Neoclassical Candle Holders
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
Pairs of 19th Century Brass Candleholders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These beautiful polished brass 19th century candle stick holders were found in New England and are in fine condition. Sold as one co...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$1,195 / set
Antique Neoclassical Solid Brass Tall Candlesticks with Footed Base, 19th C.
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of Neoclassical tall, baluster shaped brass candlesticks with a square footed base, mid to late 19th century. They have extra height in an elegant, symmetrical form with a turn...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Couple of Small Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of small wooden candleholders with their original gilding.
Very nice type candleholder and rare to find in a pair.
Italy, circa 1780-1800.
Weathered, small losses.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
$672 Sale Price / set
42% 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 Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian polychrome sconces.
Tall pair of antique Italian Neoclassical style carved wood polychrome sconces from Tuscany. These ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
$3,975 / set
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Dore Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely chased Dore Bronze with the caryted motif.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$3,850 / set
Neoclassical, Style Continental Silver '.835' Chamber Stick
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical, continental silver (.835) chamber stick, Austria, circa 1900. Measures 4 1/2 inches high x 4 1/4 inches diameter. Weighs 7.380 troy ounces....
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Couple of Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of wooden candleholders with their original gilding.
Very nice type candleholder and rare to find in a pair.
Italy, circa 1780-1800.
Weathered, old repair
Measurements...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
$929 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Neoclassical Italian White Porcelain Four-Arm Candelabra with Putti
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage porcelain 4-arm candelabra featuring two putti back to back holding floral garlands.
Italy, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 10.25"W × 10.25"D × 11"H
Excellen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Porcelain
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sheffield Plate
$608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Large Italian Cast Iron Atheniennes
Located in New York, NY
Pair large Italian cast iron atheniennes. Tripod form oil lamps after the antique with urn shaped lamp raised on lion-head masks terminating in lion...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
$18,000 / set
Pair Exotic French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and finest quality exotic orientalist motif French 19th century figural gilt and patinated bronze Candelabras on original marble bases.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Column Dark Green Marble Brass Candlesticks Holders, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of small well-made column pillar dark green and black marble candlestick holders with brass top, in the Neoclassical design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Brass
$380 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 Candle Holders
Materials
Ceramic
Scofield English Georgian Neoclassical Candlesticks with Museum Provenance
By John Scofield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George III sterling silver candlesticks. Made by John Scofield in London in 1790. Each: Tapering socket with detachable bobeche mounted to tapering and knopped columnar shaft...
Category
1790s British Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze and Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century neoclassical st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabras. Each four arm candelabra is raised by a triangular scalloped base with fine scrolled ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Twin Light Appliques, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal Twin Light Appliques, early 20th century, each with entwined branch and ribbon decoration, centered by an oval medallion of a female playing pipes....
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Two Historistic Candleholder
Located in Wien, AT
Two historic candleholder.
Polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$760 / set
Pair Early 19thc Baltic Neoclassical style Ormolu w/ Cobalt Glass Candelabra
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair of Spectacular Antique Early 19thc Neoclassic Baltic States Blue Glass with Ormolu Candelabra/ Girandoles. These pieces are gorgeous! Russian estate acquisition.
Category
1820s Baltic Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Art Glass
$2,580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Brass Neoclassical Candlesticks
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pair of very finely-chased French brass candlesticks, circa 1870 in the neoclassical style (could be electrified as table lamps). Bases are decorated with rose vines.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$1,750 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$1,200 / set
Pair of Italian Bronze Figural and Floral Candelabras, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian bronze five-arm figural candelabras with decorative floral motif, flanking rams heads, and terminating on a tripod base with acanthus winged cherub motif. Early 19th ...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mermaids Sculpture Torcheres/Candelabras
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of large heavy patinated bronze mermaids sculptures torcheres and/or candelabras. Both depict a half hair styled head and naked trunk...
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Neoclassical Brass Paw Foot Candlestick Holders, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical style brass candle holders with paw feet
circa Mid-20th century
Measures: 5.25"W x 5.25"D x 8.75"H.
Good original vintage condition. Patina e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
$396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Exceptional French 40's Candelabra in the Style of Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French 40's wrought iron candelabra in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. Can be used as is or turned into a chic floor lamp.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Magnificent Pair of Neoclassical Cast & Gilt Bronze Relief Ornate Candleabras
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Palatial pair of Neoclassical style relief cast bronze and gilt bronze mounted 7 light candelabras having scrolled arms over a gilt floral wreathed ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair Rock Crystal Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of bronze dore and rock crystal candlesticks.
Category
1990s North American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Important Pair of Mid-19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
These important antique gilt candlesticks were created in Italy circa 1850. Over 4 feet in height, and standing on three clawed feet over a t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Walnut Candlestick
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique walnut candelabra brown painted, period 1800s, restored and wax polished
Measures cm: Height 90, diameter 25.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Walnut
Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabra, François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
These pieces are dual-purpose — they serve as decorative urns, and they transform into candlestick candelabras with candleholders.
The urns feature intricately sculpted gilt bronze ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Alpaca
Candlestick in Silvered Copper, Embossed Decoration, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Torino, IT
Candlestick in silvered copper,
embossed decoration, original
from the period.
Origin
Italy
Period
18th century
Model
Candlestick, Torchère
Materials
Embossed decor...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
$907 Sale Price
20% Off
18th/19th Century Pair of Russian Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of end of 18th/early 19th century Russian neoclassical figural gilt and patinated bronze candelabra.
Gilt-bronze circular pedestal on rectangular plinth, the base with neoclassical foliate frieze, the pedestal with surrounding frieze of stylized female masks with Russian-style headdresses, which are connected by draperies. Each pedestal with the patinated bronze figure of either a young man or a young woman in classical garments, each holding a baluster vase from which emerge naturalistically designed, cast and chiselled branches of leaves and roses, the rose flowers serving as bobeches for candles.
The detailed and naturalistic design of the rose branches...
Category
1790s European Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$5,120 Sale Price / set
60% 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...
Category
1790s English Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Large Antique Giltwood Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large antique giltwood sconces.
Stunning pair of giltwood and gilt iron two-light candle sconces, circa 1920. These gorgeous Continen...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
$2,650 / set
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$1,470 / set
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional French 1940s Candelabra in the Style of Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French 1940s wrought iron candelabra in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. Can be used as is or turned into a chic floor lamp.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Neoclassic Style Bronze Floral Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo classic-style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze 6 floral light candelabra with multiple flowers supported by an urn with handles resting on a square base.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Giltwood
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Hardwood
Pair, Bronze Neoclassical Sea Serpent or Koi Fish Candleholders Candlesticks
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of neoclassical bronze Koi fish or sea serpent figurative candlesticks, candleholders.
These Asian inspired sculptural curved candlesticks feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$1,050 Sale Price / set
38% Off
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Glass
Caldwell Pair of Silvered and Doré Bronze Neoclassic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Caldwell, a pair of doré and silvered bronze tripod form floor lamps on conforming marble bases. The seven-armed candelabra are carried on neoclassic urns decorated with rams' heads ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronzed Metal Double Candle Holders
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of gilt bronzed metal double candle holders. They depict double candle holders decorated with some scrolls of acanthus leaves in th...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Brass and Wedgwood Candelabra signed by Edward F Caldwell, c. 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ACS0502
A pair of three arm bronze candelabra with pierced bobeches and slender arms on Wedgwood ceramic jasperware bases. Signed by the New York maker E. F. Caldwell.
Dimensions:
O...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Sterling Silver Neoclassical-Style Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sterling silver, Neoclassical-Style candlesticks, The Mueck-Carey Co., New York, Ca 1940. Each candlestick measures 9 inches high x 3 1/2 inches wide (at widest point - acros...
Category
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Clear Glass Crystal Candlesticks
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of low crystal glass candlesticks.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Glass
$275 Sale Price
21% Off
Gilded Bronze & Blue John Candleabra in the Manner of Matthew Boulton
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine pair of four-light candelabra are English and made circa 1820. In the manner and style of the great English sliver and bronze craftsman Matthew Boulton, they are made from ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Baroque Painted and Tole Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Baroque Painted and Tole Candelabra
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Indian Neoclassical Silver Oil Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Period Indian silver oil lamp of neoclassical inspiration
--Early 19th century
--Original Throughout including wick tools and flame/ball finial
--...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Silver
Large-Scaled Pair of Italian Neoclassical Painted and Parcel-Gilt Candlesticks
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled pair of Italian neoclassical pale green painted and parcel-gilt carved candlesticks; each with everted lip above a columnar support over a lobed mid-section; raised on...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
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 Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Iron
Pair of 19th Century Continental Girandoles
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th century Continental bronze urn shaped girandoles with crystal cut spear spikes.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$3,500 / set
Bronze Neoclassical Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century English candlestick lamp of bronze in a neoclassical style ornamented with rams heads, napolean butting, swags, bellflower...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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, lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical candle holders made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Tiffany & Co., Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Gorham Manufacturing Company. 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 $75 and tops out at $228,710 while the average work can sell for $2,875.