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Candlestick Crane

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Cranes as Candlestick Prickets
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Cranes as Candlestick Prickets

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Cranes as Candlestick Prickets

Located in New York, NY

This darling pair of cloisonné crane pricket candlesticks would be the perfect addition to any home

Category

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Pair, French Empire Gilt Bronze Crane Motif Candlesticks Circa 1815
Pair, French Empire Gilt Bronze Crane Motif Candlesticks Circa 1815

Pair, French Empire Gilt Bronze Crane Motif Candlesticks Circa 1815

$1,424Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 10.25 in Dm 4.125 in

Pair, French Empire Gilt Bronze Crane Motif Candlesticks Circa 1815

Located in Atlanta, GA

French, circa 1815. This exquisite pair of French Empire gilt bronze candlesticks, crafted circa

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Crane Candle Holder, Bronze SIlvered, France
19th Century Crane Candle Holder, Bronze SIlvered, France

19th Century Crane Candle Holder, Bronze SIlvered, France

Located in Greven, DE

Wonderful unique piece of candleholder. Beautiful bronze work, nicely chiseled and in a cleaned condition. Silver plating rubbed.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks
Pair of Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Pair of Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks

$5,500 / set

H 16 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

Pair of Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Located in New York, NY

Each in the form of a bronze ostrich on a rockwork base; supporting a candleholder.

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

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Pair of Bronze Crane Candlesticks
Pair of Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Pair of Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Unavailable

H 10.13 in W 9.25 in D 6.5 in

Pair of Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Artisan Ltd Edition bronze crane motif candleholders Signed Dm 97 AM 7/200 and AM 8/200. - a pair

Category

Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Pair or Regency Style Crane Candlesticks
Pair or Regency Style Crane Candlesticks

Pair or Regency Style Crane Candlesticks

Unavailable

H 15.5 in Dm 4.75 in

Pair or Regency Style Crane Candlesticks

By Abbott Pattison

Located in Tacoma, WA

A stunning pair of 19th century Regency bronze crane candlesticks by Abbott

Category

20th Century English Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Enamel Cloisonné Crane Candlesticks
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Enamel Cloisonné Crane Candlesticks

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Enamel Cloisonné Crane Candlesticks

Located in Paris, FR

A spectacular and very decorative candlesticks representing two cranes carrying in their beaks a

Category

Antique 1820s Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Enamel

A Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks Okimonos
A Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks Okimonos

A Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Gilt Bronze Crane Candlesticks Okimonos

Located in London, GB

A High Quality Pair of Japanese gilt bronze candlesticks figures of a crane standing on the back of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Japanese Candlesticks
Pair of Bronze Japanese Candlesticks

Pair of Bronze Japanese Candlesticks

Unavailable

H 13 in Dm 8 in

Pair of Bronze Japanese Candlesticks

Located in New York, NY

A pair of Japanese bronze crane candlesticks.

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Size Three-Armed Candlesticks
Large Size Three-Armed Candlesticks

Large Size Three-Armed Candlesticks

Unavailable

H 34.26 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in

Large Size Three-Armed Candlesticks

Located in Heukelum, NL

Very elegant large set of bronze candlesticks, decorated with chains. Above the candlesticks is a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Charles X Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Pricket Stick, 19th Century
Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Pricket Stick, 19th Century

Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Pricket Stick, 19th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very fine quality antique Japanese Meiji bronze pricket stick modelled as a crane standing on the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Pewter Bird Candlesticks
Pair of Pewter Bird Candlesticks

Pair of Pewter Bird Candlesticks

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H 19 in W 6.5 in D 6 in

Pair of Pewter Bird Candlesticks

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of antique Chinese pewter bird candlesticks portraying storks or cranes holding floral candle

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Tall Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cranes or Bird Candle Stands
Tall Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cranes or Bird Candle Stands

Tall Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cranes or Bird Candle Stands

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on brass cranes or storks holding candle cups in their beaks

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Crane and Turtle Candle Holders
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Crane and Turtle Candle Holders

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Crane and Turtle Candle Holders

Located in Dallas, TX

. Crafted in Japan in the Meiji period circa 1890, these candlestick holders were traditionally used at

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Chinoiserie Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks
Antique Bronze Chinoiserie Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks

Antique Bronze Chinoiserie Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks

Located in Palm Beach, FL

old chinoiserie composition depicting a crane or stork eating a snake while sitting on top of a

Category

20th Century French Chinoiserie Candelabras

Pair Antique bronze  Patinated Japanese Crane Form Candlesticks
Pair Antique bronze  Patinated Japanese Crane Form Candlesticks

Pair Antique bronze Patinated Japanese Crane Form Candlesticks

Located in New York, NY

Pair of 19th century Meiji period Japanese candle holders in patinated bronze, fashioned as cranes

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Tuck Chang Solid Silver Lo Shu & Crane Candlesticks, circa 1900
Chinese Tuck Chang Solid Silver Lo Shu & Crane Candlesticks, circa 1900

Chinese Tuck Chang Solid Silver Lo Shu & Crane Candlesticks, circa 1900

By Tuck Chang & Co.

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 20th century rare Chinese solid silver decorative pair of candlesticks, realistically

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott
Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott

Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott

By Abbott

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair of English ormolu and patinated bronze single light candlesticks of good size

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Candle Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott
Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott

Antique Pair of English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes by Abbott

By Abbott

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair of English Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Single Light Candlesticks of good size

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Candle Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair Of Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks
Pair Of Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks

Pair Of Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks

Located in London, GB

A pair of Chinese export silver candlesticks each depicting crane on a tortoise. Crane and tortoise

Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pair of Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Form Candlesticks
Pair of Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Form Candlesticks

Pair of Japanese Meiji Bronze Crane Form Candlesticks

Located in New York, NY

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century Japanese bronze candlesticks in the shapes of cranes. These

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott, Pair
English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott, Pair

English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott, Pair

By Abbott

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair of English ormolu and patinated bronze single light candlesticks of good size

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Candle Lamps

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Pair English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott
Pair English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott

Pair English Ormolu Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Storks Cranes Attributed to Abbott

By Abbott

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair of English Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Single Light Candlesticks of good size

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Candle Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Japanese Meiji Crane Lotus Turtle Candle Holder
Japanese Meiji Crane Lotus Turtle Candle Holder

Japanese Meiji Crane Lotus Turtle Candle Holder

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A single bronze Japanese candlestick with crane resting on top of a turtle with lotus leaf candle

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Turn of the Century Bronze Crane Candlesticks
Pair of Turn of the Century Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Pair of Turn of the Century Bronze Crane Candlesticks

Located in Larkspur, CA

Pair of Turn of the Century Hand Wrought Beautiful Detailed Bronze Crane Candlesticks on Stepped

Category

Early 20th Century English Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Candlesticks Oriental Design
Bronze Candlesticks Oriental Design

Bronze Candlesticks Oriental Design

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H 11 in W 3 in D 4 in

Bronze Candlesticks Oriental Design

Located in Stamford, CT

Vintage bronze candlesticks. Crane on back of turtle. Lotus leaves in mouth. Vintage condition.

Category

20th Century Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Gilt Bronze Candlestick Figure of a Crane on a Turtle, 19th Century
Japanese Gilt Bronze Candlestick Figure of a Crane on a Turtle, 19th Century

Japanese Gilt Bronze Candlestick Figure of a Crane on a Turtle, 19th Century

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Quality Japanese gilt bronze candlestick figure of a crane standing on the back of a turtle, a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Candlesticks

Pair of Cloisonné "Crane" Motif Prickets
Pair of Cloisonné "Crane" Motif Prickets

Pair of Cloisonné "Crane" Motif Prickets

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H 18.5 in W 5 in D 4.5 in

Pair of Cloisonné "Crane" Motif Prickets

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Excellent cloisonné detail, classic Chinese form.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Antique Pair of Crane Bronze Candlesticks with Carp Mounted on Turtles
Antique Pair of Crane Bronze Candlesticks with Carp Mounted on Turtles

Antique Pair of Crane Bronze Candlesticks with Carp Mounted on Turtles

Located in Antrim, GB

A superb antique pair of candlesticks cast in the form of bronze cranes with ormolu carp in their

Category

Antique 1890s French Chinese Export More Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Bronze Crane on the Turtle Table Lamp
Chinese Bronze Crane on the Turtle Table Lamp

Chinese Bronze Crane on the Turtle Table Lamp

Located in Fairfax, VA

Elegant 19th century Chinese bronze candlestick. The crane on the back of the tortoise (symbol of

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Whimsical, Exotic Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Signed Abbott
19th C. Whimsical, Exotic Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Signed Abbott

19th C. Whimsical, Exotic Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Signed Abbott

Located in Woodbury, CT

A pair of early Victorian candlesticks of cranes with crowned necks, naturalistic cast nozzles on

Category

Antique 19th Century English Candle Holders

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks
Pair of Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks

Pair of Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks

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H 10.5 in W 6 in D 3 in

Pair of Crane and Tortoise Candlesticks

Located in San Antonio, TX

Pair of cast brass candle holders with cranes, tortoise and serpents.

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carved Basswood Candle Sticks with Crane and Leaves
Pair of Carved Basswood Candle Sticks with Crane and Leaves

Pair of Carved Basswood Candle Sticks with Crane and Leaves

Located in Hamburg, DE

Pair of carved Basswood Candle Sticks with Crane and Leaves

Category

Antique 19th Century German Jugendstil Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

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Located in Milan, IT

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Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat

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By Baccarat

Located in London, GB

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Located in Kyoto, JP

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Pair of Japanese Screens: Ink paintings of peacocks on gold leaf by Imao Keinen

By Imao Keinen

Located in Prahran, Victoria

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A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period
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A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period

Located in seoul, KR

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Located in Austin, TX

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Located in Austin, TX

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Candlestick Crane For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the candlestick crane you’re looking for. A candlestick crane — often made from metal, bronze and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect candlestick crane — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each candlestick crane bearing Victorian hallmarks is very popular. A well-made candlestick crane has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Abbott and Tuck Chang & Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Candlestick Crane?

Prices for a candlestick crane can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $550 and can go as high as $8,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,959.

Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.