This elegant set of fine taper candles makes the perfect everyday luxury. The pure, luminous color of yellow will brighten your home in any season. ‘Gismonda’ was a play written by Victorien Sardou, which premiered with Sarah Bernhardt in the starring role in 1894. Bernhardt solicited the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha to create a poster to advertise the play. Mucha’s Art Nouveau posters for Bernhardt were displayed all over Paris — featuring the honey, tobacco, and khaki colors captured by this candle set.

These candles are made using the “plunge” method. Cotton wicks are arranged in a U-shape on wooden sticks, fixed to frames and then dipped in wax. Color pigments are sprinkled into the melted wax. The resulting colors are lively and sometimes surprising, creating unexpected hues.