Vintage Danish Balance Candle Holders for Christmas Tree in Original Nisse Box, Illum Copenhagen AS FOUND
$19.99
Before electric lights, Scandinavian families lit their Christmas trees with real candles, and this is how they kept them upright: a counterweight.
This is a vintage Danish set of balance candle holders in the original box, which reads "10 STK. BALANCE LYSHOLDERE til julelys" , 8 balance candle holders for Christmas candles. The box alone is worth the price of admission, with a wonderful mid century nisse (Danish Christmas gnome) graphic in red and green.
Details
- Item: Danish balance candle holders for Christmas tree, set of 8 as marked on the box, shown as found
- Era: Mid 20th century, not confirmed
- Materials: Green lacquered metal wire, cardboard box
- Color: Deep green holders; green, red, and white box
- Maker/Mark: No maker's mark on the holders. The box carries an M heart logo and an original price sticker from Illum, the Copenhagen department store, marked 16.95
- Style: Counterweight pendulum design - the spiral cup holds the candle, the hook rests over the branch, and the weighted ball below keeps the candle standing straight
- Special Features: Original box with mid century Danish graphic design, original Danish retail sticker
- Size: Box 6.75 x 3.75 x 0.5 inches; each holder 5.5 inches long
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Holders are straight and unbent with glossy green finish intact
- Complete in the original box, found as a set
- Original Illum Copenhagen price sticker still attached, a nice piece of provenance
Issues / Wear
- Box shows corner wear, creasing, and edge rubbing from age and storage
- Sold as a vintage decorative item, shown as found
See all photos for detail - sold as pictured.
If you collect Scandinavian Christmas pieces, this vintage Danish set of 8 balance candle holders comes in the original Illum Copenhagen nisse box. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Returns
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Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.
Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.
Cancellations
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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.
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I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.
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