Man And Woman Candle Holders
Italian Man And Woman Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian carved wood candlesticks depicting a man and woman. These are very interesting in black and
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Antique 1890s Italian Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Figures of Man and Woman
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze figures of man and woman on gilt fluted base holding three
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
18th-19th Century French Empire Pair of Antique Gilded Bronze Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French pair of candle holders made of hand crafted matted and polished burnt gilded
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
No Reserve
H 14 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Pair of Cold Painted Regal Man & Woman White Meta Figural Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A strikingly impressive pair of figural candle holders, cast in the form of finely modelled Regal
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Early 20th Century Indian Other Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Pair of Antique Patinated Spelter Candlesticks of a Man & Woman Carrying Water
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique candlesticks are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Neoclassical Revival style. These sculptural...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Candelabras
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Gilt Bronze Candle Sticks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Each of these candlesticks has four lights topped by an additional light and is supported by a man
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ornate French Napoleon III Gilt Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
dressed man and woman under palm trees mounted on bases.
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Austrian Pair of Seven-Light Sterling Silver Candelabra, Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
museum. Each candelabra features a Grecian style man or woman in exceptional detail. On the base of each
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Classical Roman Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Barbedienne Candlesticks
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
nozzles raised on swaged, fluted tapering stems surmounted by classical busts of man and woman, ending on
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Antique 1860s Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
18th/19th Century Pair of Russian Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
are connected by draperies. Each pedestal with the patinated bronze figure of either a young man or a
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Antique 1790s European Neoclassical Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
H 19.69 in W 9.45 in D 4.14 in
Pair of Large 19th Century Bronze and Gilded Figural Candelabra by Denière
By Henri Picard, Maison Deniere, Denière Et Picard, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in London, GB
manner popularised by Jean le Pautre, the figural candelabra representing a man and a woman
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Antique 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, Bronze and Marble Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
bronze is of a beautiful woman classically draped, with a wine vessel and a pan flute at her feet, and a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 37 in W 16.25 in D 16.25 in
Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra
By Samson & Cie
Located in London, GB
mount for the porcelain, and elegantly sculpted bases.
The porcelain figures are that of a man and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Materials
Ormolu
H 26.78 in W 21.26 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Italian Polychromed and Painted Egyptian style figural torcheres
Located in Cypress, CA
torcheres.
Early 20th century.
A life-size Nubian man and woman, each dressed in traditional polychromed
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Early 20th Century Italian Egyptian Torchères
Materials
Wood
Pair of Art Deco "M. & Mme." Chiselled Iron Candlesticks, France circa 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
-chiselled motif representing a woman and a man respectively.
The candle sticks have a lovely, heavy weight
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Candlesticks
19th Century Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
in the shape of figurines of a man and a woman in classical attires. They boast exquisite gilding and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze Girandole & Matching Lusters with Cast Noble Figures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
holders are done in ornately cast and gilt finished bronze with a central casting of a noble man and woman
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Candelabras
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 22 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of Yellow Ground Quimper Candlesticks, Late 20th Century
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Man & woman in Breton clothing.
9" h.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Candlesticks
Materials
Ceramic
Dresden 5 Arms Porcelain Candelabras, circa 1930s a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
candelabra, each having wonderful floral, Roses encrusted decoration, with figures of a woman on one and a
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Candelabras
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Bronze 24-Carat Gold-Plated Six-Arm Figural Candelabras
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
candelabras. Each having five arms forming a large candelabra supported by a man and the mate a woman each
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
H 24.75 in W 13.75 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Bronze Figural Candelabra by Charles Cumberworth, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
African figures of a man and woman with flowing drapery and supporting baskets on their heads, issuing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Chinoiserie Cold Painted and Gilt Bronze Clock and Candelabra
Located in London, GB
candle-holders on arms decorated with stylised palmettes and bells. The candelabra are held by Chinese
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Chamberstick with a Maiden's Head Handle
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a man attempting to court a woman. The candle holder itself has rich purple and gilt highlights
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 2.63 in W 6.75 in D 5.5 in
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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers.
"A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers"
Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal
H 86 in W 33 in D 33 in
Pair Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French 19th century Louis XV style five light gilt bronze candelabra
Condition: very good, original gilding with wear commensurate with age. These candelabra...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bacarrat Ormolu with Glass Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique French Napoleon III Bacarrat ormolu and glass Cave a Liqueur, or tantalus, circa 1860 in date.
The Cave a Liqueur features an ormolu case with glass pa...
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass
Materials
Ormolu
H 11.42 in W 14.57 in D 11.82 in
Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
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Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, 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 qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Unique Important George Hoentschel French Rock Crystal & Gilt Bronze Chandelier
By Georges Hoentschel
Located in London, GB
Of cartouche outline, with rock crystal baluster shaft with acanthus scroll branches of light and spires, hung with large rock crystal plaques, facetted drops and rosettes, terminate...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
H 98.43 in Dm 47.25 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements
Materials
Stone, Copper
Pair of Ormolu Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandeliers, France, circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Ormolu bronze and Baccarat crystal chandeliers, France, circa 1870.
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Antique 1870s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid 19th Century French Henri Picard Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid 19th Century French pair of Louis XV gilt bronze candlesticks, made by Henri Picard/Paris:
Baluster shaped stem standing on a broad round base decorated with curled cartouches,...
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Antique 1850s French Louis XV Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates, (8 dishes). Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
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Antique 1840s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Portrait Miniature of Sir George Douglas, Baronet by J.C.D. Engleheart, 1821
By John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very fine likeness of handsome nobleman Sir George Douglas, inscribed on the reverse "Engelheart fecit 1824 London." The painting is contained in a beautifully cast bronze doré fra...
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Antique 1820s English Regency Paintings
Materials
Bronze
H 6 in W 4.25 in D 0.5 in
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candlesticks after C. Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of excellent early 19th century French empire gilt bronze candlesticks in the style of Claude Galle (1758-1815):
A tapering stem with rich trelliswork relief divided into thr...
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Antique 1810s French Empire Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
H 9.85 in Dm 4.73 in
Magnificent Pair of Russian Imperial Ruby Glass Vases w/ Gilded Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would...
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Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Vases
Materials
Bronze
H 22 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
Wonderful Pair of Late 19th Century Two Tone Bronze Candelabra after Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful pair of late 19th century two tone bronze nine-light candelabra.
After Clodion.
Each cast as a female and a male figure from a bacchanale upholding eight scroll bra...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Louis XIV-Style Giltwood Octagonal Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XIV-style French table features an intricately carved giltwood base with an exceptional level of detail, providing an extraordinary example of the opulent style. The base ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Tables
Materials
Giltwood
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Outstanding Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Candle Holders
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This pair of antique candle holders supports five candles each and boasts two dancing, youthful
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Jean Mayodon French Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Candlesticks
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in New York, NY
One candlestick is decorated with a woman and a bird and the other is decorated with a man and a
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Ceramic
Weidlich Bros. Silver Plate Candle Holders circa 1922 Bridgeport, Ct
By Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Located in Billerica, MA
Weidlich Bros. Silver plate candle holders circa 1922 Bridgeport, CT. #2343. Very good condition
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Vintage 1920s American American Colonial Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vesta Concrete Vase in Detritus Pattern, Handmade Organic Modern Vessel In Stock
By Concrete Cat
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Vesta II is a handmade minimal sculpture that can function as a vase, candle holder, or vessel. It
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2010s Canadian Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
H 7 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vesta Concrete Vase in Detritus Pattern, Handmade Organic Modern Vessel In Stock
By Concrete Cat
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Vesta II is a handmade minimal sculpture that can function as a vase, candle holder, or vessel. It
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Concrete
H 7 in W 6 in D 6 in
French Dore Bronze Five Arm Candleabra
Located in Buchanan, MI
Unusual pair of French dore' bronze five arm candleabra depicting a man and a woman.
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Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders
Victor Paillard Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
By Victor Paillard
Located in Dallas, TX
classical and Louis XVI style is a nude woman and man draped carrying ornate torches. The nude figures with
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Antique 1880s French Beaux Arts Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Candlesticks in Gilded and Patinated Bronze. Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
19th Century. The candlesticks are decorated with a man and a woman in dark patinated bronze, each
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candlesticks
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
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H 12.41 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Pair of Sevres Style Figural Blanc de Chine and Gilt Bronze Flower Candelabras
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
chine porcelain central figures of a young man and a young woman as gardeners mounted upon Rococo style
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze American Girandole Candelabras with Marble & Crystals C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
couple (woman with an Anglo-Indian man) in countryside setting with hanging crystal prisms and stepped
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Candelabras
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 18.5 in W 16.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique German Meissen School Figural Porcelain Courting Couple Candelabra c1890
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
construction with man and woman in countryside setting and having three s-scroll arms terminating in candle
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Antique 19th Century German Candelabras
Materials
Porcelain
H 20.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Spanish Cubist figurative “Face” candlesticks, signed by artist, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
painted face and bust on both sides, one featuring a woman and the other a man. Each holds a standard
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.75 in W 9.25 in D 2.25 in
Staffordshire Pearlware Pair of Large Candlestick Figure Groups, 1790-1810
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
depicts a young man and woman on a moss-covered rock with a stream cascading down between them.
One
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Candlesticks
Materials
Creamware, Pottery, Ceramic
H 11.75 in W 5.5 in D 4.75 in
Handcrafted Embroidered Plaster Privacy Screen by Rooms Studio
By Rooms Studio
Located in New York, NY
Sacral Geometry collection, to which the wax stool and candle holder on view belong—the haptic qualities
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21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Clay, Plaster
Pair of English Victorian Period 19th Century Adam and Eve Brass Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a man and woman, likely Adam and Eve covering their nudity with foliage after the fall. Carrying
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Antique Pair of Large Figural Anglo-Indian Bronzed Metal Candelabra, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
man and a woman holding four light candelabra having scroll form arms terminating in candle sockets
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Antique Late 19th Century American Anglo-Indian Candelabras
Materials
Metal
H 22.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Anthroposophical Rudolf Steiner School Large Candelabra Carved Walnut Wood 1940s
By Rudolf Steiner
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
. This sculpture depicts a man and a woman standing back to back, with their arms outstretched and their
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Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
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Brass
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Ormolu Mounted Ludwigsburg Polychrome Porcelain "Young Woman & Young Man"
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lovely German Ludwigsburg polychrome porcelain, “A young Woman and A young Man”, was signed in blue
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Antique Late 18th Century German Candlesticks
Materials
Ormolu
H 10.44 in W 11.42 in D 5.12 in
German Porcelain Candlesticks, Pair SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Pair of 1900's German porcelain figural candlesticks depicting a man and a woman each holding a
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Early 20th Century British Baroque Candle Holders
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Porcelain
Lamp Midnight Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Napoléon III
Located in LYON, FR
blue color richly ornamented with fine figure paintings of a young woman and a young man forming a
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Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Italian fine 18th c. Pair of Torcheres
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
a man and woman dressed in draped baluster form resting on pedestals canted and supporting on their
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Torchères
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Pair of Louis XVI Candlesticks
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of Louis XVI candlesticks in bronze gilded with mercury, representing antique woman and man
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
1950s Chinoiserie Sculptural Bronze Candlestick Wall Sconces, Pair
Located in Richmond, VA
consists of one man and one woman, with each candlestick arm mirroring the other - making these the perfect
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20th Century Chinoiserie Candle Sconces
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Bronze
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Man And Woman Candle Holders For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of man and woman candle holders available for sale. The range of distinct man and woman candle holders — often made from metal, bronze and ceramic — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of man and woman candle holders available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. louis xv, Louis XVI and Art Deco man and woman candle holders are consistently popular styles. Many man and woman candle holders are appealing in their simplicity, but Ferdinand Barbedienne, Copeland and Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM) produced popular man and woman candle holders that are worth a look.
How Much are Man And Woman Candle Holders?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $7,900, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $78,500 highest priced.
Finding the Right candle-holders for You
For centuries, candles have been used in religious ceremonies such as Hanukkah, provided light to work or read by and more. During meals, the soft glimmer of candles adds warmth to a dinner table that no lighting solution could possibly imitate. With the right antique or vintage candleholder, candles can elevate a table setting or just help support your efforts to create a romantic atmosphere in any room.
When you combine the distinctive glow of a candle with a candleholder that matches the color scheme and decor you’ve painstakingly put together, the result can feel like magic. Finding the candleholder that best meets your needs can be daunting because you’re essentially bringing a piece into your home that is as important as the candle itself. Unsurprisingly, venturesome designers over the years have crafted innumerable alternatives to the traditional form of candleholders, and today a broad array of these decorative objects can be found on 1stDibs, whether they’re 19th-century candleholders made of silver or sleek mid-century modern glass candleholders for an understated accent to your dining area.
Try a tabletop orb candleholder from Lynne Meade Ceramics for a distinctive interpretation of this long-loved furnishing. An alluring pair of Georg Jensen stainless-steel candleholders, featuring pronounced organic curves, or Art Nouveau–informed natural-world motifs, on the other hand, can bring a dose of sculptural elegance to your living room.
If you’re more inclined to opt for antique or vintage pieces, find a collection that includes everything from simple wood taper candleholders to elaborate candelabras of gilt bronze or cut glass on 1stDibs now.
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