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Skull Candle

King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder
By King Baby
Located in Southampton, PA
The King Baby “Skull” candle holder is made of brass alloy and weighs 489.5 grams, measuring 4” in
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21st Century and Contemporary Candleholders and Candelabra

Materials

Brass

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Black
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
What a bright idea! The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Clear
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
What a bright idea! The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Silver
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
What a bright idea! The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Off White
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
What a bright idea! The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Gold
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
What a bright idea! The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-Original Poster
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction poster of Gerhard Richter's Skull with Candle was published for the Israel
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20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
, candle and skull by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, acquired with a
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Skulls - Pair of Original Ink Drawings by Alessandro Dalla Nave - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Candle leaning on Book realized by Alessandro Dalla Nave. Skull with hourglass and owl is a wonderful
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Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Pop Art Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print Audrey Flack Tarot Card, Skull Photo
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
1980's. "Wheel of Fortune" featuring a tarot card, a skull, lipstick, a crystal necklace, candle
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

A Vanitas still life
By Evert Collier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
compositions often featured skulls, extinguished candles, hourglasses, musical instruments, books, and letters
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Vanitas still life
A Vanitas still life
H 29 in W 34 in
Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)
By Catherine Jansens
Located in Gent, VOV
include items such as a skull, a candle, a clock, or a decaying flower, though the specific objects in
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Recent Sales

Rare 19th Century Skull and Crossbones Torchiere
Located in Boston, MA
Rare early 19th century triangular torchiere with pricket and skull and crossbones motif. Simple
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Antique Early 19th Century French Torchères

Materials

Wood

Saint Jerome in His Study
Located in San Antonio, TX
firmly on a skull, which, like the candle nearby, is a symbol of the fragility of life.
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16th Century Flemish School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas
Located in Woodbury, CT
—reminders that change and death are inevitable. The skull, aging books, extinguished candle, fallen cup, and
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas
Vanitas
H 15.7 in W 23.6 in D 0.25 in
Handmade Skull Candles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool handmade skull candles. Created by Los Angeles based, Japanese artist and sculptor. Great
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2010s American Candlesticks

Handmade Skull Candles
Handmade Skull Candles
H 5.5 in W 4 in D 5.5 in
King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder
By King Baby
Located in Southampton, PA
The King Baby “Skull” candle holder is made of brass alloy and weighs 489.5 grams, measuring 4” in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Candleholders and Candelabra

Materials

Brass

Vintage Late 20th Century Boho Bronze Candlestick Skull
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho candlestick holder. A chic bronze skull with a beautiful patina from time
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Late 20th Century American Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-19" x 25.25"-1995-Contemporary-Brown
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of Gerhard Richter's 1983 "Skull with Candle" is in very good condition with
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20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

A Witch's Still Life (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones, skull, flowers
By Delilah Ray Miske
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A Witch's Still Life (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones, skull, flowers, vase, tincture
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Art Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print Audrey Flack Tarot Card, Skull Photo
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
1980's. "Wheel of Fortune" featuring a tarot card, a skull, lipstick, a crystal necklace, candle
Category

1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock
Located in Houston, TX
depart." The putti (cherub) sits next to a skull and a candle which are popular vanitas symbols in 16th
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18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
Located in London, GB
male accompanied by the austere figure of a fly, a poignant symbol used in conjunction of the skull and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

Materials

Marble

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Located in Milan, IT
life (the skull, the candle that is consumed, a clock, a broken flower), we wanted precisely to
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17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still Life
Located in London, GB
objects like human skulls, waning candles and overturned hourglasses to comment on the fleeting nature of
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1920s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-Original Poster
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of Gerhard Richter's 1983 "Skull with Candle" is in very good condition with
Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-19" x 25.25"-1995-Contemporary-Brown
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of Gerhard Richter's 1983 "Skull with Candle" is in very good condition with
Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-19" x 25.25"-Poster-1995-Contemporary-Brown
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of Gerhard Richter's 1983 "Skull with Candle" is in very good condition with
Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-19" x 25.25"-Poster-1995-Contemporary-Brown
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of Gerhard Richter's 1983 "Skull with Candle" is in very good condition with
Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
depicts a skull, book, cup, and candle holder resting on a covered table. From an estate in San Francisco
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20th Century American Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

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Skull Candle For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact skull candle you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Art Deco style, while we also have 1 Art Deco versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a skull candle may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right skull candle for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, gray and beige. Creating a skull candle has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Darlene McElroy, Audrey Flack, Catherine Jansens and Michael Pauker are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and canvas. A large skull candle can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller skull candle, measuring 6.7 high and 6.7 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Skull Candle?

The average selling price for a skull candle we offer is $4,650, while they’re typically $72 on the low end and $8,356 for the highest priced.