Candlesticks or holders to gleam up any library or dining table by Dutch master J. C. Stoffels (1878-1952). Nieuwe Kunst in style, the Dutch take on Art Nouveau.

Candleholder for three candles. Undated.
Candleholder for three candles. Undated. Brass. Made by Stoffels. Image courtesy of his grandson, Peter de Rijcke. Used with permission. via https://scontent.fnyc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/55495120_1407806349356390_6879256234764009472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fnyc1-1.fna&oh=fb47169c7daec73de607ae03d28546f6&oe=5D43963C
Two light candleholder. ca. 1904.
Two light candleholder. ca. 1904. Brass with an engraved decoration with a cabochon cut amethyst. Designed by Stoffels and made by Onder den Sint Maarten. Image © 2006-2019 by Botterweg Auctions Amsterdam BV. Fair use license. via https://www.botterweg.com/Stoffels_J_C/Onder_den_Sint_Maarten/tabid/234/lotid/17114/Lot-17114.aspx?language=en-US
Candleholders. 1904.
Candleholders. 1904. Brass. Designed by Stoffels and made by Onder den Sint Maarten. Image © 2006-2019 by Botterweg Auctions Amsterdam BV. Fair use license. via https://www.botterweg.com/Stoffels_J_C/Onder_den_Sint_Maarten/Lot-17115.aspx?tabid=59&lotid=17115&language=en-US&auctionid=29

Nieuwe Kunst earthenware made in the Netherlands by Jacob and Klaas Vet at their Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek. Early 20th century.

Lindus, vase. 1920-1925.
Lindus, vase. 1920-1925. Image © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Fair use license. via https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/67022/
Teapots. ca. 1909.
Teapots. ca. 1909. Image © Serviezendomein.nl. Collection of Benno Steenaert. Photo credit: Benno Steenaert. Fair use license. via https://www.serviezendomein.nl/Arnhemsche-Fayencefabriek-pag2.html
Vase. ca. 1925.
Vase. ca. 1925. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-ARNHEM-ART-POTTERY-VASE-GOUDA/323310130979?hash=item4b46c91723:g:xbIAAOxye2lSUb-k:rk:3:pf:0
Clock. 1910.
Clock. 1910. Image © Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York. Fair use license. via https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/08/11/nieuwe-kunst-nieuwe-clock/

Clocks that could almost double as sculptures by Dutch artisan J. C. Stoffels, a member of the Nieuwe Kunst movement, the Dutch take on Art Nouveau. Magnificent and so much more interesting than those round things they had on the wall in school.

Three piece clock set. Bell with enameled figures and two candlesticks.
Three piece clock set. Bell with enameled figures and two candlesticks. Undated. Brass. Image © 2009-2019 Venduehuis Dickhaut. Fair use license. via https://www.veilingmaastricht.nl/ViewAuction/Details/77641/
Pendulum clock. 1904.
Pendulum clock. 1904. Silver and brass. Designed by J.C. Stoffels for Onder Den Sint Maarten. Image © Kunstconsult, Amsterdam. Fair use license. via http://www.kunstconsult.com/Clocks/J.C.-Stoffels.-Rare-Dutch-Art-Nouveau-brass-pendulum.-with-engraving.-glass-stones-and-colored-enam
Design for a chimney clock. 1902-1903.
Design for a chimney clock. 1902-1903. Watercolor. Part of an exhibition at the Drents Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.vvnk.nl/author/arjen/page/5/
Clock. ca. 1904.
Clock. ca. 1904. Brass with an enamel dial and open worked medallion with a green stone.Attributed to Stoffels execution attributed to Onder den Sint Maarten. Image © 2006-2019 by Botterweg Auctions Amsterdam B.V. Fair use license. via https://www.botterweg.com/Stoffels_J_C/Onder_den_Sint_Maarten/tabid/234/lotid/31238/Lot-31238.aspx?language=en-US