The most simple way of a european pendant fixture is the following: A piece of SVT, (ungrounded if bakelite socket, grounded if metal) with a sling hung over a hook in the ceiling and a light socket with strain relief (old ones were a brass ring which was screwed into the thread of the light socket, then the cord was tie into a nice knot around the ring, new ones are just a plastic screw that clamps down on the cord). Connected via a set of strip connectors. Voila! This is, in Austria, caled a "russian chandelier", commonly used during renovation work and sometimes in hallways, etc.
If you want, add an indian fishnet lampshade or a chinese rice paper balloon and you got a really nice lamp.
