A candelabra is a multi-branched candelstick for use on a large table. In addition to the central stem, they may have between two and six branches.

Long ago made redundant through electrification, their purpose these days is decorative. They were sometimes made in sets of two or more, although very few sets with more than two candelabra have survived.

Most commonly they were made in silver and silver plate from the mid 17th century, but other materials used were ceramic and pewter. Silver candelabra often had a flame shaped finial that fitted in each candle socket when the candlelabra was not in use. As an aid to cleaning, the ornate arms are often removeable.

The plural of candelabra is either candelabra or candelabrum.

A girandole is a type of candelabra that features several branches or arms for holding candles. It is often used as a decorative more...

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A Victorian silver plate four branch candelabra, 53 cm high

Victorian Silver Plate Candelabra - 53cm Height

A Victorian silver plate four branch candelabra, 53 cm high

A pair of Georgian silver-plated twin branch candelabra, circa…

Georgian twin branch candelabra, circa 1820

A pair of Georgian silver-plated twin branch candelabra, circa 1820. 44 cm high

Impressive pair of silver plated seven stick candelabra (2) 61…

Silver Plated Seven Stick Candelabra Pair - 61 cm High

Impressive pair of silver plated seven stick candelabra (2) 61 cm high

An elaborate silver-plated three branch candelabra with silver…

Silver-plated Three-Branch Candelabra with Presentation Plaque (8 words)

An elaborate silver-plated three branch candelabra with silver presentation plaque for 1875

Large five sconce silver plate candelabra, 44 cm high

Silver Plate Candelabra with Five Sconces

Large five sconce silver plate candelabra, 44 cm high

A pair of silver-plate three-light candelabra, Adam revival…

Adam Revival Silver-Plate Candelabra by Barker Ellis

A pair of silver-plate three-light candelabra, Adam revival style, batwing fluted oval bases; Barker Ellis

A pair of Adams style William IV Sheffield plate candelabra,…

William IV Sheffield Plate Candelabra Pair

A pair of Adams style William IV Sheffield plate candelabra, each candlestick on three fluted legs terminating in paw feet stem with a stepped base, the three light candelabra with scrolling fluted branches, the nozzles and drip pans with gadroon rims. 53…

A Sheffield plate presentation candelabrum, 1954, with a tall…

Sheffield Plate Candelabrum with Dedicatory Inscription

A Sheffield plate presentation candelabrum, 1954, with a tall knopped and scrolled stem supporting four reeded curved upswept arms with sockets and embellished removable dishes, the stem also with provision for candle, upon a square shaped base with…

Vintage silver plated 4 branch candelabra 45 cm high

Silver Plated 4 Branch Candelabra - Vintage - 45cm High

Vintage silver plated 4 branch candelabra 45 cm high

Good pair silver plated three branch candelabra

Silver plated three-branch candelabra

Good pair silver plated three branch candelabra

A five branch silver plate candelabra, together with pair of…

Silver Plate Candelabra and Candlesticks Set

A five branch silver plate candelabra, together with pair of three branch and two candlesticks

Silver plated candelabra

Silver Candelabra with Plated Finish

Silver plated candelabra

Victorian three branch candelabra centrepiece, 19th century,…

Victorian Silver Plate Candelabra with Bird Figurines

Victorian three branch candelabra centrepiece, 19th century, silver plate on white metal, having leaf, scroll and beaded work decoration, the lower platform base has three applied figural birds. Height 50.5 cm

A pair of silver plated candelabra and a pair of candlesticks,…

Silver Plated Candelabra and Candlesticks Set

A pair of silver plated candelabra and a pair of candlesticks, the Barker Ellis neoclassical style candelabra with a gadrooned base, a knopped and gadrooned stem supporting two reeded and sweeping arms with similarly embellished plates and nozzles; the…

Sheffield plate 2 branch candelabra and 4 telescopic candle…

Sheffield Plate Candelabra and Candlesticks Set

Sheffield plate 2 branch candelabra and 4 telescopic candle sticks. (5 items)

20th century Georgian style plated candelabra, each on a…

Georgian-style Plated Candelabra with Scrolled Arms

20th century Georgian style plated candelabra, each on a stepped square base with a fluted column and scrolled arms. 40 cm high

Pair of magnificent silver plated candelabra with 4 branches,…

Silver Plated 4-Branch Candelabra on Column Bases - 45cm

Pair of magnificent silver plated candelabra with 4 branches, on column bases, 45 cm high

Antique silver plate candelabra, 47 cm high

Antique Silver Candelabra, 47cm High

Antique silver plate candelabra, 47 cm high

A tall Hecworth silver plate candelabra 40 cmhigh

Tall Hecworth Silver Plate Candelabra (40cm)

A tall Hecworth silver plate candelabra 40 cmhigh

A silver plate four branch candelabra with separate fitted…

Silver Plate Candelabra with Shades and Candleholders

A silver plate four branch candelabra with separate fitted candleholders and pierced silver plate shades. Pearce & Sons. Height 65 cm. Width 30 cm

Pair of Sheffield Plated candelabra

Sheffield Plated Candelabra Pair

Pair of Sheffield Plated candelabra

An early 19th century Empire style three branch Sheffield plate…

Empire-style Sheffield Plate Candelabra, 1820

An early 19th century Empire style three branch Sheffield plate candelabra the tricorn base and tall reeded lion paw columns supporting a bowl and urn finial with triple twist reeded branches, and gadrooned and fluted decoration, circa 1820. Height 62 cm

A pair of silver Sheffield Plate candelabras, English, 19th…

19th Century Sheffield Plate Candelabras

A pair of silver Sheffield Plate candelabras, English, 19th century, 48 cm high

Victorian silver plated candelabra. 5 branch, c.1880s.…

Victorian Silver Candelabra, 5 Branch, 1880s, 48 cm Height

Victorian silver plated candelabra. 5 branch, c.1880s. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 48 cm

A pair of silver-plate candelabra in Adam style, each with…

Adam-style Silver-Plate Candelabra Pair

A pair of silver-plate candelabra in Adam style, each with reeded branches issuing from a tapered column; bead rims and batwing fluted oval bases. Height 33.5 cm

Pair of classical design silver plated three stick candelabra,…

Silver Plated Classical Candelabra Pair, 42cm High (2)

Pair of classical design silver plated three stick candelabra, approx 42 cm high (2)

A pair of Sheffield plate three light candelabra with ornate…

Acanthus Sheffield Plate Candelabra, 50 cm Height

A pair of Sheffield plate three light candelabra with ornate acanthus leaf decoration. Height 50 cm

A German.835 silver candelabrum, early 20th century, with…

German Silver Candelabrum by Jakob Grimminger, Early 20th Century

A German.835 silver candelabrum, early 20th century, with crescent and Crown mark and maker's mark for Jakob Grimminger, with a pair of cornucopia arms with compressed rims issuing from a knopped spiral twist stem and spreading base, marked to lower foot…

Pair of Barker Ellis silver plate candelabra 25 cm high, 30 cm…

Barker Ellis Silver Plate Candelabra Pair

Pair of Barker Ellis silver plate candelabra 25 cm high, 30 cm wide

Elkington silver plated candelabra c1850 with four branches.…

Wyndham Crested Elkington Candelabra, 1850

Elkington silver plated candelabra c1850 with four branches. Engraved with the Wyndham family crest of Wyndham Wines fame. 71 cm.

Danish silver plated 3 branch candelabra, mid 20th century. 20…

Mid-century Danish silver-plated candelabra, 3 branches, 20 cm

Danish silver plated 3 branch candelabra, mid 20th century. 20 cm

A pair of Hardy Bros old sheffield plate three branch…

Hardy Bros Sheffield Plate Candelabra, 3 Branches

A pair of Hardy Bros old sheffield plate three branch candelabra 46 cm x 44 cm

A pair of outstanding 19th century William IV silver…

William IV Silver Candelabras, Circa 1835

A pair of outstanding 19th century William IV silver 'transitional' seven light candelabras. England. Circa 1835. The Sheffield plate base metal with some electroplated parts. The six rococo style foliate scroll branches, each on a leaf moulded baluster…

Quality Hecworth silver plated candelabra

Hecworth Silver Plated Candelabra - High Quality Design

Quality Hecworth silver plated candelabra

A pair of very heavy silver plate three-way candelabras. Height…

Silver Three-Way Candelabras - 59cm Height

A pair of very heavy silver plate three-way candelabras. Height 59 cm.

A pair of 18th century style silver-plate three-light…

18th Century Style Silver-Plate Candelabra, Pair

A pair of 18th century style silver-plate three-light candelabra, each with scrolling branches and square-section baluster column. Height 47 cm

Silver plated five branch ornate candelabrum with a pull out…

Ornate Silver Plated Candelabrum with Conversion Option

Silver plated five branch ornate candelabrum with a pull out conversion for a single stem candlestick. Maker Dixon T. & Co height 74.5 cm

A pair of Walker & Hall silver plate 3 branch candelabra (will…

Walker & Hall Silver Plate Candelabra (3 Branch, Convertible)

A pair of Walker & Hall silver plate 3 branch candelabra (will convert to single candelabrum).

Pair of Elkington silver plated three branch candelabras, each…

Elkington Silver Plated Candelabras (Pair)

Pair of Elkington silver plated three branch candelabras, each approx 28 cm high (2)

A Victorian plated candelabra on an octagonal flared base with…

Victorian Deer Candelabra with Grape Vine Decoration

A Victorian plated candelabra on an octagonal flared base with deer and Doe on scrolled feet, the stem with grape and vine decoration, with four arms terminating in sconces. 25 cm high

A pair of Elkington & Co. Silver plate three-branch candelabra,…

Sheraton-style Elkington & Co. candelabra, circa 1880

A pair of Elkington & Co. Silver plate three-branch candelabra, in the Sheraton style, circa 1880. 49 cm high

An Art Nouveau WMF figural candelabra, circa 1910. 27 cm high

Art Nouveau WMF Figural Candelabra, 1910

An Art Nouveau WMF figural candelabra, circa 1910. 27 cm high

Pair of Elkington silver plated three branch candelabras, each…

Elkington Silver Plated Candelabras (Pair)

Pair of Elkington silver plated three branch candelabras, each approx 28 cm high (2)

A striking pair of Baroque style figural candelabra, in…

Baroque-style Figural Candelabra with Female Busts

A striking pair of Baroque style figural candelabra, in silvered bronze and cast as classically attired female busts with braided hair surmounted by urn form nozzles and raised on slender obelisks, each issuing a pair of foliate scrolls supporting…

Three branch silver-plate candelabra 25 cm

25cm Silver-Plate Candelabra with Three Branches

Three branch silver-plate candelabra 25 cm

A large Victorian plated candelabra, later 19th century, the…

Victorian Plated Candelabra with Animal Head Embellishments

A large Victorian plated candelabra, later 19th century, the candelabra with a cast and knopped stem issuing four scrolling arms with animal head embellishments, and supporting dishes and foliate decorated urns. Height 54 cm. Width 40 cm

A pair of plated candelabra. 34 cm high.

Plated Candelabra Pair - 34cm Height

A pair of plated candelabra. 34 cm high.

Ornate three branch silver plate candelabra. Height 35 cm approx

Silver Plate Candelabra - Ornate 3 Branch - 35cm Height

Ornate three branch silver plate candelabra. Height 35 cm approx

Pair of silver plated four branch (five candle sconces)…

Removable section silver plated candelabra with 4 branches

Pair of silver plated four branch (five candle sconces) candelabra with removable sections

A pair of large silvered candelabra, the candelabra each with…

Silvered Candelabra with Six Scrolling Arms

A pair of large silvered candelabra, the candelabra each with six scrolling arms with foliate dishes and bud form nozzles supported on a fluted column to an acanthus cup and pedestal, upon a spreading triform base with ornate leaf moulding and supported…

Tall silver plate on copper candelabrum. Height 54 cm

Silver Plate Copper Candelabrum, 54cm Height

Tall silver plate on copper candelabrum. Height 54 cm

A three-arm silver-plate candelabra, 32

32-inch Three-Arm Silver Candelabra

A three-arm silver-plate candelabra, 32

Sheffield plate candelabra, 5 sconce

5-Sconce Sheffield Plate Candelabra

Sheffield plate candelabra, 5 sconce

A pair of silver plated three light candelabra. 20th century,…

Silver Plated Three Light Candelabra by W Drummond & Co

A pair of silver plated three light candelabra. 20th century, with maker's mark of W Drummond & Co Melbourne, the Georgian style candelabra with two scrolling ribbed arms supporting removable floral decorated nozzles, the central capital also with a…

A Rococo plated four arm candelabra in Art Nouveau style. 28 cm…

Art Nouveau Rococo Candelabra - 28cm

A Rococo plated four arm candelabra in Art Nouveau style. 28 cm high

A rare Driade Kosmos 'Simon' silver plated candelabra. 48 cm

Rare Driade Kosmos Simon Candelabra - Silver Plated (48cm)

A rare Driade Kosmos 'Simon' silver plated candelabra. 48 cm

A three-branch silver-plate (?) candelabra 65 cm high

Silver-plate candelabra with three branches

A three-branch silver-plate (?) candelabra 65 cm high

A pair of vintage silver plated candelabra, mid 20th century,…

Vintage Silver Plated Neoclassical Candelabra Pair

A pair of vintage silver plated candelabra, mid 20th century, the candelabra of neoclassical inspiration with a pair of ribbed curvaceous arms supporting beaded pans and gadroon embellished urn form nozzles, similarly embellished to the knopped stem and…

A seven branch Old Sheffield plate candelabrum c. 1850, 50 cm…

1850 Old Sheffield Plate Candelabrum with 7 Branches

A seven branch Old Sheffield plate candelabrum c. 1850, 50 cm high

A pair of Sheffield plated candelabra, 19th century. 48 cm

19th Century Sheffield Plated Candelabra Pair (48 cm)

A pair of Sheffield plated candelabra, 19th century. 48 cm

An Antique Sheffield plate three branch candelabra, circa 1820,…

Antique Sheffield Plate Candelabra, 1820

An Antique Sheffield plate three branch candelabra, circa 1820, 62 cm high

Viners silver plated candelabrum 34 cm high

Silver Plated Candelabrum - 34 cm Height

Viners silver plated candelabrum 34 cm high

Silver plated (on copper) table candelabra with five sconces

Silver Plated Five-Sconce Candelabra on Copper

Silver plated (on copper) table candelabra with five sconces

Pair of antique French, nicely cast silver plated five branch…

Antique French Silver Plated Candelabras - Pair

Pair of antique French, nicely cast silver plated five branch candelabras, each 53 cm high (2)

Victorian silver plated candelabrum, attributed to Elkington &…

Elkington & Co. Stag Candelabrum with Palm Tree Base

Victorian silver plated candelabrum, attributed to Elkington & Co., Birmingham, cast as a stag on rocky, shaped base beneath a palm tree, the 4 candle branches detach by lifting out, 59 cm high approx

WMF candelabrum having removable arms with three lights,…

Removable Arm Candelabrum with Three Lights

WMF candelabrum having removable arms with three lights, removable drip pans & nozzles. Condition: good to fair, slight lean. Height 57 cm

A large and impressive pair of Victorian silver plate…

Victorian Silver Plate Nine-Light Candelabra

A large and impressive pair of Victorian silver plate nine-light candelabra, 94 cm high, 60 cm diameter

A late 18th century Sheffield Plate candelabra, with three vase…

Sheffield Plate Candelabra with Three Vase Nozzles

A late 18th century Sheffield Plate candelabra, with three vase shaped nozzles raised on sinuous arms from a central candlestick, supported on a tapering column from a decoratively moulded circular base. Height 55 cm

Ellis-Barker silver Company silver plated pair of candelabra…

Reeded Border Candelabra Pair by Ellis-Barker Silver Company

Ellis-Barker silver Company silver plated pair of candelabra having hexagonal bases & columns, removable drip pans, all with reeded borders & weighted bases.

A pair of Old Sheffield plate candelabra, with tapering columns…

Antique Sheffield Plate Candelabra, Circa 1840

A pair of Old Sheffield plate candelabra, with tapering columns on round gadrooned bases rising to urn shaped nozzles with sconces, circa 1840. Height 55 cm.

A pair of Victorian silver plate four branch, five light floral…

Victorian Silver Plate Floral Candelabra, 48cm High

A pair of Victorian silver plate four branch, five light floral decorated candelabra, 48 cm high

Pair of Sheffield silver plated two branch candelabra, together…

Sheffield & Three-Branch Silver Plated Candelabra Set (4)

Pair of Sheffield silver plated two branch candelabra, together with a pair of silver plated three branch candelabra (4), height 50 cm, 26 cm

George III Old Sheffield Plate candelabrum, 48 cm high

George III Sheffield Plate Candelabrum, 48cm High

George III Old Sheffield Plate candelabrum, 48 cm high

A Victorian silver plate four light candelabrum by Walker &…

Victorian Silver Plate Candelabrum with Camel Base

A Victorian silver plate four light candelabrum by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, circa 1880 raised on a triform base with three camels, 55 cm high

A pair of Antique Sheffield plate two branch, three light…

Antique Sheffield Plate Candelabra, 1810

A pair of Antique Sheffield plate two branch, three light candelabra, circa 1810, each with leaf and scroll decoration, 50 cm high

Pair of silver plated candelabra, maker unknown, possibly…

Silver Plated Candelabra with Seated Couple Decoration

Pair of silver plated candelabra, maker unknown, possibly English, c. 1867, having five lights, with scrolling leaves and foliage decoration, the circular base surmounted by seated couple, with diamond-shaped English Registry marks to undersides (2),…

Silver plated pair of candelabra having floral designs, with…

Floral Silver Plated Candelabra with Removable Stems - 53cm

Silver plated pair of candelabra having floral designs, with removable stems & set upon square form bases, height 53 cm

A pair of silver plated three branch candelabra, 46 cm high

Silver plated candelabra, 46 cm high, three branches

A pair of silver plated three branch candelabra, 46 cm high

A pair of large silvered four branch candelabras, 38 cm high

Silvered Four-Branch Candelabras - 38cm High

A pair of large silvered four branch candelabras, 38 cm high

A pair of Edwardian plated candelabra with ram head decoration,…

Edwardian Ram Head Candelabra - 52cm High

A pair of Edwardian plated candelabra with ram head decoration, 52 cm high

Pair of silver plated candelabra, 49 cm high

Silver Plated Candelabra Pair, 49cm High

Pair of silver plated candelabra, 49 cm high

Pair of Victorian silver plate candelabra, set with central…

Victorian silver plate candelabra pair

Pair of Victorian silver plate candelabra, set with central sconce flanked by two branched sconces on knop support on stepped square base, height 47 cm (2)

Silver plated candelabrum, 4 arms with central additional…

4-Arm Silver Plated Candelabrum with Central Sconce (24cm)

Silver plated candelabrum, 4 arms with central additional sconce. Height 24 cm

Three French plated three stick candelabra, each 24 cm high (3)

French Three-Stick Candelabra Trio - 24cm Height (Set of 3)

Three French plated three stick candelabra, each 24 cm high (3)

Pair of silver plated candelabra, maker unknown, possibly…

Silver Plated Candelabra with Seated Couple Decoration

Pair of silver plated candelabra, maker unknown, possibly English, c. 1867, having five lights, with scrolling leaves and foliage decoration, the circular base surmounted by seated couple, diamond-shaped English Registry marks to undersides (2), height 55…

A pair of Victorian silver plated Candelabras, mid to late 19th…

Victorian Candelabras, 19th Century, 68cm Height

A pair of Victorian silver plated Candelabras, mid to late 19th century height 68 cm

Two branch silver plated candelabrum, height 38 cm

Silver Plated Candelabrum - 38cm Height

Two branch silver plated candelabrum, height 38 cm

Pair of silver plate two arm candelabras, height 38 cm

Silver Plate Two Arm Candelabras - 38cm Height

Pair of silver plate two arm candelabras, height 38 cm

A pair of antique silvered bronze candelabra converted to…

Antique Bronze Candelabra Converted to Electricity

A pair of antique silvered bronze candelabra converted to Electricty, circa 1870. 75 cm high, approximately, 44 cm diameter

Pair antique silver plate candelabra, each with 2 branches and…

Antique Silver Plate Candelabra with 6 Sconces

Pair antique silver plate candelabra, each with 2 branches and a total of 6 candle sconces. Height 58 cm (each)

A pair of silver plated five light candelabra, of neoclassical…

Neoclassical Silver Plated Candelabra - Five Lights

A pair of silver plated five light candelabra, of neoclassical design with tapering knopped stems issuing four 'S' scroll vegetal arms with urn form nozzles, with stiff leaf, bead and lappet borders, can be dismantled to form single candle sticks, height…

A silver plate neoclassical style three light candelabrum, of…

Neoclassical Silver Candelabrum with Twin Arms and Removable Top

A silver plate neoclassical style three light candelabrum, of knopped form with twin curvaceous arms with conical nozzles and pans, with a removable top section allowing use a single candlestick, with simple gadroon and thread decoration and raised on a…

Pair of silver plate five light candelabra, thistle shaped…

Silver Plate Thistle Candelabra, 5-Light Pair (a/f)

Pair of silver plate five light candelabra, thistle shaped sconces on scrolling foliate branches on knopped stem, circular base, on four shell feet, a/f, (2)

A WMF Art Nouveau figural maiden candelabra c.1900 - 1915…

WMF Art Nouveau Maiden Candelabra - 26cm Height

A WMF Art Nouveau figural maiden candelabra c.1900 - 1915 silver plated metal with makers marks to base, height 26 cm

A large early 19th century silver plate table candelabra, the…

Waterhouse Hatfield & Co Silver Plate Candelabra, c.1836

A large early 19th century silver plate table candelabra, the four branches and central column all with matching rims, acanthus leaf highlights, some copper showing. By Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co, Portobello Place, Sheffield. c.1836. Height 56.5 cm. Old…

A James Dixon & Sons silver plated three-branch candelabra, the…

Acanthus Candelabra

A James Dixon & Sons silver plated three-branch candelabra, the tall baluster column raised from a triform base with sinuous arms with fixed nozzles, all embellished with acanthus mouldings and other foliate designs. Height 52 cm