Description
Tall Candle Holder is 5"x5"x18" Tall
Small Candle Holder is 5"x5"x14" Tall
If you have been looking at your fireplace mantel, dining table, or entry console and feeling like your vignettes are completely missing a sense of dramatic verticality, this graduated pair of mid-century pricket candle holders is your design solution. Most tabletop decor lacks the architectural presence required to anchor a space, leaving high-end rooms looking flat and mass-produced. By bringing this matched pair into your home, you instantly break away from the mundane and assert yourself as an expert curator who understands scale, history, and theatrical flair.
The physical transformation these pieces bring comes entirely from their meticulous finish and striking lines. Instead of a flat, sterile spray paint, you inherit a true, multi-layered work of art. The hand-applied gold leaf is built up with rich mineral greens and deep stains to create an ultra-luxurious, dimensional verdigris patina that catches the light beautifully"”perfectly mimicking a centuries-old Florentine antiquity. The sweeping faux bamboo legs flare out into stable tripod bases, creating an immediate, dynamic sense of architectural movement. You aren't just buying accents here; you are investing in the exact kind of high-octane luxury and maximalist confidence made famous by legendary interior design icons like Tony Duquette, Billy Haines, and Dorothy Draper.
The true lifestyle shift happens the moment you use these to stage an evening gathering. When you skip the basic white candles and top these wide pricket pans with thick, deeply saturated Kelly green, persimmon coral, or high-gloss black lacquer pillars, they become the absolute jewelry of the room. As the flames flicker, the gold leaf refracts a warm, flickering, atmospheric glow that acts like a real-life beauty filter for your guests. Whether you flank them on a sleek console table, layer them in front of a bold Chinoiserie wallpaper, or use them to anchor a curated Grandmillennial dining tablescape, they provide the instant soul and social validation of an elite, designer-exclusive estate.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Design Modified
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Details
These mid-century tole candlesticks are in exceptional structural and aesthetic condition. The custom, multi-layered gold leaf and hand-stained finish by Turtle and Crane is brand new and pristine, masterfully executed to showcase a rich, dimensional antiqued verdigris patina. Underneath your gorgeous new studio finish, the original hand-formed sheet metal frames, welds, and tripod bases are completely solid, level, and structurally sound. Both of the top pricket drip pans are entirely intact, and the central steel spikes are sharp and sturdy, ready to securely lock in your heavy pillar candles. They show a beautifully curated, lived-in character with zero structural damage, broken welds, or missing elements"”truly a one-of-a-kind, studio-elevated designer pair ready to stage.
Creator:
Styled After: Albert Hadley
Materials & Techniques:
Faux Bamboo, Gold Leaf, Metal, Paint
International: No International Shipping for this auction.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Small Candle Holder is 5"x5"x14" Tall
If you have been looking at your fireplace mantel, dining table, or entry console and feeling like your vignettes are completely missing a sense of dramatic verticality, this graduated pair of mid-century pricket candle holders is your design solution. Most tabletop decor lacks the architectural presence required to anchor a space, leaving high-end rooms looking flat and mass-produced. By bringing this matched pair into your home, you instantly break away from the mundane and assert yourself as an expert curator who understands scale, history, and theatrical flair.
The physical transformation these pieces bring comes entirely from their meticulous finish and striking lines. Instead of a flat, sterile spray paint, you inherit a true, multi-layered work of art. The hand-applied gold leaf is built up with rich mineral greens and deep stains to create an ultra-luxurious, dimensional verdigris patina that catches the light beautifully"”perfectly mimicking a centuries-old Florentine antiquity. The sweeping faux bamboo legs flare out into stable tripod bases, creating an immediate, dynamic sense of architectural movement. You aren't just buying accents here; you are investing in the exact kind of high-octane luxury and maximalist confidence made famous by legendary interior design icons like Tony Duquette, Billy Haines, and Dorothy Draper.
The true lifestyle shift happens the moment you use these to stage an evening gathering. When you skip the basic white candles and top these wide pricket pans with thick, deeply saturated Kelly green, persimmon coral, or high-gloss black lacquer pillars, they become the absolute jewelry of the room. As the flames flicker, the gold leaf refracts a warm, flickering, atmospheric glow that acts like a real-life beauty filter for your guests. Whether you flank them on a sleek console table, layer them in front of a bold Chinoiserie wallpaper, or use them to anchor a curated Grandmillennial dining tablescape, they provide the instant soul and social validation of an elite, designer-exclusive estate.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Design Modified
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Details
These mid-century tole candlesticks are in exceptional structural and aesthetic condition. The custom, multi-layered gold leaf and hand-stained finish by Turtle and Crane is brand new and pristine, masterfully executed to showcase a rich, dimensional antiqued verdigris patina. Underneath your gorgeous new studio finish, the original hand-formed sheet metal frames, welds, and tripod bases are completely solid, level, and structurally sound. Both of the top pricket drip pans are entirely intact, and the central steel spikes are sharp and sturdy, ready to securely lock in your heavy pillar candles. They show a beautifully curated, lived-in character with zero structural damage, broken welds, or missing elements"”truly a one-of-a-kind, studio-elevated designer pair ready to stage.
Creator:
Styled After: Albert Hadley
Materials & Techniques:
Faux Bamboo, Gold Leaf, Metal, Paint
International: No International Shipping for this auction.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Condition
Original Design Modified; Some Imperfections; Details
These mid-century tole candlesticks are in exceptional structural and aesthetic condition. The custom, multi-layered gold leaf and hand-stained finish by Turtle and Crane is brand new and pristine, masterfully executed to showcase a rich, dimensional antiqued verdigris patina. Underneath your gorgeous new studio finish, the original hand-formed sheet metal frames, welds, and tripod bases are completely solid, level, and structurally sound. Both of the top pricket drip pans are entirely intact, and the central steel spikes are sharp and sturdy, ready to securely lock in your heavy pillar candles. They show a beautifully curated, lived-in character with zero structural damage, broken welds, or missing elements—truly a one-of-a-kind, studio-elevated designer pair ready to stage.
These mid-century tole candlesticks are in exceptional structural and aesthetic condition. The custom, multi-layered gold leaf and hand-stained finish by Turtle and Crane is brand new and pristine, masterfully executed to showcase a rich, dimensional antiqued verdigris patina. Underneath your gorgeous new studio finish, the original hand-formed sheet metal frames, welds, and tripod bases are completely solid, level, and structurally sound. Both of the top pricket drip pans are entirely intact, and the central steel spikes are sharp and sturdy, ready to securely lock in your heavy pillar candles. They show a beautifully curated, lived-in character with zero structural damage, broken welds, or missing elements—truly a one-of-a-kind, studio-elevated designer pair ready to stage.
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20%
Dimensions
18 x 5 x 5 in
Mid 20th Century Gilt Faux Bamboo Tole Candlesticks by Turtle and Crane
Estimate $260-$790
Starting Price
$110
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The Artful Home I
Jul 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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