{"title":"Candlesticks","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique French candlesticks and candelabra bring a softness to a room that modern lighting cannot quite replace. Before electricity, it was by candlelight that dinners lingered, conversations unfolded and evening settled across French homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together candlesticks, chamber-sticks and candelabra chosen for their form, material, patina and quiet decorative presence. You may find pieces in brass, bronze, pewter, wrought iron, glass, ceramic, ouraline or silver plate... from simple rustic examples to more elegant designs with turned stems, worked bases and shaped bobèches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall traces of use are part of their beauty: softened metal, wax marks, worn edges, old repairs or a shine gently mellowed by time. Placed on a dining table, mantel, console or bedside, each antique French candlesticks add warmth and the unmistakable romance of objects once made for everyday light.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"french-brass-candlestick-with-stepped-base-19th-century-style","title":"Antique French Brass Candlestick | Turned Baluster Stem | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French brass candlestick has that simple, steady beauty that makes old lighting pieces so easy to love. It is not overly ornate, and that is part of the charm. The tall baluster stem, rounded socket and circular base feel balanced and useful, made for the ordinary evening ritual of placing a candle on the table, the mantel or beside the bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in France as a bougeoir, this candlestick likely dates from the mid to late 19th century. It is made in brass with a turned baluster stem, an urn-shaped candle socket and a round domed foot. The proportions are clean and elegant, with just enough detail to catch the light without feeling too formal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe brass has aged into a warm golden-brown patina, with darker oxidation settled into the grooves, base and candle cup. There are small areas of verdigris and surface wear from age and use, which give the piece that honest old brass character. Turn it over and you can see the old poured center plug at the base, a construction detail that helped give these candlesticks their weight and stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I like about this one is how easily it fits into daily life. It would look beautiful with a simple cream taper beside old books, on a farmhouse table, on a bedside table or grouped with other antique brass candlesticks for a softer evening glow. Light it at dusk and the whole room changes in that quiet way only candlelight can manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt carries the feeling of a French household object that was made to be used again and again. Warm brass, simple shape, and just enough age to make it feel like it has already seen many good evenings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52928645038423,"sku":"DEC-086","price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-brass-chamberstick-candle-holder-2.jpg?v=1772638166"},{"product_id":"antique-19th-century-brass-candlestick-with-drip-pan","title":"Antique French Brass Candlestick | Scalloped Mid-Shaft Drip Pan | 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe little drip pan is what makes this antique French brass candlestick different. Set partway down the stem like a small scalloped collar, it gives the whole piece a much more interesting silhouette than a simple taper holder. It feels practical and elegant at the same time, the kind of candlestick that looks beautiful on a writing desk, bedside table, mantel or small dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique French brass candlestick likely dates from the late 19th century, around 1860 to 1900. It was made for a single taper candle, with a flared socket at the top, a turned beehive-style stem and a stepped square base with clipped corners. The proportions are slim and nicely balanced, with enough weight at the base to feel steady without becoming heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe scalloped drip pan is the detail that gives the candlestick so much personality. It sits high enough on the stem to catch falling wax before it reaches the lower hand or surface below, and it is decorated with simple concentric rings. The cut edge almost looks like a little sunburst around the stem, which adds a lovely bit of movement to the brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface has aged to a warm honey-brown patina, with darker areas settled into the rings, grooves and base. There is natural wear from age and use, but that is exactly what gives old brass its depth. It has the kind of surface that glows softly when a candle is lit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it would be beautiful with a simple cream taper, placed beside old books, linen, silver, pottery or a small vase of flowers. Light it in the evening and the whole mood changes. It brings that quiet French household feeling into a room: useful, warm, and made for the small rituals of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52929188725079,"sku":"DEC-087","price":215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-brass-candle-holder-bobeche-drip-pan-2.jpg?v=1772638933"},{"product_id":"traditional-french-brass-candlestick-pair-in-louis-xiv-style","title":"Antique French Brass Candlesticks | Pair | Régence Period c. 1720 to 1740","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fact that these two candlesticks have stayed together for roughly three centuries made them stand out. It sounds simple enough that this set exists, but it is actually remarkable. Pairs get separated. One breaks, one gets lost, one ends up in a different household. Somehow these did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth retain the same stepped octagonal bases, the same faceted baluster stems, and the same removable octagonal bobeches, all consistent with French Régence brasswork from the first half of the 18th century. These are dated likely around 1720 to 1740.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe craftsmanship is exceptional. Each candlestick was constructed in multiple parts, with the stem formed from two sections carefully joined and finished so skillfully that the seam is difficult to find without searching for it. The faceted surfaces catch the light differently from every angle, creating far more movement than a simple turned candlestick ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn one over and centuries reveal themselves in the deep oxidation hidden inside the recesses, untouched by polishing and protected from handling. The brass itself has mellowed into the rich golden tone that only age can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is so enjoyable about a pair like this is imagining everything they have witnessed. Revolutions, empires, generations of families, and countless evenings illuminated by candlelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday they still do exactly what they were designed to do. Place them on a mantel, a library shelf, or a dining table with a pair of beeswax tapers and the room changes immediately. Not because they are ornate or imposing, but because they have that grounded history that only something that has already survived three hundred years can have. The craftsmanship is impressive. The survival of the pair may be even more so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52997409866071,"sku":"DEC-002","price":935.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/louis-xiv-style-brass-candlesticks-with-octagonal-bases-pair-2.jpg?v=1773323858"},{"product_id":"classic-french-louis-xvi-inspired-brass-desk-candlestick-set-with-architectural-column-design","title":"Antique French Candlesticks | Gilded Brass | Louis XVI Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French candlestick pair was made in the Empire style for next to the bed, on a dresser or perhaps even a desk. Each piece stands just under four inches tall, cast in brass and finished with gilding that has softened over generations. They likely date to the early to mid 19th century, consistent with French neoclassical production of that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA square stepped plinth carries a vertically fluted column, capped by a composite capital with four corner volutes around a central palmette. The casting holds up beautifully more than a century and a half later. The cusped quatrefoil bobeche was cast as one piece with the column.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese antique gilded brass candlesticks have aged naturally. The gilt has worn back in places to reveal warm brass beneath, and there is green verdigris settled into the recesses where wax once pooled. Light a pair of cream tapers in these antique French column candlesticks and the whole room softens. It's like magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52997437784407,"sku":"DEC-001","price":385.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-louis-xvi-style-brass-pillar-candlestick-set-2.jpg?v=1773324288"}],"url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/candlesticks.oembed","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}