Found at an estate sale in Beverly Hills, this vintage American silver-plated Monteith was made by Towle Silversmiths and bears the Towle mark and pattern number 3072.
Its distinctive scalloped, notched rim tells us what it was made for. A Monteith was traditionally filled with chilled water so wine glasses could be suspended around the rim, cooling their bowls before they were brought to the table.
Once an elegant and rather extravagant piece of tableware, it has found another purpose. Filled with wax and three wicks, it returns to the center of the table—this time holding candlelight.
Details
Towle Silversmiths
American silver plate
Pattern No. 3072
Dimensions: 9½ inches diameter × 5½ inches highWax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Three cotton wicks
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Volume I • No. 001
Hand-hammered by skilled artisans, this silver bowl carries thousands of tiny impressions that
soften and scatter the light. Its organic texture gives it warmth and movement, making it equally at
home on a dining table, bookshelf, or bedside
Details
Hand-poured in California
Natural soy wax
One cotton wick
Found at the Santa Barbara Antique Show
Dimensions: Diameter 4 inch by 2 inch height
Scent: To come
Weight: To come
Burn time: To come
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Found new in the United States, this graceful silver-plated olive coupe has a fluted bowl, slender pedestal and softly scalloped foot.
Originally made for olives and other small things passed around the table, its elegant proportions give it the air of a tiny champagne coupe. Filled with wax and a single wick, it becomes something altogether new—a little candle made for dinners, drinks and celebrations.
Details
Dimensions: 4¼ × 4 inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Unknown
Origin: To come
Material: Silver plate
Original purpose: Olive coupe
Found: New in the United States
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: One
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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The Vessel
A silver-plated bowl adorned with hand-etched markings inspired by traditional French
silversmithing. Each delicate cut catches the light differently, giving the vessel depth, movement,
and timeless character. Equally beautiful lit or unlit, it transforms everyday moments into quiet
rituals
Details
Hand-poured in California
Natural soy wax
One cotton wick
Found at the Santa Barbara Antique Show
Dimensions: Diameter 4 inch by 2 inch height
Scent: To come
Weight: To come
Burn time: To come
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Found at auction, this English silver-plated pedestal sugar bowl was made in Sheffield by Frank Cobb & Co.
Its twin handles and architectural foot give it the presence of a tiny trophy. Originally made for the rituals of the English tea table, it has found another purpose. Filled with wax and candlelight, it returns to the table once again.
Details
Dimensions: 4 × 5 inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Frank Cobb & Co.
Origin: Sheffield, England
Material: Silver plate
Found: At auction
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: One
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
Found at a brocante in France, this tiny Norwegian silver-plated cream pot measures just four inches across.
The marks beneath its little feet include NORWAY and EPNS—electroplated nickel silver—along with a 50 GR plating mark. With its scalloped rim, delicate feet and diminutive scale, it was most likely made to hold cream alongside coffee or tea.
Tiny, beautifully made, and somehow precious without being precious, it has been filled with wax and a single wick—a little pool of candlelight for the table.
Details
Dimensions: 4 × 2 inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Unknown
Origin: Norway
Material: EPNS — electroplated nickel silver
Marks: NORWAY / EPNS / 50 GR
Found: At a brocante in France
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: One
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Found at auction, this elegant vintage silver-plated compote has a softly scalloped oval rim, two delicate loop handles and four beautifully formed feet.
No maker’s mark is visible, and its exact age and origin are unknown. And perhaps that is part of what we love about it. Not every old object gives up its story.
Once made to hold fruit or sweets at the table, it has been filled with wax and three wicks, returning to the center of the table in a new way—this time holding candlelight.
Found at an estate sale in Hancock Park, this vintage American silver-plated serving bowl was made by Wm. Rogers & Son and bears pattern number 427.
Its softly scalloped rim is pierced with delicate ornament, while small feet give the bowl a graceful, almost elevated presence.
Once made for serving at the table, it has been restored and filled with three wicks and candlelight—equally at home beside the bath, on a bedside table, or anywhere a small pool of light is welcome.
7½ inches diameter × 4½ inches high
Details
Dimensions: 7½ inches diameter × 4½ inches high
Weight: To come
Maker: Wm. Rogers & Son
Origin: American
Material: Silver plate
Pattern: No. 427
Era: Vintage, likely 20th century
Found: Hancock Park, Los Angeles
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Three cotton wicks
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Found in Germany, this early 20th-century American silver-plated creamer was made by Community, its maker’s mark and pattern number still visible beneath the base.
With its angular body, high sweeping handle and wonderfully exaggerated spout, it was originally made for the table. Filled with wax and a single wick, it begins another life—casting a small pool of light beside a stack of books, on a writing desk, or at the breakfast table.
Details
Dimensions: 5 × 5½ inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Community
Origin: American
Material: Silver plate
Era: Early 20th century
Found: Germany
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Single cotton wick
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Encircled by a delicate garland of blossoms, this antique silver bowl brings a romantic elegance to
the collection. The floral border catches candlelight beautifully, making every evening feel quietly
celebratory.
Details
Hand-poured in California
Natural soy wax
One cotton wick
Found at the Santa Barbara Antique Show
Dimensions: Diameter 4 inch by 2 inch height
Scent: To come
Weight: To come
Burn time: To come
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A classic French silver bowl distinguished by its refined fluted rim. Architectural yet understated, its
clean lines frame the candle beautifully while reflecting a soft, warm glow throughout the room.
Details
Hand-poured in California
Natural soy wax
One cotton wick
Found at the Santa Barbara Antique Show
Dimensions: Diameter 4 inch by 2 inch height
Scent: To come
Weight: To come
Burn time: To come
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An antique cut-crystal vanity jar with its original repoussé sterling silver lid. The richly faceted glass catches daylight like a small prism; once lit, it turns the candlelight warm and glittering. Closing the ornate lid to extinguish the flame becomes part of the ritual.
The lid is likely American, made around 1895–1905 in the flowing Art Nouveau style. Its repoussé decoration depicts a cherubic face emerging from asymmetric scrollwork and waves. The shield-shaped S hallmark is attributed to Simons Bros. Co. of Philadelphia, while the stamped number 2332 appears to be the maker’s pattern or catalogue number.
Unlike many silver vanity pieces of the period, the lid is sterling silver rather than silver plate, lending the piece a particularly beautiful weight, quality, and patina with age. A hand-engraved period monogram at its center quietly preserves a trace of its first owner.
Details
Simons Bros. Co., Philadelphia
American sterling silver and cut crystal
Pattern No. 2332
Circa 1895–1905
Found at The Santa Barbara Antique Show
Dimensions: 5 inches high × 4 inches wide
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wick: Cotton wick
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: Basic French
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Volume I • No. 014
A substantial cut-crystal dresser jar with deep starburst and diamond-cut patterns beneath an ornate repoussé sterling silver lid. The heavily faceted crystal catches and fractures the candlelight, giving the vessel an almost jewel-like glow when lit.
The lid was made by Shreve & Co., the celebrated San Francisco silversmith and luxury jeweler. Its rim bears the SHREVE & CO. name alongside the firm's bell-shaped hallmark, as well as STERLING 925/1000, identifying it as solid sterling silver rather than silver plate.
Dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, the lid is richly worked with floral and scrolling repoussé decoration characteristic of the period. The stamped number 20 appears to be Shreve & Co.'s item, shape, or pattern number. Paired with the deeply cut crystal beneath it, the piece has the weight and presence of something made to be kept for generations.
Details
Shreve & Co., San Francisco
American sterling silver and cut crystal
Marked STERLING 925/1000
No. 20
Late 19th–early 20th century
Dimensions: 5 inches high × 3 inches wide
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wick: Cotton wick
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: Basic French
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Volume I • No. 015
Found at Bermondsey Market in London, this early 20th-century English silver-plated sugar bowl is stamped MADE IN ENGLAND and EP.
Deeply fluted with scrolling handles, ornate feet and a beautifully worked lid, it has the generous proportions and presence of a small piece of sculpture.
Once made for the ritual of the table, it returns there now filled with candlelight. Lifting the lid to light it—and replacing it when the evening is done—becomes a ritual of its own.
Details
Dimensions: 7 × 6 inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Unknown
Origin: England
Material: Silver plate
Era: Early 20th century
Marks: MADE IN ENGLAND / EP
Found: Bermondsey Market, London
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Two
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Volume I • No. 008
A graceful antique silver creamer with sculptural lines and an elegant pouring spout. Originally created to serve cream at the breakfast table, it now offers a charming new purpose as a candle—bringing warmth to kitchens, libraries, and quiet corners.
Made by Hartford Sterling Co. of Philadelphia, the vessel bears the H.S. Co. mark and pattern number E3050. An American silver-plated piece from a company founded around 1900, it is a lovely remnant of another era, now made useful once again.
Details
Hartford Sterling Co.
American silver plate
Pattern No. E3050
Size: 5 × 4 inches
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Coming
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 016
The Vessel
A classic silver trophy reimagined as a vessel for light. Once awarded in celebration, it now commemorates slower moments—an object of heritage, craftsmanship, and quiet triumph.
Made by Hartford Sterling Co. of Philadelphia, the vessel bears the H.S. Co. mark and pattern number E3050. Its original purpose may belong to another time, but its sense of occasion remains.
Details
Hartford Sterling Co.
American silver plate
Pattern No. E3050
Size: 4 × 6 inches
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Coming
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 017
A wonderfully unusual silver-plated double serving bowl, formed as two joined vessels with a sculptural central handle and delicate feet. Likely made for the table, its paired compartments now hold two pools of candlelight—one flame in each bowl.
Identified as a Reed & Barton silver-plated double sauce or gravy boat, it bears pattern number 1900. Rather than disguise its original purpose, the transformation celebrates it: two bowls, two wicks, one extraordinary object.
Details
Reed & Barton
American silver plate
Pattern No. 1900
Size: 8 × 8 inches
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Two cotton wicks
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 018
Found alongside its matching creamer in a distinguished Hope Ranch estate, this antique silver-plated sugar bowl retains its original lid and elegant shell feet. Once central to the ritual of tea, it now begins a new life as an heirloom candle vessel.
Lifting the lid before lighting the candle—and replacing it when the evening is done—becomes a quiet ritual in itself.
The vessel bears the crown and 1883 trademark of F.B. Rogers Silver Co., the American silversmithing firm established in 1883.
Details
F.B. Rogers Silver Co.
American silver plate
Size: 5½ × 6 inches
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Coming
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 019
The Vessel
An ornate silver-plated centerpiece by Forbes Silver Co., encircled by an extraordinary pierced and rolled rim. Once made for the center of a well-set table, it has been given a new life filled with candlelight.
Its warm brass-toned interior and intricate silverwork catch the glow beautifully—a piece made, once again, for long dinners and lingering at the table.
The vessel bears the Forbes Silver Co. marks, pattern number 2970, and patent number 72884.
Details
Forbes Silver Co.
American silver plate
Pattern No. 2970
Size: 10 × 3 inches
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Coming
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 020
A Victorian silver-plated covered serving dish by James W. Tufts, with scrolling handles, an elaborately embossed lid, and a beautifully patterned border.
Once brought to the table with its contents hidden beneath a grand silver cover, it now opens to reveal something entirely unexpected: candlelight.
Made by James W. Tufts of Boston, the vessel is marked “Warranted Quadruple Plate” and bears pattern number 2782.
Details
James W. Tufts
American silver plate
Victorian era
Warranted Quadruple Plate
Pattern No. 2782
Size: Coming
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Coming
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 021
Found at an estate sale in Beverly Hills, this handsome silver-plated covered serving dish was identified simply as “Old Sheffield.” Its generous loop handles, beautifully simple form, and wonderfully oversized acorn finial caught our eye immediately.
We may never know exactly whose table it once graced or what was served beneath its domed lid. That is part of its charm.
Now the lid lifts to reveal three wicks and candlelight—a rather lovely second life for a piece almost left behind.
Details
Old Sheffield
Silver plate
Size: Coming
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Three cotton wicks
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 022
A vintage silver-plated footed bowl by Friedman Silver Co., its deeply fluted sides opening like the petals of a flower. Scalloped at the rim and raised on four wonderfully ornate little feet, it was originally made as a fruit or serving bowl.
We imagined it somewhere entirely different.
Filled with wax and three wicks, it found its way to the dressing table, where its silver catches the morning light among perfume bottles, pearls, and the small rituals of getting ready for the day.
Details
Friedman Silver Co.
Silver plate
Size: Coming
Weight: Coming
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Three cotton wicks
Burn time: Coming
Fragrance: Coming
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Volume I • No. 023
Found in Holland, this mid-century American silver-plated creamer was made by Oneida as part of its Heirloom Meloncollection.
Its wonderfully rounded, fluted body takes the traditional melon form, raised on ornate little feet with a sweeping handle and graceful spout. The worn marks beneath the vessel read HEIRLOOM / MELON / EP, the latter indicating electroplate.
Made by an American company with roots in Sherrill, New York, in the Mohawk Valley, it somehow made its way across the Atlantic before we found it in Holland. Now filled with wax and a single wick, it begins another life in candlelight.
Details
Dimensions: 5½ × 4 inches
Weight: To come
Maker: Oneida
Collection: Heirloom Melon
Origin: American — Sherrill, New York
Material: Silver plate
Era: Mid-20th century
Marks: HEIRLOOM / MELON / EP
Found: Holland
Wax: 100% soy wax
Wicks: Single cotton wick
Burn time: To come
Fragrance: To come
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Volume I • No. 004