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What is a candle shade?

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What is a candle shade?
A candle shade is a fixture or cover that is positioned over a candle's flame to protect it. It enhances the light from a candle while minimizing the glare. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary candle shades from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
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Dolce Vita Green Glass Candle Holder
Located in Milan, IT
A superb design masterfully handcrafted of mouth-blown glass in Venice, this candle holder is created in light, colored borosilicate glass. The Dolce Vita candle holder is a colored ...
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2010s Italian Candlesticks

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Glass

Venetian Pink Knot Murano Glass Candle Holder #2
Located in Milan, IT
Using various techniques such as adding minerals and oxides to molten glass to achieve a wide spectrum of hues, the use of color in Murano glass allows artists to create intricate pa...
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2010s Italian Candlesticks

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Glass

1950s Wrought Iron Bird Candelstick from Jean Touret , Atelier Marolles, France
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of hand hammered wrought iron bird candelstick from Jean Touret for Les Ateliers Marolles , France 1950s . Measure 10 in. high by 5 in. wi...
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Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Candlesticks

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Wrought Iron

Set of 2 Classic Candle Holders in Venetian Glass
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 2 classic candle holder. The large one is 29 cm high, and the medium is 22 cm high. Crystal transparent color. Gift packaging. Hand made in Venice.
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2010s Italian Candlesticks

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Glass

Scandinavian modern Wooden Candleholder by Gunnar Kanevad, Sweden, organic shape
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rather large and unusual and rare Swedish Mid-century modern handmade candleholder, which is also a figurative abstract sculpture. It is made out of one solid piece of wood with in...
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Wood, Pine

'Balancing Act' Candle Holder by Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
A welded Steel Candle holder. Balancing Act is a collection of two lamps and a candle holder. Inspired by Calder’s Circus, it captures a sense of naive joy and playful freedom, invit...
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2010s British Art Deco Candelabras

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Steel

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