Mikaela Dorfel for Menu Danish Black Powder Lacquered Steel "Double Candleholders ceramic 80s vase The box is finished on

The box is finished on all sides and has a nice patina

to men shooting the breeze next to the buggy filled with bags of coal (

One corner of the base is not square but rather cuts in a bit--see photos

I love the way in which the two birds overlap as they perch on their leafy branch

but it would serve now as a fantastic pillow cover

Mikaela Dorfel for Menu Danish Black Powder Lacquered Steel "Double Candleholders ceramic 80s vase The box is finished onThis terrific pair of candlesticks was designed by Mikaela Dorfel, who is Finnish but lives in Germany, for Menu, a Danish design company specializing in Scandinavian Design Originals. Produced in a number of colors, this pair is a shiny, powder lacquered black steel. I think they are really fabulous and lend themselves to a variety of display permutations. And, at just over a foot tall, they are super dramatic at the center of the dinner table! They