Bergdala Ice chambersticks, a pair, 1980s. Beeswax candles included.
What a chamberstick is for.
A chamberstick is a small candleholder made to be carried, lighting the way from one room to the next. Its handle gave you a safe place to hold it. Bergdala keeps that handle, even though this pair is more likely to sit together on a table than travel up the stairs.
Bergdala made the Ice chambersticks in the 1980s, in solid glass. They look nothing like a brass chamberstick, but they keep its handle.
The ring handle that makes a chamberstick a chamberstick.
Size and candles.
Each holder is 3⅞in long, 1in wide and 1⅞in high, and takes a ½in candle. That’s narrower than a standard taper, so the pair comes with beeswax candles that fit.
The close-up shows the ring handle; the full photo shows how small the base is next to the candle cup.
Dimensions and what’s included. In excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or breaks. Each holder weighs 4½oz.
Looking for something similar.
Electric light made the chamberstick unnecessary. Bergdala kept the form anyway and turned it into a small glass candleholder for the table.
If you’re looking for something similar, decide whether the shape or the material matters more. You might want a handled chamberstick in glass, a particular scale, or another kind of portable candle light entirely. Any of those gives us a clear place to start.
The piece behind this article
Drawn from our own research into the piece.
- Bergdala Ice chambersticks, a pair — current collection