Ciergerie Eska – La longue chandelle noire
85,00 €
incl. VAT plus Shipping Costs
Tall Black Hand-Dipped Candle (110 cm)
A tall hand-dipped candle made in Paris, carefully wrapped in delicate tissue paper and shipped in a sturdy protective tube to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. Its unique color comes from a natural pigment. The candle measures 3 cm in diameter. Beeswax is slightly malleable, allowing it to fit all types of candle holders.
Rooted in traditional craftsmanship, this candle is shaped using an ancestral technique known as bougie à la louche, or the ladle-poured method. Using a ladle, the artisan gently pours molten wax along the wick, shaping the candle’s length and thickness with each careful gesture. Each gesture leaves a trace of the artisan’s hand, making every ESKA candle unique, with slight variations in size.
The candle provides up to 40 hours of burn time.
Beeswax:
Naturally eco-friendly and refined and thanks to its high melting point, beeswax burns slowly and evenly, making each candle last longer.Beeswax carries a delicate, honey-like fragrance, soft, natural, and chemical-free, adding a gentle sensory touch to any space. Hypoallergenic by nature, it suits those sensitive to synthetic scents or pollutants. Choosing beeswax is also a sustainable gesture, supporting beekeeping and biodiversity.
Do not leave burning candles unattended!
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About the Artist / Designer / Brand
Ciergerie Eska – La longue chandelle noire
ESKA is a Parisian candle workshop founded in 2020 by Quentin da Fonte with one clear purpose: to give the beeswax candle a new place in contemporary life. In its Paris atelier, ESKA creates distinctive pieces that combine modern design with candle-making methods that have almost vanished. The result is a collection that brings quiet elegance to today’s interiors while paying tribute to a craft that is centuries old.
ESKA uses only pure, natural beeswax, supplied by a trusted beekeeper in France. Beeswax needs no additives: its soft honeyed scent and warm golden colour come entirely from the pollen and nectar the bees leave behind. It burns longer than paraffin and gives a calm, steady flame, made for moments of concentration, celebration or rest.
Every ESKA candle is made by hand in Paris. A cotton wick is dipped into warm beeswax again and again, and the candle grows slowly, layer by layer. After each coat the candles are left to rest and firm up before the next one is added. This unhurried rhythm gives them an even, clean burn and a finish that shows the care invested in each piece. Every batch is burn tested before it leaves the workshop.
ESKA works with two traditional techniques: à la louche, where hot beeswax is poured over the wick with a ladle, and à la plongée, where the wick is dipped by hand. Both require patience and a practised eye. They produce slender, elongated candles with a natural suppleness, able to bend without breaking.
By keeping these old methods alive, ESKA carries forward the knowledge of generations of master chandlers and creates candles that are as refined as they are lasting.
