Cire Trudon - Ex-Voto Candle - Multi - Moda Operandi
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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.
