The Parisian firm Trudon, the world's oldest candlemaker still in operation, celebrates its 380th anniversary this year with a historically-themed "Tuileries" collection conceived in homage to Marie-Antoinette.
The new collection draws its design inspiration from the fabric samples in the Queen's Wardrobe Book in the National Archives, whilst the fragrance recalls the rose, said to be Marie-Antoinette's favourite flower.
The firm was founded by Claude Trudon who opened his first shop in the rue Saint-Honoré in 1643: It became a Royal Manufacture in 1711 and survived the vicissitudes of the Revolution to supply candles to the Imperial court.
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