Neoclassical Candlesticks
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Neoclassical
French Pair of 18th Century Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning pair of French, 18th century giltwood candlesticks from a church or cathedral. These substantial “pricket” candlesticks will make a statement on any mantel or table: tall,...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Gold
Pair of Gilt Bronze Candelabras with Flowers, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze candelabras with flowers. France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Large Pair of Hardwood Candlesticks - Rich Patina - U.S.A., C.1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique large pair of hardwood candlesticks - lathe turned - rich patina - original wool felt liners to the bases - unsigned - United States - circa 1900.
Excellent antique conditio...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 4 antique neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks - Sheffield 1786
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1786 by John Parsons & Co., this handsome set of 4 George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, are round in shape, and feature panelled sides,...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Bronze Candle Holders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These candleholders are a pair of ornate classical style bronze pieces.
They feature a design with a fluted top section and a rounded urn like shape in the center.
The holders are su...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
$950 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Altar Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique and large pair of neoclassical altar candleholders with traces of their original silver and gold,
Italy, circa 1760-1780. Weathered, small losses and old repairs. Measurement ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
$1,862 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Pair of Candlesticks or Candleholders, Bronze, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of candlesticks. Bronze, 18th century.
Pair of bronze candlesticks, which still maintain a strong influence of Spanish Baroque models, especially in the turned axis, with promin...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Neoclassical Set of 4 Old Sheffield Candlesticks - Circa 1790
Located in London, London
Made circa 1790, this charming set of 4 Antique Old Sheffield Plate Candlesticks, are in the Neoclassical taste, with bands of acanthus...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sheffield Plate
French Bronze Column Candlesticks Neoclassical, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of French gilt bronze Corinthian column candlestick holders in the Neoclassical style, circa 19th century, France. Candlesticks depict the Corinthian column, made ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Copper
Pair of Italian Giltwood Alter Sticks
Located in Vista, CA
Fourth quarter 19th century, in the neoclassical taste, the baluster-form standards decorated with acanthus leaves and fitted with flaring drip pans and pricket candle holders, raise...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Giltwood
$3,125 / set
Bernardaud Lithophane Candle Votive by Bernardaud
By Limoges, Bernardaud
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Nativity Bernardaud Lithophane Candle Votive Candle holder, Backlit Scenes, in original box.
Once this is lit up, it simply creates a warm and peaceful atmosphere in any space. A...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze and Marble Candelabras, France, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of bronze and marble candelabras, France, 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Tall Sterling Silver Neoclassical-Style Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tall, sterling silver, Neoclassical candlesticks, produced by the Whiting Mfg. Co. (when it temporarily merged with the Gorham Mfg. Co. in the 1920's), Providence, Rhode Isla...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Bird Tripod Candle Stand
Located in New York, NY
Bronze bird tripod candle stand. Antique Italian softly patinated green bronze tripod oil lamp / votive candle stand in the classical style popular...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Set 4 Silver Plated Candlesticks, Gibbons of Wolverhampton 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique set of four English antique Neoclassical design silver plated candlesticks bearing the makers mark of the renowned silversmith Gibbons of Wolverhampton,...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Candle Holder in Cast Spelter with Putto Late 19th Century
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Cast Spelter Candle Holder with Putto, Europe, late 19th century.
This ornate candle holder features a finely cast putto figure seated at the base, supporting an elegantly t...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Spelter
Italian Laudarte SRL Gilt Bronze and Enameled Candlesticks with Flowers, a Pair
By Laudarte Srl
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Laudarte SRL Gilt Bronze and Enameled Candlesticks with Flowers, a Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of Italian gilt bronze and enamele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Tall Pair of English Stepped Column Candlesticks in Turned Wood, 20th Century
Located in Morristown, NJ
Elegant and architectural, this pair of 20th-century English candleholders is crafted in a classic stepped columnar form, standing an impressive 21 inches high on 5.75-inch square ba...
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1950s English Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair French Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Pair French Neoclassical Ormolu Bronze Candlesticks
Elegant pair of 19th century French ormolu bronze single light candle holders. The tapered fluted shafts with acanthus c...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
2 Maitland Smith Marble Brass Delphins Dolphins Hurricane Candle Holders 9.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Maitland-Smith hurricane candlestick candleholders featuring a trio of bright brass delphins / dolphins / fish supporting acanthus leaf trimmed candle cups ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A set of three neoclassical postmodern “Ruins” stone candleholders, late 20th c
Located in View Park, CA
A set of three fossil and tessellated stone “ruins” candlesticks by Renoir Designs, late 20th century. This postmodern trio emulates the neoclassical sensibilities of Ancient Greece ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Soapstone
$336 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Great wooden candleholder with its original gilding.
Original period piece and rare to find.
Italy, circa 1780-1800.
Weathered and small losses.
Measurements include the metal peak
...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
$679 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Baluster Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage Neoclassical bronze candlesticks feature elegant baluster form with wide circular bases. The sculptural bodies with a twisted element are supported by round tiered ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Parisian Engraved Candle Holders
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally fine pair of silver-plated candlesticks by renowned silversmiths Cailar Bayard. Founded in Paris by Noël Cailar and Pierre Bayard, the firm produced top-notch silver...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Antique Corinthian Columns Candlesticks Made in Silver Plated
Located in Roma, IT
A splendid pair of antique candlesticks in the Neoclassical style.
They were Made in England, as shown in the hallmark visible in the photo, probably in the Early 20th Century.
The...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sheffield Plate
$614 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Neo-Classical Style Metal Tole Hand Form & Leaf Candlesticks - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Italian neo-classical style metal tole hand form candlesticks . Each hand is holding a leaf branch. They are in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Candlestick with Inset Mirrored Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique gilt candlestick was created in Italy circa 1850. Over 3 feet in height, and standing on three clawed feet over a triang...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Rock Crystal Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of bronze dore and rock crystal candlesticks.
Category
1990s North American Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Brass Church Altar Candlestick, Late 19th Century
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A tall and beautifully detailed French brass altar candlestick from the late 19th century, crafted during the Victorian era (known in France as the Belle Époque).
This classic eccle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Naples White Porcelain Candlestick
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Naples white porcelain candlestick.
Early Ferdinando IV Empire period candlestick of acanthus leaf basket form issuing tapered co...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Porcelain
Delightful Pair of Tole and Brass Pineapple Candlesticks
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An eye-catching pair of painted tole, iron and brass candlesticks having wonderful pineapple motife.
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Iron
Fire gilted historistic candle extinguisher ( adjustable ) around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Fire gilted historistic candle extinguisher ( adjustable ) around 1890s
Original condition
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of silver-plated Candlesticks, probably 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of double candle holders with caryatids and a round base. Stamped on the bottom ‘A. C.’ with a grasshopper and ‘doubl.’
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Tommi Parzinger Round Base Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of classically styled brass candlesticks with round bases and a tapering candle holder. Designed by Tommi Parzinger, 1960s. Professionally polished and lacquered.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of 19-century Italian silver gilt candlesticks standing on a tripod-footed base with iron prickets that represents a luxurious blend of elegance and practicality, characterist...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Neoclassical Column Candlesticks Holders, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair of white ceramic matte 'column' candlestick holders in the Neoclassical style, circa 1960s-1970s. Made in Portugal. Both marked on bottom as shown in last image. Dimen...
Category
1970s Portuguese Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Four-Armed Art Deco Candlesticks, 1930s-1940s, Sweden
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of four-armed Art Deco candlesticks. 1930s-1940s, Sweden. In very good condition. Unclear stamp.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Alpaca
Pair of English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, 1933
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks, 1933. Each: Traditional column with stop-fluted shaft on stepped square base. Composite Corinthian capital with concave sid...
Category
1930s British Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Neo-Classical Style Italian Ram Form Candlesticks, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a good looking pair of Italian neo-classical style candlesticks. They have an elongated cornucopia that graduates downward to a detailed ram’s head. They are composition and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Composition
Large Pair of Neoclassical Sterling Silver Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Neoclassical (made in the Victorian Period), sterling silver column-form candlesticks, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1898, Henry Wigful - maker. Each candlestick measures 11 1/6 inches high x 5 1/4 inches deep x 5 1/4 inches wide. Columns are swirled in design. The capital of each column is designed with acanthus leaves. The base of each candlestick is decorated with profiles of the Green Man (a good luck symbol...
Category
1890s English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Italian Giltwood Urns Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning petite pair of 18th-Century Italian Neoclassical carved gilt wood gold leaf pricket candlesticks with metal bobeches. They measure 10" to the top of the candlestick and 12...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Giltwood
Pair, Bronze Neoclassical 2 Candlelight Sea Serpent Candleholders Candlesticks
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Pair of Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze 2 Candlelight Sea Serpent figurative candlesticks, candleholders.
These Asian inspired sculptural curved candlesticks feature a fish-li...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th century Pair of Tall Silvered Brass Candlesticks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century pair of tall silvered brass candlesticks, India. Classical style. Square, stepped bases. Silver wear reveals brass over much of the surfaces.
15.75" h., 4.25" x 4.2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Brass
Pair Italian Silvered Metal Urn-Form Pricket Candleholders, 1st quarter 19th c.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each fluted Campana-from urn with a removable bobeche below a pricket, the urns raised on socle bases with internal wooden frames
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Sterling Silver Neoclassical Candlesticks Decorated with Urns
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An exceptional pair of sterling silver candlesticks in a Neoclassical design.
Patterned with urns, rams heads and a square base with ornate detailing leading up to a tall slender c...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Bronze Candlesticks with Scroll Form Feet C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Bronze Candlesticks with Scroll Form Feet and
Foliate Elements C1890
Measures- 11"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Solid Polished Brass Antit arnish Treated Candleholders, Circa 1930s
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of extra tall antique brass candlesticks with a lovely shaped column rising from a shaped stepped base, each still retaining their...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Painted and Gilded Candlesticks with Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian neoclassical period painted and gilded candlesticks from the 18th century, with fluted motifs and hoof feet. Created in Italy during the later years of the 18th cen...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
A Pair of 19th Century European Column Style Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of 19th Century column form sterling silver Candlesticks. The tops with original bobeches, on the Corinthian shaped tops. The center columns tapering larger towards the squa...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair 18th C. Italian Giltwood and Polychrome Lyre-Form Architectural Ornaments
Located in Dallas, TX
Add sculptural presence to a wall, console, or tabletop with this expressive pair of 18th-century Italian architectural ornaments, carved in the form of stylized lyres. Likely once p...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Brass Altar Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of large brass Altar Candlesticks. Adorned with classical embellishments, a pair of winged cherubs at the base, and on paw feet. Perfect for an...
Category
1990s Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
$1,200 / set
Vintage Neoclassical Tessellated Bone Candlesticks - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a stunning pair of vintage Neoclassical tessellated bone candlesticks, designed to infuse your home with an air of classical elegance and historical charm. Each candlestic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Colombian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Pair Vintage Hand Carved Turned Wood Candlesticks, Candle Holders
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved solid wood candlesticks in the classic hand turned style with lovely proportions. Exact age and maker unknown.
Very good vintage condition. Very minor signs of wear. No ...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Staffordshire Pair Pottery Candlesticks Figurines
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Staffordshire Pair Pottery Candlesticks Figurines
Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Porcelain
Robust Italian Neoclassical Ivory Painted and Parcel-Gilt Candleholder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of cornucopia form with flared candleholder tapering to a scrolled end; adorned with florets and acanthus leaves all-over a later ebonized wooden plinth; ex-collection of Michael Tay...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal candlesticks. Each charming candlestick is raised on foliate Ormolu bun feet below a l...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Set of Four Italian Neoclassical Style Candleholders 1900 circa
Located in Milano, MI
Set of four Neoclassical style Italian candleholders in silvered copper dating back to the early 1900.
This fine set of table candleholders, could be electrified and becomes an elegant set of four table lamps...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Copper
Pair of Neo-Classical Style Carved Chimera Form Candle Holders / Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of neoclassical style mythological carved wooden candle holders / bookends in the shape of chimeras holding a candle stick in one hand on ste...
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20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of George III Tapersticks made by J. Hoyland & Company, Sheffield, 1774
Located in London, GB
A very rare pair of George III Neo Classical Tapersticks made in Sheffield in 1774 by J. Hoyland & Company.
This is the first time we have seen this design of Neo Classical Tapersti...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Baroque Monumental Carved Giltwood Altar Candlestick
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Baroque (18th Century) monumental altar candlestick in a columnar form with carved detail and a gilt finish and having 5 lower candle holders (flat on back).
Losses to wood ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Neoclassical candlesticks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical candlesticks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage candlesticks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical candlesticks made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original candlesticks, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Wedgwood, and Mottahedeh. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for candlesticks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $200 and tops out at $22,400 while the average work can sell for $1,470.
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