colored glass to be too much, also). Also, when lit, the pierced ones give off a fireworks effect...You may like that tho...However it is a specific look. My daughter loves it for her bedroom, but not sure if it's okay for a dining room.