A small table or stand designed to hold a candle or candlestick, often with a single leg and a circular top.
Compound of 'candle' and 'stand.' These pieces of furniture were common from the 17th century onward, designed to position light optimally for reading or crafts.
Candlestands were the original task lighting—people actually moved them around their homes to put light exactly where they needed it for work, eating, or reading, making them the ancestors of modern reading lamps!
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