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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Four crystal candlesticks, Bohemia. Height 24.5 cm.

Bohemian Crystal Candlesticks, Set of Four

Four crystal candlesticks, Bohemia. Height 24.5 cm.

A uranium glass dressing table set, comprises a fan shaped tray,…

Uranium Glass Dressing Table Set

A uranium glass dressing table set, comprises a fan shaped tray, wo candle sticks, and a lidded jar. Lidded jar height 13 cm, diameter 15.5 cm, tray height 3 cm, width 33 cm, diameter 21.1 cm

Theresienthal glass candle holders with decorative gilt rims…

Gilt-rimmed Theresienthal Glass Candle Holders (24cm height)

Theresienthal glass candle holders with decorative gilt rims and turned stems, height 24 cm

A pair of Georgian cut glass candlesticks, Irish late 18th…

A pair of Georgian cut glass candlesticks, Irish late 18th century, 27 cm high, bases 9 cm square

Pair of crystal candle lamps with storm shades

Crystal Candle Lamps with Storm Shades

Pair of crystal candle lamps with storm shades

Two Val St Lambert crystal candlesticks both etched Val St…

Val St Lambert Crystal Candlesticks - 23cm Height

Two Val St Lambert crystal candlesticks both etched Val St Lambert to base, height 23 cm

Six white Fenton glass wares comprising of a flower bowl with…

White Fenton Glass Set with Flower Bowl and Candle Holders

Six white Fenton glass wares comprising of a flower bowl with removable trumpet vases 21 cm diameter, 2@ small lidded jugs 12 cm high, a vase 13.5 cm high and 2@ candle holders 11.5 cm diameter

Pair of Bohemian cut crystal candlestick lustres, in Bristol…

Bristol Blue Crystal Lustres - 25 cm Height

Pair of Bohemian cut crystal candlestick lustres, in Bristol blue colour, height 25 cm

A pair of Crystal Lalique candlesticks, circa 2000, 15.5 cm high

Lalique Crystal Candlesticks, Circa 2000

A pair of Crystal Lalique candlesticks, circa 2000, 15.5 cm high

A pair of gilt bronze mounted crystal lustre candelabra A/F

Gilt bronze crystal lustre candelabra (A/F)

A pair of gilt bronze mounted crystal lustre candelabra A/F

A pair of gilt finish and mirrored glass candle stands 40 cm…

Gilt and mirrored glass candle stands (10 words)

A pair of gilt finish and mirrored glass candle stands 40 cm high

A pair of smoky grey glass table candelabra 41 cm high

Smoky Grey Glass Table Candelabra - 41cm High

A pair of smoky grey glass table candelabra 41 cm high

Large Swarovski Crystal Waterlily candleholder #119747, width…

Swarovski Crystal Waterlily Candleholder in Original Box

Large Swarovski Crystal Waterlily candleholder #119747, width 14 cm, in original box

Four crystal candlesticks, engraved with floral motif, Western…

Floral Engraved Crystal Candlesticks from Western Germany

Four crystal candlesticks, engraved with floral motif, Western Germany. Height 27 cm.

Crystal candelabra, height 28 cm, width 31 cm

Crystal Candelabra: Elegant 28cm Height, 31cm Width

Crystal candelabra, height 28 cm, width 31 cm

A pair of antique ruby glass storm shades.

Antique Ruby Glass Storm Shades Pair

A pair of antique ruby glass storm shades.

Pair of crystal lustre candlesticks

Crystal Candlestick Pair

Pair of crystal lustre candlesticks

A pair of American silver based glass candlesticks, baluster…

American Acanthus Silver Glass Candlesticks, 23cm Height

A pair of American silver based glass candlesticks, baluster with acanthus moulding. Height 23 cm.

Czechoslovakian crystal candelabra with 2 branches and a centre…

Crystal Candelabra with Prism and Droplets

Czechoslovakian crystal candelabra with 2 branches and a centre prism, each with hanging crystal drops, height 46 cm

A Unusal and rare pair of pressed glass Candlesticks, height 26.…

Rare Pressed Glass Candlesticks - 26.5cm Height

A Unusal and rare pair of pressed glass Candlesticks, height 26.5 cm, width 11.5 cm

A pair of glass candlestick, pink bluhs glass moulded into a…

Pink Blush Tulip Glass Candlesticks (7 words)

A pair of glass candlestick, pink bluhs glass moulded into a tulip form, height 15 cm

Sheffield Plate standish, with central candle holder and…

Sheffield Plate Standish with Crystal Ink Bottles

Sheffield Plate standish, with central candle holder and snuffer, flanked by a pair of crystal ink bottles, decorated with embossed floral border, on four ball and claw feet, length 25 cm

Pair of Pasabashe Magazalari etched candlesticks in green and…

Green and Frosted Glass Etched Candlesticks with Gilt Script

Pair of Pasabashe Magazalari etched candlesticks in green and frosted glass, decorated with gilt script, height 21 cm (2)

Two Bohemia crystal lustre drop candlesticks, in original boxes,…

Bohemia Crystal Lustre Drop Candlesticks (21cm) in Boxes

Two Bohemia crystal lustre drop candlesticks, in original boxes, height 21 cm

An etched crystal storm lantern on silvered metal column form…

Etched Crystal Storm Lantern on Silvered Metal Stand

An etched crystal storm lantern on silvered metal column form stand, height 125 cm

Pair of cut crystal candlesticks with lustres(one missing)

Crystal candlesticks with missing lustre

Pair of cut crystal candlesticks with lustres(one missing)

Crystal table top candelabra, three branch with crystal droplets

Crystal Three-Branch Candelabra with Droplets

Crystal table top candelabra, three branch with crystal droplets

A pair of frosted Depression glass figural candlesticks, the…

Frosted Depression Glass Figural Candlesticks

A pair of frosted Depression glass figural candlesticks, the man and woman in country dress with baskets on their head. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Height 25 cm

A pair of cut crystal hobnail 'Walsh' candle holders, on square…

Crystal hobnail Walsh candle holders

A pair of cut crystal hobnail 'Walsh' candle holders, on square base. Height 7 cm

A pair of French puce porcelain and ormolu candlesticks with…

French Puce Porcelain & Ormolu Candlesticks with Crystal Lustre Drops

A pair of French puce porcelain and ormolu candlesticks with cut crystal lustre drops. 22 cm high.

A pair of Val St. Lambert crystal candlesticks, hexagonal form,…

Val St. Lambert Hexagonal Crystal Candlesticks (24 cm)

A pair of Val St. Lambert crystal candlesticks, hexagonal form, height 24 cm.

Crystal table top candelabrum of three arms and large…

Electric Crystal Candelabrum, 52cm Height, 3 Arms

Crystal table top candelabrum of three arms and large proportions, plugs in for electricity, height 52 cm

Val St Lambert crystal pair of candlesticks stamped to the base.…

Val St Lambert Crystal Candlesticks, 25.5 cm Height

Val St Lambert crystal pair of candlesticks stamped to the base. Height 25.5 cm

Etched glass and silver storm lantern, Birmingham circa 1900,…

Etched Glass & Silver Lantern, Birmingham 1900, Floral Decoration

Etched glass and silver storm lantern, Birmingham circa 1900, marked 925, etched flower decorations, 38 cm high approx

Vintage Thermos, Australian turned wooden compote, miniature…

Antique Collection: Thermos, Compote, Barrel, Vase, Candlestick

Vintage Thermos, Australian turned wooden compote, miniature port barrel, green glass vase and a crystal candlestick, 19th and 20th century, (5 items), the largest 46 cm high

Pair of cherub and crystal candlesticks, with 6 crystal drops,…

Cherub and Crystal Candlesticks with Drops

Pair of cherub and crystal candlesticks, with 6 crystal drops, h17 cm approx

Three pieces of Whitefriars Glassware, late 1960s-70s,…

Blue Tinted Whitefriars Glassware Set

Three pieces of Whitefriars Glassware, late 1960s-70s, comprising a shallow circular bowl raised on a conforming foot and two candlesticks with cylindrical holders for the candles, and knopped stems flowing to a conical foot, all in blue tinted clear…

Four English mercury glass candle holders, late 19th century,…

Set of Four Late 19th Century Mercury Glass Candle Holders

Four English mercury glass candle holders, late 19th century, circa 1880, each of vasiform, varying in shape and design, the largest 28 cm high.

A pair crystal candlesticks by Tiffany & Co, from the…

Tiffany & Co. Gardenia Crystal Candlesticks (Pair)

A pair crystal candlesticks by Tiffany & Co, from the 'Gardenia' collection, made by Val St Lambert, height 20 cm.

A pair of spelter lustre candlesticks, depicting lions resting…

Lion Lustre Candlesticks

A pair of spelter lustre candlesticks, depicting lions resting on rectangular base. Height 28 cm

Pair of ruby glass Hurricane lamps, set with storm shade above…

Ruby Glass Hurricane Lamps with Floral Foliage and Gilt

Pair of ruby glass Hurricane lamps, set with storm shade above lustre base, decorated with foliage and flowers to body, in tones of white and pink accented with gilt, height 54.5 cm, (2)

Ruby glass storm lantern, metal Regency dolphin base on marble…

Ruby Glass Dolphin Lantern

Ruby glass storm lantern, metal Regency dolphin base on marble with ruby glass shade

A pair of Georgian cut glass candlesticks 24 cm high

Georgian Cut Glass Candlesticks (24cm)

A pair of Georgian cut glass candlesticks 24 cm high

A pair of blue glass and gilt metal candle sticks in the…

Victorian-style Blue Glass Candlesticks with Gilt Metal Accents

A pair of blue glass and gilt metal candle sticks in the Victorian style 36 cm high

An Irish crystal two branch candelabrum, Tyrone crystal, mid…

Tyrone Crystal Two-Branch Candelabrum

An Irish crystal two branch candelabrum, Tyrone crystal, mid 20th century, the cut crystal candelabrum raised on a circular spreading base with diamond cut tapering stem issuing twin scrolling arms, and supporting a dish with arrow prisms, each dish…

Art Deco uranium glass dressing table set comprising of a tray,…

Art Deco Uranium Glass Dressing Table Set

Art Deco uranium glass dressing table set comprising of a tray, two candlesticks, three lidded jars and a ring stand, 32.5 cm wide, 17 cm high some very small chips to corners of tray handles

Pair of Victorian flashed glass candlesticks

Victorian Flashed Glass Candlesticks Pair

Pair of Victorian flashed glass candlesticks

Christofle electric crystal candelabrum, 2 branches with…

Electric Crystal Candelabrum with Lustres

Christofle electric crystal candelabrum, 2 branches with suspended lustres. Height 40 cm (including electric fittings).

American sterling silver based pair of etched glass hurricane…

Towle Etched Glass Hurricane Lanterns with Candlestick Conversion

American sterling silver based pair of etched glass hurricane lanterns having pierced screw in inserts, to convert to candlesticks, with weighted bases. Maker Towle. Height 28 cm

Pair of Austrian Art Nouveau candelabra, set with central…

Austrian Art Nouveau Uranium Glass Candelabra Pair

Pair of Austrian Art Nouveau candelabra, set with central sconce flanked by four branched sconces, accented with uranium glass prism drops, above a porcelain baluster shape body, on pierced Art Nouveau support, a/f, (2)

A six-branch crystal candelabra H.40 cm

Six-branch Crystal Candelabra - 40cm Height

A six-branch crystal candelabra H.40 cm

A pair of Sliver and glass candle sticks and cut crystal…

Silver and Glass Candlesticks with Crystal Ashtray

A pair of Sliver and glass candle sticks and cut crystal ashtray, of column form with raised campana, floral and mask designs, Sw mark to bases (2), 21 cm high

A crystal four branch table candelabra, 42 cm high

Crystal Four Branch Table Candelabra - 42 cm High

A crystal four branch table candelabra, 42 cm high

Lalique bird dishes and lion candle holder featuring frosted…

Lalique Glassware: Bird Dishes and Lion Candle Holder

Lalique bird dishes and lion candle holder featuring frosted glass swan and pheasant curved pin dishes and a lion themed candlestick holder on single foot. Etched Lalique France to base. Height of candlestick 9 cm

Anne Nilsson (Swedish, b. 1953) for Orrefors, pair of graduated…

Orrefors Celeste Candlesticks, Anne Nilsson, Pair

Anne Nilsson (Swedish, b. 1953) for Orrefors, pair of graduated Celeste candlesticks, clear and blue frosted glass, etched signatures and serial numbers to bases (2), heights 41 cm and 33 cm

Pair of blue glass storm lanterns with hand painted decoration…

Blue Glass Lanterns with Hand Painted Decoration and Lustres

Pair of blue glass storm lanterns with hand painted decoration and base with suspended lustresone detached, height 54.5 cm.

Pair of tall storm glass candle holders

Tall Storm Glass Candle Holders Duo

Pair of tall storm glass candle holders

19th century pair of brass candelabra, pierced brass with mask…

Brass Candelabra with Crystal Droplets and Mask Decoration

19th century pair of brass candelabra, pierced brass with mask decoration and hanging crystal droplets

Pair of Villeroy & Boch crystal five-branch table top…

Villeroy & Boch Crystal Candelabras - Table Top Design

Pair of Villeroy & Boch crystal five-branch table top candelabras

17 pieces Bent Severin Princess Glassware, designed 1957,by…

Vintage Danish Princess Glassware Set

17 pieces Bent Severin Princess Glassware, designed 1957,by Kastrup Holmegaard Denmark, comprising of: six shot glasses, 7 port glasses, 3 wine glasses and 1 candlestick. Height 16.4 cm (wine glass)

Pair of crystal candle lamps with storm shades

Crystal Candle Lamps with Storm Shades

Pair of crystal candle lamps with storm shades

Three fuel lamps, two shades, and a brass chamberstick, 19th to…

Antique Fuel Lamps, Shades, and Brass Chamberstick Set

Three fuel lamps, two shades, and a brass chamberstick, 19th to 20th century, six items including a cobalt blue glass fuel lamp, an iridescent glass lamp, base with chimney, and a painted ruby glass lamp base with a frosted shade, two shades in blue and…

A pair of opalescent glass candle holders, Barolac,…

Opalescent Butterfly Candle Holders by Barolac, Czechoslovakia

A pair of opalescent glass candle holders, Barolac, Czechoslovakia, circa 1935, the pair of glass dome candle holders, finely moulded with continuous decoration of large and small butterflies, etched mark to bases, height 5.5 cm diameter: 10 cm

A pair of vintage brass, wirework and glass candelabra, early…

Vintage Brass and Glass Candelabra with Electrical Fittings

A pair of vintage brass, wirework and glass candelabra, early to mid 20th century, with electrical fittings, the two arm candelabra supporting electric candles and distressed silk, shades, and hung with glass prisms and tear drops from wire stems, height…

Erik Hoglund (Swedish, 1932-1998), pair of candelabra, wrought…

Erik Hoglund Glass and Iron Candelabra Pair

Erik Hoglund (Swedish, 1932-1998), pair of candelabra, wrought iron with moulded clear glass drops (2), height 33 cm

A pair of cut crystal metal mounted torchere glass and metal…

Crystal Torchere Candle Sticks with Metal Mounts

A pair of cut crystal metal mounted torchere glass and metal candle sticks

Large pair of weighted bronze based storm lights, flared glass…

Bronze-based Storm Lights with Flared Glass Shades (2)

Large pair of weighted bronze based storm lights, flared glass shades, each 53 cm high (2)

Classical Regency candelabra, gilt metal with hanging crystal…

Gilt Candelabra with Crystal Prisms and Marble Base

Classical Regency candelabra, gilt metal with hanging crystal prisms and shaped marble base

A pair of Art Deco Anodized copper, marble, and crystal…

Anodized Copper & Crystal Candelabra with Marble Base

A pair of Art Deco Anodized copper, marble, and crystal candelabra, each of two cup-shaped lights on a black marble slab raised on a pair of crystal spheres and a lower marble slap on spherical copper feet. Height 13.5 cm. Width 19.5 cm. Depth 7 cm

An antique English Sheffield plated candle holder with etched…

Antique Sheffield Plated Candle Holder with Etched Glass Shade

An antique English Sheffield plated candle holder with etched glass shade, 19th century, 57 cm high

19th century pair of bronze candelabra, twin branch in a…

Bronze Twin Branch Candelabra with Cut Glass Drops

19th century pair of bronze candelabra, twin branch in a patinated finish, the sconces set above leaf form drip pans suspending cut glass drops, the whole raised in a tri footed Griffith stem on a concave tri-form base, height 33 cm x 32 cm width (2)

Pair of decorative glass storm lanterns

Decorative Glass Storm Lanterns

Pair of decorative glass storm lanterns

Pair of tall storm glass candle holders

Tall Storm Glass Candle Holders Pair

Pair of tall storm glass candle holders

Collection of Scandinavian Glass Puzzle Candle Holders, clear…

Scandinavian Glass Puzzle Candle Holders - Clear Pressed Glass

Collection of Scandinavian Glass Puzzle Candle Holders, clear pressed glass (36), 13 x 10 cm

A cut crystal and silver plate banqueting lamp, the cut crystal…

Crystal and Silver Banquet Lamp

A cut crystal and silver plate banqueting lamp, the cut crystal reservoir with silver plated 'Winks' burner raised upon a silver plated column candlestick base. Height including chimney 71 cm

Alsterfors Glasbruk, Sweden, Scandinavian glass candleholder,…

Scandinavian Glass Candleholder from Alsterfors Glasbruk

Alsterfors Glasbruk, Sweden, Scandinavian glass candleholder, in two separate pieces including a bright orange glass shade and a clear glass base, height 35 cm. Provenance: John Crichton Estate. Andrew and Jeannie Van der Putten Collection.

A pair of black Jasperware lustre candlesticks, late 19th…

Black Jasperware Lustre Candlesticks with Glass Canopies

A pair of black Jasperware lustre candlesticks, late 19th century, the cut glass lustre canopies and faceted drops above the Wedgwood taste Jasperware drum base with gilt brass mounts 28.5 cm high

A tall pair of glass air twist candlesticks. Height 34 cm.

34 cm Glass Air Twist Candlesticks

A tall pair of glass air twist candlesticks. Height 34 cm.

Pair of girandole candle holders, 19th century, each with a…

19th Century Gilt Bronze Girandole Candle Holders

Pair of girandole candle holders, 19th century, each with a gilt bronze spread eagle bird on a branch supporting candle scone and clear glass prism drops (2), height 22 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Georgian lustre candlestick with prism droppers attributed to…

Georgian Lustre Candlestick by John Blades

Georgian lustre candlestick with prism droppers attributed to John Blades (Ludgate Hill 1783-1829)

Pair of Bohemian style yellow glass storm lanterns with hand…

Bohemian Floral Glass Lanterns with Crystal Drops

Pair of Bohemian style yellow glass storm lanterns with hand painted floral motif, on yellow glass background the glass lantern fitting snugly on top of a prism decorated with crystal drops and supported by a fluted, bulbous base, height 55 cm

Pair of late 19th century French candelabra electrified with…

Electrified French Crystal Candelabra with Prisms

Pair of late 19th century French candelabra electrified with hanging cut crystal prisms

Arts & Crafts Gothic revival brass candle stick. Pierced and…

Gothic Brass Candlestick with Rock Crystal Cabochons

Arts & Crafts Gothic revival brass candle stick. Pierced and scalloped sconce; barley twist column with four rock crystal cabochons, on cross hatched and floral base. Has been prepared for electricity, circa 1860. Height 29 cm

A silver-plated and cut glass convertible candelabra/epergne,…

A silver-plated and cut glass convertible candelabra/epergne, James Dixon and Sons, English, 19th century, 65 cm high

Set of three sterling silver candlesticks with green…

Green Glass Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1970

Set of three sterling silver candlesticks with green crystalline glass decoration, circa 1970, the largest 26.5 cm high

A pair of vintage cobalt flash glass candlesticks, 20th century,…

Vintage Cobalt Flash Glass Candlesticks

A pair of vintage cobalt flash glass candlesticks, 20th century, the pair with blue sconces and flared dishes with lens and diamond point, borders above clear waisted faceted stems and starburst spreading bases, unmarked, height 24.5 cm

Pink pressed glass koala decorated glass vase with frog (chip)…

Pink Koala Glass Set with Frog and Candlestick

Pink pressed glass koala decorated glass vase with frog (chip) and candlestick, 14 & 20 cm high

A contemporary pair of flashed ruby glass and gilt lustre vases…

Flashed Ruby Glass Vases with Gilt Lustre and Shades

A contemporary pair of flashed ruby glass and gilt lustre vases with storm shades, 67 cm high

Two English sterling silver & crystal ink wells and a Victorian…

English Sterling Silver Ink Wells & Candle Holder with Snuff Box

Two English sterling silver & crystal ink wells and a Victorian sterling silver candle holder with snuff box (3 items).

John Hale Australian silver, modern design silver and glass…

Modern Australian Silver and Glass Candle Holder

John Hale Australian silver, modern design silver and glass based candle holder by South Australian silversmith, makers mark to underside Jeh D with piping strike motif

Pair of candle holders cut Teal glass, storm shades, and clear…

Teal Glass Candle Holders with Storm Shades

Pair of candle holders cut Teal glass, storm shades, and clear glass stepped base, height 37 cm

A pair of spelter bust candelabra lamps, 19th century, the…

19th Century Spelter Bust Candelabra Lamps with Glass Shades

A pair of spelter bust candelabra lamps, 19th century, the square bases surmounted with plinths supporting outswept arms with leaf sconces centering the busts of a lady and gentleman, each with a frosted pink glass rose shade above their head, converted…

A pair of Christofle silver-plate candlesticks with glass storm…

Christofle Silver-Plate Candlesticks with Glass Storm Shades

A pair of Christofle silver-plate candlesticks with glass storm shades. Overall height 38 cm

A pair of French china lustre candlesticks. On puce ground with…

French Lustre Candlesticks with Puce and Gold Highlights

A pair of French china lustre candlesticks. On puce ground with gilded highlights and under glazed blue mark. Height 21 cm.

Pair of antique French bronze candlesticks with applied painted…

Antique French Bronze Candlesticks with Glass Oil Lamp Tops

Pair of antique French bronze candlesticks with applied painted glass oil lamp tops, later applied electric lamps mounts, each 40 cm high (2)

Pair of cut crystal lustre candlesticks, with cut crystal drops…

Crystal Lustre Candlesticks with Drops (Pair)

Pair of cut crystal lustre candlesticks, with cut crystal drops (A/F) (2), height 20.5 cm