Indian Candle Holder with 3 Openings

A low white block with three round dishes and a scalloped skirt.

This marble candle holder with three openings is from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. Candle holders with several openings let one block of stone hold a small group of lights, with the recesses framing each flame and spreading its glow. A rectangular slab in creamy white, with three shallow circular hollows along the top inside a raised border. The lower edge is carved in a row of arches, and the surface has a soft, slightly dusty tone. It is 12 inches wide, 6 deep and 2.5 high.

Three little wells and a very tidy hem.