Wedding season is upon us. (Lots of anniversaries too!)
We always enjoy finding just the right gift. Sometimes you find something so pretty and so special that you kinda sorta don’t wanna gift it. Right?
These candleholders are that for us. We found them from an estate sale out of Ashburn and we both truly hesitated putting them for sale. Honestly, we would probably be fighting over who gets to keep them right now (I saw them first) so it’s better for our friendship that we sell them to you – and let you decide whether they are a gift or a self-gift.
The history on these candlestick holders is pretty interesting also.
Ivar Ålenius-Björk was a sculptor and designer, born 1905 in Malmö, died in 1978. He was mostly known for bust portraits and relieves on the monument of fallen sailors in Malmö, as well as beautiful silver, brass and bronze decorative items including vases and mirrors . He also designed a series of brass candlesticks for a Swedish manufacturer called Ystad-Metall that closed down in 1969. The Lily candlestick was one of these products. These candlesticks were originally designed for the world fair in New York 1939. Since, it has become a modern design classic that has been featured in many international design magazines to this day.
Aren’t they so pretty?
We love the way they look grouped together. We have two that have bud vases. We don’t believe that is part of the original design, but we think it’s cool that you get the flexibility to use them that way too.
Maybe we should keep them….
Enjoy your journey!
Tracey & Cristina