Ex-Voto Candle

Founded in 1643, on the threshold of the reign of Louis XIV, Cire Trudon is the oldest Candlemaker in the world still active today.

Made in collaboration with The Plaster Cast Workshop of the Grand Palais, Trudon introduces the busts of characters or symbols of French History. This candle is inspired by the ex-voto found during archaeological excavations in Syria during the 1850s — it was most likely an offering to a Syrian deity. The dedication engraved around its wrist: “Prokla en ex-voto” means “For herself or her house, to dedicate”.