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King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder
King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder

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 length and 2.50” in width.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Candleholders and Candelabra

Materials

Brass

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Black
Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Black

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Black

$60 / item

H 3.4 in Dm 4.5 in

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Black

By Ludvig Löfgren

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in different colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Clear
Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Clear

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Clear

$60 / item

H 3.35 in Dm 4.53 in

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Clear

By Ludvig Löfgren

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in different colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Silver
Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Silver

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Silver

$60 / item

H 3.35 in Dm 4.53 in

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Silver

By Ludvig Löfgren

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in different colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Gold
Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Gold

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Gold

$60 / item

H 3.35 in Dm 4.53 in

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Metallic Gold

By Ludvig Löfgren

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in different colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Off White
Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Off White

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Off White

$60 / item

H 3.4 in Dm 4.5 in

Kosta Boda Still Life Votive Off White

By Ludvig Löfgren

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

The Still Life votive is a cool, skull-shaped candle holder available in different colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish More Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-Original Poster

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 Museum's Fall 1995 exhibition, celebrating the work of the stylistically versatile German...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this large-scale abstracted vanitas with goldfish, table, candle and skull by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957).

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Skull & Bones - Light Holder Gunmetal Turquoise Crystals Vintage J Dauphin
Skull & Bones - Light Holder Gunmetal Turquoise Crystals Vintage J Dauphin

Skull & Bones - Light Holder Gunmetal Turquoise Crystals Vintage J Dauphin

By J DAUPHIN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Skull and Bone Candle Holder with Turquoise Rhinestone Crystals – Ruthenium-Plated Brass – Vintage 2008 Paris Design by J Dauphin This rare Skull and Bone Candle Holder by J Dauphin...

Category

Early 2000s French Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Crystal

Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder

Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder

Located in London, GB

Sections of the metal candle holders and top of the skulls are covered in old candle wax as shown which we have not removed as feel it adds to the look.

Category

Antique 1890s Italian Early Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Pine

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy
18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

Located in brussel, BE

The carefully carved costume and jewelry suggest social status and personal identity, while the skull replaces the living face. Such works belong to the tradition of vanitas or memen...

Category

18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Framed 19th Century Oil - The Hermit
Framed 19th Century Oil - The Hermit

Framed 19th Century Oil - The Hermit

Located in Corsham, GB

He is surrounded by vanitas symbols - such as the skull and burnt out candle - which serve as reminders of mortality and the fleeting nature of earthly life.

Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Visionary Vaudou Surrealism Large Contemporary Haitian Painting
Visionary Vaudou Surrealism Large Contemporary Haitian Painting

Visionary Vaudou Surrealism Large Contemporary Haitian Painting

Located in Norwich, GB

Elements such as the candles, the skull and crossbones flag, the hourglass, and the prominent cross allude to the rich iconography of the Loa (Vaudou spirits), particularly those ass...

Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)
Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)

Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)

By Catherine Jansens

Located in Gent, VOV

These might include items such as a skull, a candle, a clock, or a decaying flower, though the specific objects in Jansens' version may vary.

Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Contaminating the Innocent - Young Girl Swimming Surrounded by Plastic Waste
Contaminating the Innocent - Young Girl Swimming Surrounded by Plastic Waste

Contaminating the Innocent - Young Girl Swimming Surrounded by Plastic Waste

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The floating debris creates a contemporary vanitas motif: instead of skulls and extinguished candles, the symbols of decay are plastic and petroleum byproducts—markers of environment...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Rare 19th Century Skull and Crossbones Torchiere
Rare 19th Century Skull and Crossbones Torchiere

Rare 19th Century Skull and Crossbones Torchiere

Unavailable

H 36 in W 8.75 in D 8.5 in

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 golden leaf design on column sides.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Torchères

Materials

Wood

Saint Jerome in His Study
Saint Jerome in His Study

Saint Jerome in His Study

Unavailable

H 13 in W 11 in

Saint Jerome in His Study

Located in San Antonio, TX

His right hand supports the ponderous weight of his head, while the index finger of his left rests firmly on a skull, which, like the candle nearby, is a symbol of the fragility of l...

Category

16th Century Flemish School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas
Vanitas

Stefaan EyckmansVanitas, 2000

Unavailable

H 15.7 in W 23.6 in D 0.25 in

Vanitas

Located in Woodbury, CT

Note the complex composition, the strong use of chiaroscuro, and the masterful depiction of the human skull, the threads of the unravelling books, and the smoke of the candle.

Category

Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Handmade Skull Candles
Handmade Skull Candles

Handmade Skull Candles

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H 5.5 in W 4 in D 5.5 in

Handmade Skull Candles

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very cool handmade skull candles. Created by Los Angeles based, Japanese artist and sculptor.

Category

2010s American Candlesticks

King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder
King Baby Skull Brass Alloy Candle Holder

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 length and 2.50” in width.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Candleholders and Candelabra

Materials

Brass

Vintage Late 20th Century Boho Bronze Candlestick Skull
Vintage Late 20th Century Boho Bronze Candlestick Skull

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 perfect as a candlestick holder, but would also be amazing converted to a lamp. Acqu...

Category

Late 20th Century American Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

A Witch's Still Life (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones, skull, flowers
A Witch's Still Life (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones, skull, flowers

A Witch's Still Life (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones, skull, flowers

By Delilah Ray Miske

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Tabletop with an altar like or devotional scene, featuring a skull, a wooden box, a bottle with a label with text that reads "APPLE" used as a candelabra, with a burning or lit candl...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) “Schädel mit Kerze”. Postcard, hand-signed.
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) “Schädel mit Kerze”. Postcard, hand-signed.

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) “Schädel mit Kerze”. Postcard, hand-signed.

Located in København, Copenhagen

An iconic motif by Gerhard Richter, depicting a still life with a skull and a glowing candle. The work conveys a poetic balance between life and transience, where the light becomes a...

Category

2010s German Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock
Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock, 1918

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H 20.5 in W 17 in D 5.69 in

Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock

Located in Houston, TX

The putti (cherub) sits next to a skull and a candle which are popular vanitas symbols in 16th and 17th century art work.

Category

18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

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H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

Located in London, GB

Common symbols included an hourglass, books, candles, insects, and skulls; the latter two used with great effect by this artist.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

Materials

Marble

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century, 1600s

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H 29.93 in W 35.44 in D 2.37 in

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century

Located in Milan, IT

With allegorical scenes like this, rather than with the Vanitas or Memento mori, or scenes or still lifes with symbolic elements alluding to the theme of the transience of life (the ...

Category

17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still Life

Floral Still Life

Located in London, GB

These pieces often pair cut flowers with objects like human skulls, waning candles and overturned hourglasses to comment on the fleeting nature of life.

Category

1920s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Gerhard Richter-Skull with Candle-Original Poster

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 signs of age or handling.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting
American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting

American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The painting depicts a skull, book, cup, and candle holder resting on a covered table.

Category

20th Century American Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

A Vanitas still life
A Vanitas still life

A Vanitas still life

By Evert Collier

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Collier’s vanitas compositions often featured skulls, extinguished candles, hourglasses, musical instruments, books, and letters—objects symbolizing the passage of time and the trans...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder
Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder

Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder

By Deakin & Francis

Located in Birmingham, West Midlands

DEAKIN & FRANCIS, Piccadilly Arcade, London This 'humerus' versatile product can be used for holding your match sticks or a lovely scented candle. This skull and cross bones head is...

Category

2010s British Contemporary Desk Accessories

Materials

Base Metal

Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder
Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder

Deakin & Francis Black Skull and Cross Bones Vesta/Candleholder

By Deakin & Francis

Located in Birmingham, West Midlands

DEAKIN & FRANCIS, Piccadilly Arcade, London This 'humerus' versatile product can be used for holding your match sticks or a lovely scented candle. This skull and cross bones head is...

Category

2010s British Contemporary Desk Accessories

Materials

Base Metal

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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.