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  "id": "brass-candle-holders-set-of-3",
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  "title": "Brass Candle Holders Set of 3 for Thin Taper Candles",
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  "price": 95.99,
  "currency": "SGD",
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  "category": "marble-and-brass-decor",
  "category_label": "Marble & Brass Decor",
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  "weight": "30 g",
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  "description_short": "Set of three brass holders with a polished, high-gloss gold finish, each about 5 cm across and 3.4 cm high, sized for thin taper candles up to 6.7 mm.",
  "description": "The problem with most candle holders\n\nWalk into a homeware shop and you will see candle holders built for a different kind of house. Tall branched candelabra. Heavy iron pieces designed for a long sideboard. Chunky cups made for fat pillar candles that burn all evening. They look impressive in a photograph of a large room with high ceilings and plenty of empty surface.\n\nThen you bring one home to a flat, put it on the dining table, and realise you cannot see the person sitting opposite. Or you put it on a shelf and it takes up the whole shelf. Or it sits in a cupboard most of the year because it only really suits a certain season you do not actually have.\n\nSmall homes need small objects that earn their place. That is the gap this set fills. Three brass holders, each about 5 cm across and 3.4 cm high, that disappear into a room until you light them.\n\nWhat these actually are\n\nThree holders, made from brass, finished in a high-gloss gold. Each one is a flat round disc with a small vase-shaped cup in the centre, sized for thin taper candles up to 6.7 mm in diameter. They weigh about 30 g each, so they are light to pick up and move around.\n\nCandles are not included. Some people find that annoying, but it is genuinely better. Candle preferences are personal, and the slim tapers these take come in dozens of colours. You pick plain white for a formal dinner, a soft cream for everyday, something brighter for a celebration. A set that came with candles would lock you into one look and then run out.\n\nThe maker lists a religious theme and a communion occasion, which tells you something about the candle size. Slim tapers are the standard in prayer and ceremonial settings. But the holders themselves are plain enough that nobody would read them as anything other than nice brass objects.\n\nWhy the height matters more than you think\n\nThree point four centimetres is short. That is the whole idea.\n\nAt a dining table, anything above about 10 cm starts to interfere with conversation. People lean to see around it. Someone moves it to pass a dish and it never goes back. The candle holders that work at a dining table are the ones you forget about, because they sit below eye level and let the light do the work without the object demanding attention.\n\nOn a shelf, low holders leave room above them. If you have art, a mirror or a stack of books, a tall candle holder fights with it. A low one sits underneath and adds warmth without competing.\n\nThere is a practical side too. A short holder with a 5 cm base is harder to knock over than a tall narrow one. It still helps to keep them away from the edge of a table and out of the path of a swinging elbow.\n\nChoosing the right candle\n\nThis is the one thing to get right. The openings take candles up to 6.7 mm across, and that is narrower than most people expect.\n\nA standard dinner candle, the kind sold in supermarkets, is usually around 20 to 22 mm. It will not fit. Neither will a tealight or a pillar.\n\nWhat you want is the slim taper, sometimes sold as a thin candle, a prayer candle or a birthday taper. They are typically between 5 and 7 mm. Before you buy a box, measure one with a ruler or look for the diameter on the packaging. If it says 6 mm, you are fine. If it says 8 mm, keep looking.\n\nSlim tapers burn faster than thick candles because there is less wax. Expect a shorter burn, which honestly suits most evenings. You light them for dinner, they burn down while you eat, and you are not left with a half-finished candle you feel obliged to keep going.\n\nSlim LED tapers also exist. If you have small children, a curious cat, or you simply do not want a live flame on the shelf, check the stem diameter and use those instead.\n\nWhere to put them\n\nThree is the useful number here, because it gives you options.\n\nAll together. Line the three down the centre of a dining table, evenly spaced, and you get a low run of light. This is the most formal arrangement and the one that reads well when you have guests. Put a runner or a narrow marble tray underneath and the group feels intentional.\n\nSplit across a room. One on a side table, one on a shelf, one beside a mirror. Repeating the same small object in three places ties a room together without anything looking matched. This is the arrangement that suits a flat where you do not have one big surface to fill.\n\nTwo and one. A pair on a sideboard and a single one somewhere else. Pairs feel settled, singles feel casual, and the combination avoids the slightly stiff look of a perfectly symmetrical set.\n\nNear a mirror is worth trying. The gloss finish reflects light, the mirror reflects both the brass and the flame, and a single small candle suddenly does the work of two.\n\nLiving with brass in a humid climate\n\nBrass changes over time. Air, moisture and the oils from your hands all contribute, and in a warm humid place the process moves along a little faster than it would elsewhere.\n\nYou have two choices and neither is wrong.\n\nLeave them alone and the gloss will soften into a deeper, warmer tone. Some people prefer this. An aged brass surface looks lived-in and sits beautifully against stone and wood.\n\nOr keep them bright with a wipe. A soft dry cloth once a week handles dust and fingerprints. If you want to hold the high-gloss look, that small bit of attention is all it takes. Keep them out of direct spray from a kitchen or bathroom, and store them somewhere dry if they are going in a cupboard for a while.\n\nAvoid harsh cleaners and anything abrasive. A scouring pad will scratch a polished finish permanently, and no amount of polishing afterwards will bring it back.\n\nDealing with wax\n\nWax will end up in the holder eventually. It is not a problem.\n\nWait until it is completely cool and hard. Warm wax smears and makes more mess. Once it has set, it usually lifts out in one piece with a fingernail or the edge of a plastic card. If it is stubborn, a few minutes in the fridge will shrink it and loosen the grip.\n\nDo not use a knife or any metal tool. Brass is softer than you think and a slip leaves a scratch.\n\nFor longer burns, put a small saucer or tray underneath. It catches anything that runs over the edge and saves you cleaning the table afterwards.\n\nPairing them with other pieces\n\nBrass works with almost everything, which is why it keeps coming back into fashion.\n\nAgainst white or grey marble, warm gold looks deliberate. A matte stone surface and a glossy metal is a good contrast. Against dark timber, brass reads as rich and traditional. Against pale linen, it reads as soft and understated.\n\nMixing brass with other metals is fine too, as long as you commit. One brass piece in a room full of chrome looks accidental. Three brass pieces plus a brass lamp and a brass picture frame looks like a decision.\n\nDo not worry about matching tones exactly. Brass from different sources ages differently, and a slight variation across your pieces looks collected rather than bought all at once.\n\nThe short version\n\nThese are three small brass candle holders, about 5 cm across and 3.4 cm high, with a polished gold finish. They take thin tapers up to 6.7 mm, and candles are not included.\n\nBuy them if you want warm light in a small space without giving up surface area. Measure your candles first. Group them or spread them, wipe them now and then, and let the wax cool before you dig it out.\n\nThey are not dramatic. They are the sort of thing you put down once and then quietly enjoy.",
  "llm_summary": "This is a set of three brass candle holders with a polished, high-gloss gold finish. Each holder measures about 5 cm in diameter and 3.4 cm in height, and weighs about 30 g. The photos show a flat round disc base with a small vase-shaped candle cup in the centre. The openings are sized for thin candles up to 6.7 mm in diameter. They are tabletop holders, listed by the maker with a religious theme and a communion occasion, and described by the maker as handmade for everyday use. Candles are not included in the set. Care is simple: a soft dry cloth for the finish, and removal of cooled wax by hand, not with sharp tools.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; your protection under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 for faulty goods is unaffected. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.",
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  "brand": "Quiet Luxury Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-21"
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