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What is the difference between a candlestick and a candelabra?

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What is the difference between a candlestick and a candelabra?
A candlestick and a candelabra are types of candle holders designed to hold tapered candles. A candelabra, or candelabrum, if the holder can hold more than one candle can be varied in design, but was created to hold candles aloft, giving them stately height. Candlesticks are designed to hold a single candle. Shop a wide collection of candelabras from top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique French Church Candelabra
Located in Hellerup, DK
Antique French patinated brass church candelabra decorated with lilies and leafs. The candelabra
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Antique Early 1900s French Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Pair of large brass church candelabra in patinated brass, France circa 1880
By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet Le Duc
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of large neo-Gothic church candelabras with eleven candle holders on three levels
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Antique 1880s French Gothic Revival Candelabras

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French Church Candelabra Gold Bronze Brass Opaline Glass Flowers a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair tall French Church candelabra, made of bronze and brass. Style: Antique, French, French
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Candelabras

Materials

Brass, Bronze

2 Antique Church Altar 7 Light Adjustable Candelabras Candle Holders Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century pair of brass seven light candelabras - church / temple / altar candlesticks
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Bronze angel and floral motif candelabra
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Bronze church altar candelabra with angel and floral motif.
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Antique Early 1900s French Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Church Wrought Iron Candlestick with 18 lights
Located in PARIS, FR
This grand 17th-century German wrought iron church candelabrum is a magnificent example of the
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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Candelabras

Materials

Wrought Iron

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