French Floor Candelabra

France, 20th Century

$895

Antique One-Of-A-Kind Rare

Before a room had a light switch, a stand like this held a cluster of candles up high enough to light it. Found in Béziers and dating to the early 20th century, it stands in tall wrought iron, a crown of candle cups rising on scrolled arms from a central shaft over a scrolled tripod base, every curve bent by hand at a forge. Floor candelabra like it lit the churches and big houses of France, their height lifting the flames above the room so the light could reach the corners. Sylvie stands it in a corner with pillar candles burning low.

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