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Why did Limoges candlestick makers create folding traveling candlesticks?
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candlestick
An assortment of decorative candles and candlesticks arranged for display.
Limoges candlestick makers specialized in creating small traveling candlesticks with folding legs to serve a secular purpose for noble French families. These items were often enriched with the shields of arms of these families, indicating their use by the nobility while traveling.1