Uv Glow Alexandrite Holmegaard Glass Candle Stick Holders Cassiopeia Vintage MCM

  

VR ALEXANDRITE / NEODYMIUM DICHROIC GLASS HOLMEGAARD DENMARK CASSIOPEIA TAPERS CANDLE HOLDERS CANDLESTICKS. VERY RARE COLOR & MODEL. DICHROIC & UV GLOW SELENIUM. THE GLASS JARDINIERE IS FOR COLOR REFERENCE ONLY.

THESE STUNNING CANDLE HOLDERS BY HOLMEGAARD MEASURE APPROX. 9" HIGH, 3" ACROSS THE TOP AND 3 1/2 ACROSS THE BASE.

DESIGNED BY TORBEN JØRGENSEN, FOR HOLMEGAARD, CIRCA 1984-87, (DISCONTINUED IN 2000), THESE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT CASSIOPEIA CANDLESTICK HOLDERS, ARE VERY RARE. THE DICHROIC GLASS APPEARS TO BE ALEXANDRITE / NEODYMIUM GLASS, CHANGING IN COLOR FROM PINK, VIOLET, BLUE AND LILAC, DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT SOURCE.

A SUBTLE REACTION UNDER UV LIGHTING, TURNS A DEEP MAGENTA, INDICATING POSSIBLE SELENIUM OXIDE, (OR OTHERS). PHOTO #1 IS TAKEN UNDER AMBIENT INDOOR LIGHTING. COMPARE IT TO PHOTOS 5 TO 12, WHICH WERE TAKEN UNDER UV LIGHT, AND YOU CAN SEE THE ALEXANDRITE GLASS REACTING, IN A DEEP MAGENTA. THE HOLDERS FIT TAPER CANDLES, AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL HOLMEGAARD STICKERS ARE ON EACH CANDLE STICK BASE.

3 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION.