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Candle Wick Antique

Antique Silver-Plated Candle Wick Trimmer Scissors, Victorian Table Decor
Antique Silver-Plated Candle Wick Trimmer Scissors, Victorian Table Decor

Antique Silver-Plated Candle Wick Trimmer Scissors, Victorian Table Decor

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique Silver-Plated Candle Wick Trimmer Scissors, Victorian Table Decor An exquisite antique silver-plated candle wick trimmer, showcasing elegant Victorian craftsmanship and timel...

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Early 1900s English Hollywood Regency Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Georgian-Style Continental Silver '.800' Austrian Candle Wick Cutter or Snuffer
Georgian-Style Continental Silver '.800' Austrian Candle Wick Cutter or Snuffer

Georgian-Style Continental Silver '.800' Austrian Candle Wick Cutter or Snuffer

Located in New York, NY

Georgian-style, Continental silver (.800) candlewick snuffer or cutter, Austria, year -hallmarked for 1855. Measures 5 inches long x 1 3/4 inches wide (at widest point) x 1 1/4 inche...

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1850s Austrian Georgian Candle Wick Antique

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers, George IV Style, 1829
Antique Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers, George IV Style, 1829

Antique Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers, George IV Style, 1829

By Jonathan Hayne

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Condition: This antique candle wick trimmer is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.

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1820s English George IV Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Rare Brass Bouillotte Triple Branch Table Lamp With Height Adjustable Shade
A Rare Brass Bouillotte Triple Branch Table Lamp With Height Adjustable Shade

A Rare Brass Bouillotte Triple Branch Table Lamp With Height Adjustable Shade

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Complete with rare brass accessories such as a candle snuffer and candle wick cutter. Item has been converted to be a modern lamp, from an original candle lamp.

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19th Century British Empire Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

$1,789

H 1.6 in W 4.6 in D 7.5 in

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

This exceptional pair of antique Victorian sterling silver wick trimmers has a hinged scissor action. The domed anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer scissors is ...

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1840s English Victorian Candle Wick Antique

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Sterling Silver

Rare 19th C. Victorian Large Palmer & Company Solid Brass Wick Candle Holder
Rare 19th C. Victorian Large Palmer & Company Solid Brass Wick Candle Holder

Rare 19th C. Victorian Large Palmer & Company Solid Brass Wick Candle Holder

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Rare 19th Century Palmer & Company wick candle stand with patented spring mechanism to keep the candle raised at all times.

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1850s English Early Victorian Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

19th C Brass Candlestick with Wick Cutter and Snuffer
19th C Brass Candlestick with Wick Cutter and Snuffer

19th C Brass Candlestick with Wick Cutter and Snuffer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C Brass Candlestick with Wick Cutter and Snuffer

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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Copper

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Large-Scale Italian Candlestick
Large-Scale Italian Candlestick

Large-Scale Italian Candlestick

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H 56.5 in Dm 11 in

Large-Scale Italian Candlestick

Located in Houston, TX

Imagine the calming ambiance it would create fixed with a cream colored drum shade, or the warm, dreamy mood it would evoke with a five wick candle flickering atop.

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19th Century Italian Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Brass Sprung Candle Lamp, circa 1840
Early 19th Century Brass Sprung Candle Lamp, circa 1840

Early 19th Century Brass Sprung Candle Lamp, circa 1840

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

With brass makers plate reading: Palmer & Co Makers London For the metallic wick candles.       

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1840s English Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

Candelabra Neoclassical Style
Candelabra Neoclassical Style

Candelabra Neoclassical Style

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H 25 in Dm 9 in

Candelabra Neoclassical Style

Located in New Haven, CT

The column has a hook to hang scissors to cut the wicks for the candles. The top finial is a Crane that just caught a snake.

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1860s French Neoclassical Candle Wick Antique

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Bronze

19th C. Brass Candle Wick Scissors
19th C. Brass Candle Wick Scissors

19th C. Brass Candle Wick Scissors

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H 6 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in

19th C. Brass Candle Wick Scissors

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th century Brass wick trimmer scissors.

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19th Century Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

Thomas Radcliffe 1819 Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Thomas Radcliffe 1819 Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Thomas Radcliffe 1819 Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Condition This antique candle wick trimmer is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.

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1810s English George III Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

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H 1.62 in W 2.29 in D 7.49 in

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

This exceptional pair of antique Victorian sterling silver wick trimmers has a hinged scissor action. The domed anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer scissors i...

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1840s British Victorian Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian 3 spout brass oil lamp with wick implements, 1790
Italian 3 spout brass oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Italian 3 spout brass oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Cast brass three spout Lucerne oil lamp on a solid brass rod threaded with a shield form finial and supported by a conical centered circular base with standing rim, drip pan. Below t...

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1790s Italian Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Trays, 1802
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Trays, 1802

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Trays, 1802

By Thomas Wallis II

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver candle snuffers / wick trimmers and snuffer trays; an addition to our silver flatware collection ...

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Early 1800s British George III Candle Wick Antique

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825
Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825

Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer scissors are embellished with cast and applied scrolling leaf ornamentation, accented with plaished style domed motif to ...

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1820s German Candle Wick Antique

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Silver

William IV 19th Century Palmer & Co London Brass Candlestick
William IV 19th Century Palmer & Co London Brass Candlestick

William IV 19th Century Palmer & Co London Brass Candlestick

Located in Lincoln, GB

Spring action with bayonet-fit cap and drip-pan with raised lettering 'Palmer and Co Makers London for the metallic wick candles" which was patented by the firm in 1832.

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1830s British Regency Candle Wick Antique

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Brass

George III Snuffer Tray & Scissors Made in London in 1818 by William Eaton
George III Snuffer Tray & Scissors Made in London in 1818 by William Eaton

George III Snuffer Tray & Scissors Made in London in 1818 by William Eaton

By William Eaton

Located in London, GB

As you will appreciate, these were originally used for Snuffing out candles and trimming their wicks, however it is most unusual to find them with their original trays, all being mad...

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1810s English George III Candle Wick Antique

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Sterling Silver

Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846.
Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846.

Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846.

By Platerías Martínez

Located in Madrid, ES

With contrast markings. Scissors to cut the wick of candles, known as snuffers, made of silver in their color that have a decoration with a marked classicist influence in all their ...

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1840s Spanish Neoclassical Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Silver

Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Wick Trimmer or Snuffer London, 1791
Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Wick Trimmer or Snuffer London, 1791

Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Wick Trimmer or Snuffer London, 1791

By William Birch, Walter Brind

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Wick Trimmer or Snuffer London, 1791 Prior to the mid 19th century the tallow (animal fat) or wax of a candle burned faster than the wick.

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18th Century English George III Candle Wick Antique

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Japanese Shokudai Candle Stands with Wick Box and Pinchers
Pair of Japanese Shokudai Candle Stands with Wick Box and Pinchers

Pair of Japanese Shokudai Candle Stands with Wick Box and Pinchers

Located in Chicago, IL

Impeccably cast of bronze, these mid-19th century shokudai, or candle stands, are a spectacular example of traditional Japanese metalwork.

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Rare Georgian 'George III' Sterling Silver Candlewick Snuffer/Cutters
Rare Georgian 'George III' Sterling Silver Candlewick Snuffer/Cutters

Rare Georgian 'George III' Sterling Silver Candlewick Snuffer/Cutters

By Thomas Robinson 1

Located in New York, NY

Unusual, rare pair of Georgian (George III), sterling silver, scissor-form candle wick snuffers, London, 1804, Thomas Robinson - maker.

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Early 1800s English George III Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Brass Chamber Candlestick and Wick Snuffer or Trimmer, English Ca 1800
Georgian Brass Chamber Candlestick and Wick Snuffer or Trimmer, English Ca 1800

Georgian Brass Chamber Candlestick and Wick Snuffer or Trimmer, English Ca 1800

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a late Georgian English chamberstick or candlestick with an associated wick snuffer or trimmer, both items made of brass and dating to the very early 19th century. The chamb...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Candle Wick Antique

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Brass

Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825
Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825

Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The anterior surface of these impressive candle wick trimmer scissors are embellished with cast and applied scrolling leaf ornamentation, accented with plaished style domed motif to ...

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1820s German Candle Wick Antique

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Silver

Exotic Bird Snuffer Scissors in Brass
Exotic Bird Snuffer Scissors in Brass

Exotic Bird Snuffer Scissors in Brass

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H 2 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in

Exotic Bird Snuffer Scissors in Brass

Located in Bradenton, FL

Prior to the mid 19th century, the term snuffer referred to a scissor-like device with two flat blades such as this one. Used to trim the wick of a candle without extinguishing the f...

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Mid-19th Century Candle Wick Antique

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Brass

Five 19th Century Fruit Models
Five 19th Century Fruit Models

Five 19th Century Fruit Models

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H 4.93 in Dm 5.91 in

Five 19th Century Fruit Models

Located in Vienna, Vienna

painted papermache with wax coat, comprising a peach model (handwritten number 1), two pears (one with hole on bottom, both with candle wick stems), an apple (handwritten number 47, ...

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Mid-19th Century German Candle Wick Antique

19th Century Candle Snuffers
19th Century Candle Snuffers

19th Century Candle Snuffers

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H 7.49 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in

19th Century Candle Snuffers

Located in Paris, FR

Candle snuffers, in French "mouchettes" were kind of scissors with a little receptacle on one of the blades that was used to trim and store the wick of a candle once it is consumed t...

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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Metal

Silver Bouillotte Lamp
Silver Bouillotte Lamp

Silver Bouillotte Lamp

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H 22 in Dm 14 in

Silver Bouillotte Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th Century silver Bouillotte Lamp, etched silver with four candle arms and attached wick cutter. France

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19th Century French Candle Wick Antique

Antique French Religious Crowns - Religious Relics
Antique French Religious Crowns - Religious Relics

Antique French Religious Crowns - Religious Relics

Located in Houston, TX

As a modern day decorative item, one can set a large round multi-wick candle in the center of them, decoratively place them atop a stack of books, or use them as bookshelf ornaments.

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19th Century French Candle Wick Antique

Neo-Classical Fern & Star Bell Jar Lantern, England, Circa:1830
Neo-Classical Fern & Star Bell Jar Lantern, England, Circa:1830

Neo-Classical Fern & Star Bell Jar Lantern, England, Circa:1830

Located in Alexandria, VA

Originally used with candles or oil & wick, we have electrified it with a cluster of 3 lights at the bottom of a brass rod.

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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique George III English Painted Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1820
Antique George III English Painted Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1820

Antique George III English Painted Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1820

Located in Houston, TX

The custom of spring cleaning springs from these earlier times when the soot from burning logs and candle wicks accumulated over a long winter and come springtime the entire house wo...

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1820s English George III Candle Wick Antique

Antique Bell Jar Lantern with Wheat Etching
Antique Bell Jar Lantern with Wheat Etching

Antique Bell Jar Lantern with Wheat Etching

Located in Heath, MA

This hand blown glass pendant features its original, rolled brass band and smoke bell. Originally for a candle or floating wick, the lantern has been newly electrified with a three-b...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Brass

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13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD
13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD

13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD

Located in London, GB

Ghurid Rulers Of India, Mu'izz Al-Din Muhammad B. Sam (567-602h). Gold 10-Mithqals/Dinars, Balad Ghazna 601h. Obverse: In Field: La Ilaha Illa Allah Muhammad Rasul Allah Al-Nasir L...

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15th Century and Earlier Indian Candle Wick Antique

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Gold

Antique Silver Butter Dish with Crystal Liner & Spoon, Elegant Vintage Tableware
Antique Silver Butter Dish with Crystal Liner & Spoon, Elegant Vintage Tableware

Antique Silver Butter Dish with Crystal Liner & Spoon, Elegant Vintage Tableware

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique Silver Butter Dish with Crystal Liner & Spoon, Elegant Vintage Tableware This antique silver butter dish is a striking example of vintage elegance, featuring a crystal li...

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Late 19th Century English Art Deco Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box
Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box

Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box

Located in Wembley, GB

An elegant antique silver-plated covered serving dish, designed with a revolving dome lid and raised on an ornate stand with finely detailed floral and scrollwork decoration. The pie...

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Late 19th Century English Art Deco Candle Wick Antique

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Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

By Andrei Bragin

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...

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Mid-19th Century Russian Other Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Silver, Vermeil

Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860

Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860

By Maison Marquis

Located in PARIS, FR

This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...

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1860s French Napoleon III Candle Wick Antique

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Crystal, Bronze

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

By Jaguar Cars Ltd.

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Metal

D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.
D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.

D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.

$381,075Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 57 in D 0.5 in

D-Day Flag, 1940s, one of the first American flags flown on June 6th, 1944.

By United States Navy

Located in London, GB

An original, battle -scarred, 48 -star US flag from the minesweeper USS YMS -381, one of the first boats to start Operation Neptune. This flag is one of the rarest items from D -Day ...

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1940s American Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Fabric

"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier
"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier

"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

"The Coward" (Woman Kissing Soldier). Original cover illustration for Life Magazine, published April 1919. Norman Rockwell’s The Coward (or, Woman Kissing Soldier) was published on...

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1910s American Realist Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting

Located in Greven, DE

Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...

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17th Century Baroque Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

KOENIG & LAFITTE - Art Nouveau stained glass window with bindweed
KOENIG & LAFITTE - Art Nouveau stained glass window with bindweed

KOENIG & LAFITTE - Art Nouveau stained glass window with bindweed

By Edward L. Koenig

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This stained glass window was created by Paul Koenig and Lafitte in the early years of the 20th century, during the flowering of Art Nouveau. This draughtsman and engraver, born in É...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Wood

Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School

Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School

By German School

Located in New Orleans, LA

Extraordinary in its beauty and rarity, this early 16th-century German painting of an illuminated manuscript showcases a masterful trompe l’oeil effect. Unequivocally among the fines...

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16th Century Renaissance Candle Wick Antique

Materials

Oil, Panel

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Candle Wick Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic candle wick antique available at 1stDibs. Each candle wick antique for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect candle wick antique — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. Each candle wick antique bearing Georgian, Art Nouveau or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made candle wick antique over the years, but those crafted by OMBRES ET FACETTES, James Kebberling Bembridge and Jonathan Hayne are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Candle Wick Antique?

Prices for a candle wick antique start at $110 and top out at $211,293 with the average selling for $1,354.