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.
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Style: Neoclassical
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
Very stylish pair of Neoclassical period sterling silver candlesticks - 1792
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1792 by Thomas Lamborn, this attractive, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Candlesticks, feature fluted decoration, swags, rosettes and ac...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Brass
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
Pair of Mid 19th Century Italian Carved and Painted Parrot Candlestick Stands
Located in Dallas, TX
Whimsical and full of character, this rare pair of Italian carved wood candlestick stands was crafted circa 1850 and features finely detailed parrots perched in lively poses atop tal...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair Mid-century Pressed Glass Candle Holders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Solid glass candle holders from the pressed glass era (1930-1950). Solid, and pure in their simplicity.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Glass
Clear Glass Crystal Candlesticks
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of low crystal glass candlesticks.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Glass
$275 Sale Price
21% Off
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
2 Pairs of Neo-Classical Style Carved Chimera Form Candle Holders / Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
2 pairs of neo-classical style mythological carved wooden candle holders / bookends in the shape of chimeras holding a candle stick in one hand on...
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20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
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
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 Massive Continental Altar Sticks Electrified as Torchere
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elaborate pair of antique cast brass altar sticks which were electrified at a later time. Very solid feeling with ornate decoration and each with triple sockets.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of Candleholders with Karyatids, Bronze & Marble, Berlin Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire candlesticks with bronze karyatids and white marble pedestals,
crafted by Werner & Mieth in Berlin during the early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian Neoclassic White and Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neo-classic (17/18th Century) white painted candlesticks with gilt & silver gilt trim and raised on 3 later white painted claw feet (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Candlestick in Old Paint and Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique 18th century Italian painted and carved wood candlestick, with a few hints of gilding still remaining. There are small patches of the ...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Neoclassical style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi features Classic amphor shape and curved handles. Central body of this little lamp...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Neoclassical Style Silver Candlesticks by Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in London, GB
Pair of English Neoclassical style silver candlesticks by Edward Barnard & Sons
English, 1919
Height 13cm, diameter 16cm
This elegant pair of candlesticks, crafted by the esteemed E...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
A Fine Pair of Carved Limewood and Gilt Torcheres, Italian Circa 1780
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A very fine pair of carved limewood and gilt torcheres, Italian circa 1780
Height: 112 cm Diameter: 25cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Hardwood
Set of a Pair of Closionne Candlesticks and a Picture Frame, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of a pair of closionne candlesticks and a picture frame. France, circa 1890.
Picture frame dimensions: 35 cm height, 22 cm width, 2 cm depth.
Candlestick dimensions: 18 cm he...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Enamel
Silver Candlestcik or Candle Holder, Francesc P. Arquer, Barcelona, circa 1825
Located in Madrid, ES
Candlestick with chain. Silver. Francesc P. Arquer, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1825.
With contrast, derisive and proprietary (AS) marks.
Silver candlestick in its color with an openwo...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Silver Candlestich or Candle Holder with Tongs or Tweezers, Barcelona, 19th c
By F. Roca
Located in Madrid, ES
Silver candlestich or candle holder with tongs or tweezers. Silver. F. Roca, Barcelona, towards the first half of the 19th century.
With contrast and derisive marks.
Silver candles...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Antique Bronze Candle Holders with Glass Shades
Located in Hudson, NY
The collection of antique bonze candle holders, shown here, feature various heights, base designs and glass hurricane styles and colors. Whether used singly or in combination, they ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Dutch Silver Floral Repousse Candle Sticks (Pair)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th Century Silver Dutch Candlesticks
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from London, England
Fitted with hallmark, and etched floral motif
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
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
William Comyns & Sons Ltd. Silver Candlesticks
Located in Hudson, NY
The exquisite pair of silver candlesticks, shown here, were made in London by William Comyns & Sons Ltd, 1934. They both display the impressed manufacturer's mark 'Made in England fo...
Category
1930s English Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Pair of Rosso Antico Candlesticks, Wedgwood, circa 1820
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare pair of bell shaped candlesticks in rosso antico, with black decoration of ‘Boys at Play’.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Neoclassical Candleholders
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Introducing a pair of solid brass and limestone candleholders., characteristic of the Neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles. The figural candleholders are mounted on a limestone base...
Category
1960s Vintage Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Limestone, Brass
$2,430 / set
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...
Category
18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French gilt bronze candlesticks
three-light candleholder.
France, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. White Carrara Marble Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu, patinated bronze and white Carrara marble candlesticks. The pair are each raised by a circular base with a moulded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candlesticks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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.