Dear Miss Manners: I have a lovely silver candelabra that is a family piece. I keep it on display on a sideboard in my dining room with white taper candles. It is purely decorative; I have never ...

Knowledge about what makes an ornate candelabra or decorative platter valuable can help you separate the good stuff from the giveaways. By Ginanne Brownell LONDON — When a great-uncle dies or an ...

Candles did not fall entirely out of use, of course; candlesticks and candelabra were still made and used as decorations, as they are today. Because they were more decorative than utilitarian ...