A perfect height for the dinner table, facilitating conversation as well as becoming a conversation piece with their gorgeous and very ornate in  Louis XV style, discovered in a Paris fleamarket, of course.
 
Made in the 19th century, this pair of French candlesticks are made of polished pewter (signed by the maker inside) and have developed a wonderful patina through age and use, and I have left some traces of wax, little drips of their history!
 
The candesticks stand 8.5"  (21cm) tall