candlestick: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	candleholder

Photos

Candles and candlesticks

Menorah on the Arch of Titus

Gloucester candlestick

Large ornate gold chandelier with multiple candles hangs in the octagonal interior of the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral, Germany, surrounded by patterned stone arches.

Wedgwood candlestick

Meissen porcelain candelabras and clock, 19th century

Sheffield plate chamber candlestick

Hanukkah menorah

An elderly woman wearing a headscarf lights a prayer candle in front of an icon-filled altar at St. Nicholas Church in Moscow.

See All Images →

Topics

Sconce Chandelier Candelabrum Girandole Candlestand candle Furniture Bed Chair Table Chippendale What Is Mid-Century Modern Design?Early American furniture Desk Corner furniture Mission style Tripod

Key People

default image

Philippe Caffiéri

French sculptor