Antique candelabra

Antique candelabra were designed to hold multiple candles, providing both light and decorative effect in formal interiors. Produced from the 18th century onwards, antique candelabras were crafted in materials such as silver, gilt bronze and brass, often with finely worked arms, scrolling branches and central stems. Forms range from relatively simple, architectural designs to highly elaborate examples with complex branching structures and ornate decorative detail. Their scale, material richness and craftsmanship make them both functional lighting objects and striking decorative centrepieces.

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CIRCA 1783, ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY DOMINIQUE DAGUERRE AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC AND ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS REMOND

THE CREMORNE CANDELABRA A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, THE CANDLESTICKS, 1790, THE BRANCHES, 1791

A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF FRENCH CUT AND MOLDED-CRYSTAL SEVENTY-NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

BY COMPAGNIE DES CRISTALLERIES DE BACCARAT, CIRCA 1915

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU EIGHT-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CIRCA 1780-85, ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY DOMINIQUE DAGUERRE AND ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS RÉMOND

A PAIR OF RESTAURATION ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND CHINESE PORCELAIN NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CIRCA 1820 - 1840, THE PORCELAIN LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MARBLE SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1795-1800

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

THE MOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES CAFFIERI, CIRCA 1745-49, THE PORCELAIN MODELLED BY JOHANN JOACHIM KANDLER, CIRCA 1740

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF SEBASTIAN AND JAMES CRESPELL, LONDON, 1771, AFTER A DESIGN BY ROBERT OR JAMES ADAM

AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF SILVER CANDELABRA

MARKED NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE, WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT AND WORKMASTER INITIALS PK, ST. PETERSBURG, 1863

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA

CIRCA 1790, POSSIBLY AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN-DEMOSTHENE DUGOURC AND ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE

A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON, 1793

AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1820, RETAILED BY RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL, BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF JOHN FLAXMAN, MODELLED BY EDWARD HODGES BAILY

A PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA AND STANDS

THE CANDELABRA AND ONE STAND MARKED RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, CIRCA 1806 - 1812

A PAIR OF LARGE DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA

ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS-AUGUSTE HERVIEU, CIRCA 1800-1810

A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF EDWARD FARRELL, LONDON, CIRCA 1818

A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU THREE-BRANCH CANDELABRA

POSSIBLY BY PHILIPPE CAFFIERI, AFTER DESIGNS BY JEAN-LOUIS PRIEUR, CIRCA 1765-1770

CLAUDE LALANNE (B. 1924)

An Important Pair of Candelabra, commissioned by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé

A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1819

A set of four Royal German large nine-light candelabra

MAKER'S MARK OF HEINRICH ROSE, SCHWERIN, CIRCA 1904

A pair of George II silver-gilt candelabra

MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1736

A pair of French silver thirteen-light candelabra

MAKER'S MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE-GUSTAVE ODIOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1870

A PAIR OF GEORGE II ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

ALMOST CERTAINLY DESIGNED BY JAMES 'ATHENIAN' STUART AND PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY DIEDERICH NICOLAUS ANDERSON, CIRCA 1758-65

AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA

MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1804, RETAILED BY RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, GILT LEAD AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

NORTH EUROPEAN, CIRCA 1785, PROBABLY ORIGINALLY WITH MARBLE SOCLES AND PLINTHS

DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)

'À deux têtes de cheval et à cinq branches' Pair of Candelabra, designed for Alberto Giacometti's 50th birthday, 1951

A PAIR OF REGENCY ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA AND STANDS

ATTRIBUTED TO RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, CIRCA 1802 - 1806