Candelabra

Candelabra A candelabra is an upright candleholder, quite tall, made of metal, frequently painted and gilded, known since antiquity. In the 17th century, two-arm candleholders were the most common (holding two candles), in the 18th century – for three candles, and in the 19th century – for multiple candles. The candelabra of Łańcut, in the empire style, holds five candles; it is made of painted, partly gilded bronze. The candelabra is composed of the base – the plinth, the stem in the form of a standing, winged Nike, which, her arms raised, supports the holder with five candle arms. The arms have metal, geometrically decorated bobeches, with the middle arm being higher in the shape of a slim baluster. Additional decoration of the arms is made up of volutes with flowers and decorative leaves. The candelabra of Łańcut stems from the first half of the 19th century, when stems depicted as female figures (caryatids), holding the candle supports in raised arms, became popular.