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Candlesticks For Sale
Pair Marble, Jasper Ware and Crystal Lustres, or Candlesticks
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These beautifully proportioned candleholders feature sage green Wedgwood jasper ware medallions set in square marble footed plinth bases. They are ...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Candlesticks

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Crystal, Marble

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Brass Candlesticks, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant pair of French Louis XVI-style brass candlesticks or candle holders from the 1920s. Beautifully ornate with foliate motifs, these adorable and compact candleholders featur...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Candlesticks

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Brass

Geoprimitive 012 Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 012 Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf Unique piece, numbered Materials: Ceramic, brass Dimensions: 23 x 13 x H 34,5 cm Weight: 8.4 kg Certificates are ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Midcentury Brutalist Bronze Candleholder by Michael Harjes, Germany, 1960s no2
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Brutalist candleholder Origin: Germany Design producer: Michael Harjes Material: bronze Decade: 1960s Description: This original vintage candleholder, was pro...
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Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Five-armed candlestick, 1940
Located in Lejre, DK
Five-armed silver-plated candlestick from around the 1940s. A really nice and unique thing for the home, which creates coziness.
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1940s Danish Vintage Candlesticks

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Silver

Melting Wax Tea Light in Marble and Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
These marble and cast bronze translucent stone tea lights simulate the flow of wax. Sold individually.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Candlesticks

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Mexican Sterling Silver Candle Sticks in the Manner of Georg Jensen
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of sterling silver candlesticks in the style of Georg Jensen, circa 1960s. Both marked sterling 925, and with a maker's taller mark unknown to us, but definitely of Mexican origin.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Brass Double Arm Austrian Candle Holders by Rena Rosenthal
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Austrian Rena Rosenthal candle holders. Possibly a Hagenauer design. Patinated brass and lacquered brass sinuous double arms that appear to be a single arm looped at the base...
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20th Century European Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Instruments Brass Candlerholder Set by Homefolks
Located in Geneve, CH
Instruments brass candlerholder set by Homefolks Limited edition Dimensions: D 5.8 x W 10.8 x H 5.3 cm (each) Materials: brass Featuring key-like handles and geometric shapes, ...
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2010s English Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Block & Pearl Contemporary Candlestick In White by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
UK customers please note: displayed prices do not include VAT. Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned candlesticks, which are ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Curro Claret Contemporary Candleholder Brass Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder in polished varnished brass limited edition of 75 designed by Curro Claret for BD Barcelona. Dimensions: cm 28 x 28 x 9 H. Remix project Vol.1 & Vol.2.
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2010s Spanish Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Selenite Candle Holder by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Selenite candle holder by Aver Dimensions: D 10 x H 14 cm Materials: Selenite, glass, steel, resin.  
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candlesticks

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Quartz, Steel

Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960s Beautiful candle holder for two candles in fat lava glazed ceramic. Nice colors: Shades of brown with white and red acc...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic, Majolica

Ashes to Ashes B2, Bronze Chandelier Signed by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Ashes to Ashes candleholder Signed William Guillon Limited edition of 99 Signed and numbered Solid burnt oak / solid bronze Dimensions: 13 x 5.6 x 5 cm (height with cand...
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2010s French Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

French Rococo Style Bronze Candlestick, circa 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Rococo style Bronze Candlestick, circa the 1920s Beautiful and ornate Rococo or Louis XV-style bronze candlestick, France, circa the 1920s. Dimensions: height: 19 cm / 7.48 ...
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1920s French Rococo Vintage Candlesticks

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Bronze

Hun Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Hun Candleholder by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 9 cm D 6 cm H 33 cm. Materials: dark bronze. Also available in polished bronze. FAKASAKA is a desig...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Adri Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Adri candleholder by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 12.5 cm D 10 cm H 36.5 cm. Materials: polished bronze. Also available in dark bronze. FAKASAKA is a design company focused o...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Black Skyline Candle Light in African Walnut by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black skyline candle light in iroko wood by Arno Declercq Dimensions: D 40 x W 80 x H 20 cm Materials: Burned and oiled African walnut Arno Declercq Belgian designer and art de...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candlesticks

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Wood

Sculptural Triple Candle Holder Handcrafted of Organic Beeswax and Clay
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind, sculptural beeswax and clay triple candle holder is designed by the Tbilisi, Georgia-based designers Rooms Studio, who skillfully handcrafted this piece in collaboration with Shotiko Aptsiauri. The standing candelabra of sculpturally twisted organic beeswax and clay, entitled "Sacral Geometry Candle Holder", is part of a larger series of hand-formed beeswax works from the artists' collaboration. About the Designers: Works of Rooms Studio refers to the sculptural forms and abundant materials in juxtaposition with the feminine instincts. Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, the duo behind the Rooms, Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia, lean towards preserving the inherited craftsmanship techniques unique to the region. Massive wood and stone objects are hand-crafted using traditional techniques to create raw and symbolic forms often rooted in the designers' childhood memories. Growing up in a culturally diverse environment, where the two worlds - Western and Eastern collide, remarkably influenced their design language. Over the years, Rooms has created eight independent collections and collaborations equally memorable and representative of the duo's perpetual mission to bring life to omitted elements of a former life. Through their series of works, Janberidze and Toloraia try to examine the boundaries between the public and private. Experiencing adolescent years in the 90s - a significant decade of cultural and societal shifts - their work is a narrative of personal experiences of womanhood. By contrasting the new feminine monumental shapes with architectural brutality, Rooms challenges the status quo and also bridges the conventional and contemporary design with a confluence of female energy. The studio’s largest U.S. exhibition to date, Distant Symphony, expands upon this impulse to focus inward. The title is again a chief concern—some of the objects included here were designed during the pandemic, under a regime of forced isolation that made the studio’s typically collective work process untenable. The pieces shown here are the results of Rooms’ search for a way forward. The first room, an antechamber of sorts, evokes the intimate quality of a private home. Shown here are trinkets and personal effects chosen by Janberidze and Toloraia for their emotive qualities; a low background noise emphasizes the climate of urban domesticity. The ensuing gallery space features highlights of Rooms’ recent design output. Here, the subtle scent of organic materials provides a sensory indication of the atelier’s interest in dichotomies: natural and man-made, personal and collective, local and cosmopolitan.   In light of the global circumstances at the time, Janberidze and Toloraia felt it was especially important to pursue collaborative work. Rooms invited three artists—Shotiko Aptsiauri, Salome Chigalashvili and Mariana Chkonia—to conduct a dialogue and shared design process. As such, this exhibition is a kind of polyphonic meditation on a need for solitude and desire for companionship. The practice of polyphonic singing, essential to Georgian folk culture, is reinterpreted here as a design endeavor. Chigilashvili, working with unprocessed yarn, interpreted folk motifs by adapting embroidery to the scale of furniture with expansive stitches applied to painted boards...
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21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Folk Art Candlesticks

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Clay, Organic Material

Large Candle Stick 2 by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Large candle stick 2 by Michael Gittings Dimensions: d 35 x w 35 x h 35 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Michael Gittings Michael Gittings imagines w...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Stainless Steel

Swedish Tenn. a Pair of Brass Candlesticks for 4 Candles with Hearts
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish Tenn. A pair of brass candlesticks for 4 candles with hearts. Fits lights with a diameter of 15mm. Approx. 1960s. Unstamped. In excellent condi...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Brass

Leo Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Leo candleholder by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 11 cm D 10 cm H 30.5 cm. Materials: dark bronze. Also available in polished bronze. FAKASAKA is a design company focused on ...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Set of 2 Debbie Candlesticks by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Debbie candlesticks by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 6 cm D 5 cm H 24 cm each. Materials: polished bronze. FAKASAKA is a design company focused on production of high-e...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Monumental Japanese James Mont Style Large Solid Brass Candle Holders, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Extra large Monumental Japanese James Mont style large solid brass candle holders. Anti tarnish treated Solid brass. Maintenance free Mea...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Candlesticks

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Brass

Geoprimitive Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive ceramic and brass candelstand by Niclas Wolf. Unique piece, numbered. Materials: Ceramic, brass. Dimensions: H 25 x Ø 13 cm. Weight: 1.6 kg. Certificates are issu...
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2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks from Mid-18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of beautifully patinated Candlesticks in bronze. Rococo, Mid-18th Century. Wear consistent with age and use.
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Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Candlesticks

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Bronze

Swedish Designer, Candle Holder, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass candle holder designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Brass

Jean Marais Black Enamel Glaze Ceramic Candlestick France, C. 1950, Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean Marais (1913-1998), Signed “Jean Marais’, France, c. 1950 candlestick, black enamel glaze, Vallauris red clay Measures: height: 10, diameter 8.5 i...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Ceramic

Sculpted Candelabrum, Signed William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Play with fire limited candelabrum Signed William Guillon Limited Edition of 20 Signed and numbered Solid aluminium. Nickel smoke on copper. Brushed. Dimensions: H 13 cm x W 26.5 cm x D 6.5 cm Handsculpted in France At the crossroads between his hybrid influences William Guillon took, for this series, his inspiration in the 18th century romantic imagery, Caravaggio and still life. This is how he created a set of timeless objects which address his favourite themes?: balance, tension and interplay of massive materials. Bronze, marble and copper cross...
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2010s French Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Carl Auböck #7234 Brass Candleholder
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #7234 candleholder. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Ashes to Ashes B4, Bronze Chandelier Signed by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Ashes to ashes B4, bronze chandelier signed by William Guillon Signed William Guillon Limited edition of 99 Signed and numbered Solid burnt oak / solid bronze Dimensions: 26 x 5...
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2010s French Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Ashes to Ashes B5, Bronze Chandelier Signed by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Ashes to Ashes B5, bronze chandelier signed by William Guillon Signed William Guillon Limited edition of 99 Signed and numbered Solid burnt oak / solid bronze Dimensions: 34 x 1...
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2010s French Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

19th Century French Pair Louis XVI Style Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVVI style bronze candlestick.
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Candlesticks

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Bronze

Sons of Marble Candle Holder, Double
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sons of Marble is a series of candleholders made of deep black marble, all with brass detailing. Sons of Marble are made to create a cosy atmosphere and can be mixed in different siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Candlesticks

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Marble, Brass

Dorothy Thorpe Candle Holder
By Elaine Bscheider
Located in BARCELONA, ES
1970s lucite candle holder with pretzel shaped gold colored brass holder designed by Elaine Bscheider for Dorothy Thorpe. Superb design and vintage object to decorate your interior. ...
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1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Candlesticks

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Plastic

French Serves-Style Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Cassolettes Urns
Located in Downingtown, PA
French Serves-style porcelain & gilt bronze ormolu cassolettes urns, Circa 1880-1900 The French porcelain ormolu bronze mounted cassolettes urns have...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Candlesticks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Set of 2 Black Burned Totem Candleholders by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Black Burned Totem candleholders by Daniel Orozco Material: Black burned solid wood. Dimensions: D 14 x H 50.8 cm , D 12.7 x H 48.3 cm. 2 black burned wood candle holders. ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Wood

Victorian Scottish Sterling Silver Snake Candle Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive rare pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver candlesticks modelled in the form of cobra snakes; an addition of our ornamental silverware collection These magnificent and rare antique Victorian cast Scottish sterling silver candlesticks have been realistically modelled in the form of a slithering cobra. Each cast silver snake model is surmounted with a circular baluster shaped capital, embellished with bands of leaf decoration; each hallmarked detachable capital secures with a screw fitment. The cobra shaped columns of the candlesticks are ornamented with details reproducing the snake's scales and anatomical features. These magnificent candlesticks are the finest examples of their type you could hope to acquire. NOTE: These candlesticks bear the foreign manufatcure hallmark alongside the full Scottish marks; it can be determined that George Edward & Sons were the importers. The piece bears characteristics reflecting Kutch (Cutch) silverware, and similar candlesticks were created by Gorham Manufacturing Company in the Egyptian revival style; these candlesticks bear a lotus flower decorated capital. Condition These antique candlesticks are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptionalcondition. The cast decoration is all very sharp Full hallmarks struck to the surface of each tail and part hallmarks to each capital are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of each antique sterling silver snake candle holder...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Candlesticks

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Sterling Silver

Set of 8 Iittala Festivo Glass Candlesticks by Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful set of 8 Festivo glass candlesticks designed by Timo Sarpaneva and manufactured in Finland by Iittala. This set includes two 12 5/8 inch tall (8 rings), two 7 1/8 inch tall...
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1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Glass

Whimsical Postmodern Torch Cut Solid Iron Candle Holder Sculpture Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare candle holder Stamped M 1994, fire torch welded iron figurines after Keith Haring, each holder takes a 3/4" diameter candle.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Two-Armed Candlestick by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This iced glass candlestick indeed seems to be made out of ice. The bubbles and irregularities in the glass are part of the design and ensure a natural authentic look. Once filled wi...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Glass

Ashes to Ashes B3, Bronze Chandelier Signed by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Ashes to Ashes B3, bronze chandelier signed by William Guillon Signed William Guillon Limited edition of 99 Signed and numbered Solid burnt oak / solid bronze Dimensions: W 5.6 ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Existencia Basalt Stone Candleholder by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Existencia Basalt Stone Candleholder by Andres Monnier Dimensions: D 40 x W 50 x H 60 cm. Materials: Basalt Stone. Andrés Monnier, born in Guadalaj...
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2010s Mexican Modern Candlesticks

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Stone

Block & Pearl Sculpted Contemporary Pink Candlestick Set by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
UK customers please note: displayed prices do not include VAT. Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned candlesticks, which ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Sterling Silver 1916 Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Gorham Silversmiths hallmarked 1915. They are simply beautiful in their shape and elegance. They have a tapered body giving...
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1910s American Vintage Candlesticks

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Sterling Silver

Modernist Vintage Sculptural Brutalist Brass Metal Candleholder, France, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Brutalist candleholder Origin: France Material: solid bronze Decade: 1970s This original vintage candleholder, was produced in the 1970s in France. It is made of solid brass, and has a lovely patination due to the age of about 50 years. It is a high quality French production with a fantastic surface structure and sculptural Brutalist optic. With its original formed shape, it can hold 3 candles...
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Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

1980s Ottaviani Italy Candle Holder Silver 925 Crystal Rogaska Special
Located in Biella, IT
Ottaviani Italy design candelholder special edition silver 925 and crystal made in Rogaska years 1980 the crystal is in very good condition and rare. Measure: height 7 inc x ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Candlesticks

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Silver

Brown Patina Steel Candlestick by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown patina steel candlestick by Lukasz Friedrich. Dimensions: D 5 x H 15 cm Materials: Brown patina on steel.
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2010s European Modern Candlesticks

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Steel

Japanese Bronze Okimono of a 'Karasu Tengu' 鴉天狗 Holding Up a Flower Branch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very refined Japanese bronze okimono of a ‘karasu tengu’ holding a candlestick. Well cast as a tengu in half-human, half-bird form standing atop a pile of leaves on a rounded square...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Candlesticks

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Bronze

Sons of Marble Candle Holder, Large
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sons of Marble is a series of candleholders made of deep black marble, all with brass detailing. Sons of Marble are made to create a cosy atmosphere and can be mixed in different siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Candlesticks

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Marble, Brass

Candelabara 2 Candle Holder by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Candelabara 2 cande holder by Michael Gittings Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Michael Gittings Michael Gittings imagines with his hands. Since e...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Candlesticks

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Stainless Steel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Piano Candle Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver piano candlesticks; an addition of our ornamental silverware collection These exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver candlesticks have a circular rounded form. The plain cylindrical capital of each silver candlestick is plain and encircled with an applied moulded border to the rim. The capitals retain the original hallmarked push fit sconces, ornamented to the rim with chased leaf decoration. The waisted column of each candlestick is embellished with chased leaf decoration to a large compressed circular knop, in addition to leaf motifs enveloping the lower portion. These impressive columns surmountcircular spreading bases, each ornamented with four large palmette style leaf designs, with further applied foliate decoration to the rim. These piano candle holders...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Candlesticks

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Geoprimitive 007 Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 007 ceramic and brass candelstand by Niclas Wolf Unique piece, numbered Materials: ceramic, brass Dimensions: H 22.5 x Ø 14 cm Weight: 2 kg Certificates are issue...
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2010s German Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Geoprimitive 008 Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 008 ceramic and brass candelstand by Niclas Wolf Unique piece, numbered Materials: Ceramic, brass Dimensions: H 29 x Ø 14 cm Weight: 2.1 kg Certificates are issue...
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2010s German Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

18th Century Pewter Candlesticks, by Carel Lodewijk Schurffius, Amsterdam
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century pewter candlesticks, by Carel Lodewijk Schurffius, Amsterdam A tapered candlestick on a square foot, cold-painted with...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Candlesticks

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Pewter

A Pair of Late 19th Century Brass Louis XVI Style Candlesticks
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of brass candlesticks. Beautifully decorated with refined silicery in Louis XVI style. The candlesticks date from around 1880-1890, originating from France. Small dents in fee...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Candlesticks

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Brass

Geoprimitive Ceramic and Brass Candelstand by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive ceramic and brass candelstand by Niclas Wolf. Unique piece, numbered. Materials: ceramic and brass. Dimensions: H 29 x Ø 13 cm. Weight: 2.1 kg. Certificates are i...
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2010s German Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of 1950s Stitched Leather and Bronze Candle Stick by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of small candle stick in solid bronze with stitched leather. France. 1950s.
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1950s European Vintage Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Vintage, New and Antique Candlesticks for Sale

Vintage, new and antique candlesticks and candleholders do not simply infuse a dining room with a soft, warm glow. They also add dimension, conjure drama and draw attention to a table or mantel. Despite their practical origins, today, decorative candlesticks and their holders elevate spaces by matching interiors or adding color and bold shapes.

For those who enjoy the rich pageantry of the Old Masters, candlesticks in the Baroque and Rococo styles offer intricacy and opulence. The design of Baroque candlesticks — thanks to the influence of the Catholic Church — often boasted complex shapes and featured biblical figures. While bronze candlestick holders have a long history dating back to the ancient world, many 17th-century candlesticks were made of luxurious silver. Armed with a disposable income and a desire to show off their status, the newly emerging middle class acquired candlestick holders as intricate art pieces, beautiful and opulent in their own right.

The Art Deco movement of the early 20th century saw candlesticks designed with simplicity and symmetry in mind. Art Deco candlesticks boast all manner of forms, ranging from sleek curves to bodies of ribbed crystal or bronze that take the shape of animals.

While some 20th-century-era candlesticks are akin to statues in their grandeur, these decorative items became especially fashionable in the mid-20th century for atmospherically illuminating dinner tables. Mid-century modern candlesticks frequently epitomize the streamlined functionality that we’ve come to associate with the era.

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