A jewel with or without a candle!

21 July 2021 10:00
The longest day in the northern hemisphere falls around 21 June each year. This is approximately the day on which the solstice occurs and thus the beginning of the astronomical summer. With the longest day behind us, the days get shorter again. The shortest day falls in the days around 22 December. The dark days are still a long way off, but we would like to take you through our range of candlesticks to add lustre to the evenings.

In addition to the decorative function of a candlestick, candles provide light, atmosphere and romance. They give a playful effect to any room. Candlesticks have been used since the Middle Ages. In main church altars. Antique candlesticks were usually made in pairs. During the Baroque and Rococo periods, candlesticks were given all kinds of extra decoration in the form of shells and flowers. But also candlesticks in the shape of human figures, holding the candle holder above their heads, were very popular. The human figures are sometimes profiled left and right, so that they can 'look' at each other on the table. Besides the single candlestick, candelabra became more and more popular. In the 18th and 19th centuries, this type of candlestick with 2, 3 or more decorative arms was used more and more. This had everything to do with the dinner that was served in the evening. After the invention of gas and oil lighting, candlesticks increasingly played a decorative and less functional role.

The candlesticks selected by Antique Style Webstore are based on various art styles such as Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Most are made after original antique models of for example Albert Mayer for the famous German tin factory WMF. But also hand-painted ceramics after the example of Faience from Gouda.