'Nishagandha' Pillar Candle Holder Set of 2 in Wood

Provenance

Printed wood pillar holders with metal ring handles, drawing their motif from the night-jasmine — Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, the flower that opens only at dusk and falls before dawn. The night-jasmine has been part of Indian botanical illustration since the Mughal period, catalogued in the margins of court manuscripts and depicted in the natural surveys that the emperors commissioned. In temple courtyards across North and Central India, the harshingar tree is planted for exactly this property: its blossoms gathered each morning for offerings, its fragrance strongest in the evening.

Nishagandha names that fragrance specifically: nisha (night) + gandha (scent). The night-jasmine and the lit flame share their hours — both belong to the evening, both open when the sun goes down. These pillar holders are named for that convergence: an object for the time when the flower opens and the candle is lit, designed for the quality of attention that the evening invites.

Disclaimer

• These holders are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.
• Minor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.