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Modern Candle Holders

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Set of 3 Giant’s Causeway Candle Holder by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Giant’s causeway candle holder by Hollis & Morris Dimensions: Small diameter 2.5" x height 4.75" Medium diameter 1.75" x height 6" Large diameter 2.25" x height 6.75" Materials: Solid wood, Hardwar oil. Stainless steel, brass, and copper. Also available in natural oak, black oak, white oak, and walnut. And stainless steel, copper or brass finish. Inspired by the basalt columns...
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2010s Canadian Modern Candle Holders

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Brass, Stainless Steel, Copper

Vintage Sculptural Copper Candle Holder - 1980s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Sculptural Copper Candle Holder Mid-Century Modern - Sculpture - Candlestick Measures : 7cmx4cm H:20cm Wear consistent with age and use.
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20th Century Modern Candle Holders

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Copper

Candlestick in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Candlestick in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 20 x D 19 x H 30.5 cm Materials: Polished bronze.  
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

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Bronze

Just Andersen, Denmark, Candlestick and Small Pewter Bowl, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, Denmark. Candlestick and small pewter bowl. 1940s. In excellent condition with signs of use. Marked. Candlestick: H 14.8 x D 8.2 cm.
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1940s Danish Vintage Modern Candle Holders

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Pewter

Polished Bronze Leaning Candlestick by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Polished bronze leaning candlestick by Mary Brogger. Dimensions: W 33 cm x D 5 cm x H 196 cm. Materials: polished bronze. Also available in other finishes and dimensions. Mary ...
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2010s American Modern Candle Holders

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Bronze

Sodalite Abra Candelabra by Studio DO
Located in Geneve, CH
Sodalite Abra Candelabra by Studio DO Dimensions: D 20 x W 15 x H 17 cm Materials: Sodalite, aluminum. 2.8 kg. Stone and fire are connected in an ageless bond. A sparkle created by clashing two stones with each other has been igniting fire over centuries. At the same time stones...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders

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Stone, Aluminum

Set of 4 Kubus Snuffer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Kubus snuffer by Lassen Dimensions: D 21 x W 2.50 x H 3.50 cm Materials: Metal Weight: 0.33 Kg With reference to the iconic Kubus candleholders, the Kubus Snuffer in...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Antila Marble Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Antila Marble candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 6 cm Materials: Marble Born in 1971 in Jerusalem, Israel. Studied Industrial Design at Bezalel Academy...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Candleholder in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Candleholder in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 13.5 x D 13.5 x H 41.5 cm Materials: Polished bronze.   
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Heliotrope Seftonite Abra Candelabra by Studio DO
Located in Geneve, CH
Heliotrope Seftonite Abra Candelabra by Studio DO Dimensions: D 25 x W 11 x H 20.5 cm Materials: Heliotrope seftonite stone, copper. 5 kg. Stone and fire are connected in an ageless...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Stone, Copper

Marble and Brass Cancello Candelabra by Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Cancello candelabra by Oeuffice Edition: 12 + 2AP 2013 Dimensions: 60 x 13 x 44 cm Materials: Black oxide steel, solid brass, black marble of ormea The structure of this cande...
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2010s English Modern Candle Holders

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Marble, Brass, Steel

Contemporary White Jesmonite Candle Holders by Malgorzata Bany, Set of 2
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary White Jesmonite Candleholders by Malgorzata Bany - set of 2 Design: Malgorzata Bany Material: Jesmonite stone (resin based plaster) Dimensions (in): Diameter 5 x 13.5" Dimensions (cm): Diameter 12.5 x Height 34.5 cm Made by hand, in United Kingdom. Unique pieces, single use mould...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Cast Stone

Apple Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Apple candleholder by Fakasaka design Dimensions: W 13.5 cm D 13.5 cm H 41.5. Materials: polished bronze. Also available in dark bronze. Fakasaka is a design company focused ...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Tetra CS, Candle Holders
Located in Beirut, LB
Inspired by the Tetra Line, this small candle holder can be joined with a large one (TETRA - CL) dynamically, allowing many combinations to fit the setting. Made of Polished stainles...
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2010s Lebanese Modern Candle Holders

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Alberto High Candleholder by Oscar Tusquets
Located in Geneve, CH
Alberto High Candleholder by Oscar Tusquets Dimensions: D 8 x W 12 x H 28 cm. Materials: Cast iron painted in matte white. Available in two different sizes: low (D 6 x W 10 x H 20 cm) and high (D 8 x W 12 x H 28 cm). Please contact us. In a Surrealist play of semiotics, melted candle wax forms the candelabra itself, inspired by two of the movement’s greatest figureheads. In this design, Tusquets was inspired by one of Dalí's approaches: a softened vision of a rigid object. Candle wax was melted, solidified, and cast in bronze—originally left with its natural finish but later glazed in an off-white shade, such that when the candle burns and drips, the wax blends with the candelabra itself. Despite the influence of Dalí, the result looked somewhat like a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, and Tusquets renamed the object accordingly. Oscar Tusquets describes himself as an architect by training, a designer by adaptation, a painter by vocation, and a writer through the desire to make friends. Graduating from Barcelona’s Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in 1965, Tusquets became a member of Studi Per. Together, they founded BD in 1972, and he set about designing furniture and objects, soon recognised by the Spanish National Design Award. BD Barcelona In 1972, a group of young architects and designers from Barcelona started BD. Our aim was to produce and market furniture...
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2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Iron

Cetus Portoro Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
With its holow carved in stone, Cetus evokes both an imprint left by Mother Nature and a challenge to the laws of gravity. A poetic approach to the material for an organic and benev...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Mikado, Candle Holder from the Mikado Line
Located in Beirut, LB
In a simple way, this candle holder is the smallest design of the Mikado line. It is made of polished stainless steel, gun metal, brushed light oxidized brass base.
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2010s Lebanese Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel

Nickel Plated Line Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Nickel plated Line candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: d 10 x w 10 x h 16 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Weight: 0.60 Kg With a sharp sense of contemporary Functionalist style, Mogens Lassen designed the iconic Kubus candleholder in 1962, a piece once reserved solely for family and close architect colleagues. In 1983 he reapproached his own geometric candleholders...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Floral Chandelier by Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
Floral Chandelier by Chanel Kapitanj Dimensions: D63 x W18 x H15 cm Materials: Metal Unique Piece This collection aims to offer completely unique pieces. Each is different as it is ...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Set of 4 Grey Kubus T Candle Holders by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 grey Kubus T candle holders by Lassen Dimensions: D 7 x W 7 x H 7 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions and colors. Weight: 0.40 Kg The tealigh...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Unique Roots Candle Small by Jeremy Descamps
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Roots candle small by Jeremy Descamps Unique piece Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 40 cm Materials: Candles in solid oak from the country burned in flam, inserts in brass, support o...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Lyra Marquina Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or holl...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Set of 4 Black Kubus T Candle Holders by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 black kubus T candle holders by Lassen Dimensions: D 7 x W 7 x H 7 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions and colors. Weight: 0.40 Kg The teali...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Lyra Portoro marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or hollo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Onyx Candle Holder
Located in Denton, TX
Decorative onyx candle holder.
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1960s Vintage Modern Candle Holders

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Onyx

Dark Bronze Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark bronze candleholder by FAKASAKA Design. Dimensions: W 9.5 x D 5.5 x H 29.5 cm. Materials: dark bronze.  
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Nickel Plated Kubus 8 Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Nickel Plated Kubus 8 candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 29 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Weight: 1.50 Kg With a sharp sense ...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Hand Lathered Marble "Rovinette" Candleholder, Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand lathered marble "Rovinette" candleholder - Ilaria Bianchi Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 25 cm Materials: Carrara marble Rovinette, the new desk object colle...
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2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

DROPS : Contemporary Crystal Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Candelabra for 4 candles. 4 crystal balls are applied to a solid monolithic crystal block, using a special pigmented bond that reveals a unique tie-dye effect. Extinguish flame befor...
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2010s Chinese Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Crystal, Lead

Hand Lathered Marble "Rovinette" Candleholder, Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand lathered marble "Rovinette" candleholder - Ilaria Bianchi Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 17 cm Materials: Green Guatemala marble Rovinette, the new desk object collection designed by...
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2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble

Nickel Plated Kubus 4 Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Nickel plated kubus 4 candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 14 x W 14 x H 20 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Weight...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

FPTF Candle Holder in Marble Featuring A Distinctive, Unique Form
Located in İstiklal, TR
FPTF (From Past to Future) Candle Holder stands out with its distinctive form, crafted from marble and drawing inspiration from themechanics and interior design of a clock, symbolizi...
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2010s Turkish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Metal

Orion Wide Portoro marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Black Kubus 4 Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Kubus 4 candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 14 x W 14 x H 20 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Weight: 1.50 Kg...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Gamma Portoro marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Frederic Saulou
Located in Paris, IDF
For his first collaboration with oOumm, french designer Frédéric Saulou signs «Gamma», a marble candle holder evoking both a spinningssilhoutte ... and a flying saucer. Like a ring ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Set of 2 Large and Small Safran Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 large and small safran candle holder by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: Metal. Dimensions: D 20 x W 7 x H 18.5 cm / D 18 x W 7 x H 16 cm. Elegant, timeless, ...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Burnished Copper Kubus 4 Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Burnished Copper Kubus 4 candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 14 x W 14 x H 20 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Wei...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Janis Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Janis candleholder by Fakasaka design. Dimensions: W 8 cm D 8 cm H 41 cm. Materials: polished bronze. Fakasaka is a design company focused on production of high-end furniture, ...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Matte Black Candelabra by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Matte black candelabra by Daniele Giannetti Dimensions: Ø 29 x H 14 cm. Materials: Glazed terracotta. This candelabra can hold four candles. Also ...
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2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Terracotta

Black Kubus 8 Candle Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Kubus 8 candle holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 29 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different dimensions. Weight: 1.50 Kg With a sharp sense of conte...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

White Candelabra by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
White candelabra by Daniele Giannetti Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 15 cm. Materials: glazed terracotta. This candelabra can hold three candles. All pie...
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2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Terracotta

Babel Vase by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Babel vase by Arno Declercq Dimensions: W 32 x L 32 x H 65 cm Materials: burned and waxed oak Arno Declercq Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespoke objects with pass...
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2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Wood

Set of 2 Alberto Candleholders by Oscar Tusquets
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Alberto Candleholders by Oscar Tusquets Dimensions: High: D 8 x W 12 x H 28 cm. Low: D 6 x W 10 x H 20 cm. Materials: Cast iron painted in matte white. Available in tw...
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2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Iron

Candle Holder Candelabro by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Candle Holder Candelabro by Camila Apaez. One of a Kind. Materials: Stoneware. Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 16 H cm. Ila Ceramica emerged from a process of inner inquiry where ceramics...
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2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders

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Stoneware

Alexia Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia candleholder by Fakasaka design. Dimensions: W 20 cm D 19 cm H 30.5 cm. Materials: polished bronze. Fakasaka is a design company focused on production of high-end furnit...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders

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Bronze

Paris Memphis N°3 Candleholder by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Paris Memphis N°3 candleholder by Thomas Dariel Dimensions: D 8.5 x W 14.1 x H 50 cm Materials: Plated metal coated with glossy pink copper finish base in ash veneer painted in ma...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Lone Reef by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Lone Reef table Lamp by Jacopo Simonetti The Reef Light Collection Dimensions: 15 x 48.5 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo, Fior di Pesco Carnico All our lamps can be wired acc...
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2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Marquina Orion Candleholder Set by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Marquina orion candleholder set by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 18.7 x H 12 cm Ø 19.7 x H 25 cm Ø 32 x H 12 cm Materials: Marble Size available: Marble available: Mar...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Set of 3 Contemporary Ceramic Candleholders
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 contemporary ceramic candleholders No.1 • L 13 x D 8.7 x H 40cm No.2 • Length 8.2 x diameter 5.7 x height 35 cm No.3 • Length 12.7 x diameter 6.6 x height 35 cm Joséphine was the first wife of Napoleon...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

Marquina Lyra Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Marquina Lyra candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 143 x H 275 mm Materials: Marble Marble available: MARQUINA GREY ST LAURENT PORTORO PAONAZZO CALACATTA Born i...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
Homage to Memphis Movement, candleholder Measures: D15 x W55 x H131.5 cm Plated metal coated with glossy pink copper finish Base in ash veneer painted in matte blue indigo Pari...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Portoro Lyra Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Portoro Lyra candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 143 x H 275 mm Materials: Marble Marble available: Marquina Grey St Laurent Portoro Paonazzo C...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Portoro Octans Candleholder Duo by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Portoro Octans candleholder Duo by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 142 x H 80 mm Ø 141 x H 250 mm Materials: Marble. Marble available: Portoro Calacatta Paonazzo Brown Saint La...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Calacatta Lyra Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Lyra candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 143 x H 275 mm Materials: Marble Marble available: Marquina Grey St Laurent Portoro Paonazzo Calacatta Born ...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Black Marble Lyra Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Black marble Lyra candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 143 x H 275 mm Materials: Marble Marble available: Marquina Grey St Laurent Portoro Paonazzo Calacatta Born...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Tall Paonazzo Norma Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Paonazzo Norma candleholder by Dan Yeffet Dimensions: Ø 126 x H 400 mm Materials: Marble Sizes available: Ø 126 x H 200 mm Ø 126 x H 300 mm Ø 126 x H 400 mm Ma...
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2010s French Modern Candle Holders

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Marble

Small Minimalist Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Minimalist candleholder Dimensions: D 25.4 x W 12 x H 31.5 cm Materials: Steel. Marble. Also available in sizes medium and large. ...
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2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders

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Marble, Steel

Modern candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern candle holders 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 candle holders 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, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern candle holders 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 candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Dan Yeffet, Jover + Valls, Ghidini 1961, and Stefano Giovannoni. 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 candle holders differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $27 and tops out at $37,164 while the average work can sell for $678.

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