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Product description
There is something undeniably striking about a black taper candle. The Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles take that classic contrast a step further with an elongated 11.5 Inch silhouette and dimensional wax-drip detailing that gives each candle the character of a traditional taper that has been burning for hours—without the open flame or melted wax.
Sold as a set of two, Nocturne brings height and a darker visual note to dining tables, consoles, mantels, and evening displays. The black wax exterior can lean dramatic for Halloween when surrounded by deeper seasonal colors, but styled with brass, marble, cream ceramics, or clear glass, it becomes sophisticated enough to leave out throughout the year. A built-in timer handles the daily glow for you: six hours on followed by eighteen hours off.
Design Function
The Nocturne Drip LED Tapers introduce height, contrast, texture, and flameless illumination to a room.
Their narrow 11.5 Inch proportions naturally draw the eye upward, while the black wax exterior provides a grounding counterpoint to lighter surfaces and accessories. The dimensional drip detailing adds just enough irregularity to keep the pair from looking like basic battery-operated tapers.
Details at a Glance
Product: Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles – Set of 2
Color: Black
Material: Wax
Dimensions: 11.5 Inches High × 1 Inch Wide × 1 Inch Deep, Each
Design: Tapered Silhouette with Dimensional Wax-Drip Detailing
Light Source: LED
Timer: 6 Hours On / 18 Hours Off
Battery Requirement: 2 AAA Batteries per Candle
Quantity: Set of 2
Season: Year-Round; Especially Suited to Fall and Halloween
Best Use: Dining tables, consoles, mantels, buffets, candle displays, and evening entertainingThe Flameless Candle Standard
Flameless candles are most useful when convenience does not require sacrificing the look of a traditional candle. Nocturne combines a real wax exterior with deliberately dimensional drip detailing, creating visual texture even when the LED light is switched off.
The flameless design allows the pair to bring candlelight into spaces where an exposed flame may be impractical, while the repeating timer makes them particularly easy to incorporate into everyday evening styling.
How to Style It
For year-round contrast: Place them in warm brass, clear glass, marble, or stone taper holders. Against lighter materials, the black silhouette becomes an intentional graphic element.
For fall: Pair black with merlot, burgundy, rust, amber, olive, or warm brown. Those richer colors soften the contrast and keep the arrangement from feeling strictly black-and-white.
For Halloween: Let the drip detailing become more dramatic by surrounding the candles with moody florals, sculptural branches, smoked glass, or antique-inspired metallic accents.
On a dining table: Separate the pair across the table rather than placing them side by side. At 11.5 Inches tall, they create beautiful vertical punctuation around a lower centerpiece.
On a console or mantel: Vary the height of the candle holders slightly and allow the matching black tapers to create the connection between them.
Where It Works Best
- Dining tables and buffets
- Entry and living room consoles
- Mantels
- Kitchen islands
- Coffee and side tables
- Bookcases and built-ins
- Fall and Halloween displays
- Dinner parties and evening entertaining
Mel’s Styling Take
I love black candles because they can completely change the mood of a table without requiring you to change everything else around them. These are especially interesting because the drip detail gives them that slightly imperfect, already-burned look, which keeps the black from feeling too formal.
For Halloween, you can absolutely lean into the drama. But I wouldn't pack these away afterward. Put them in brass or clear glass holders next to cream ceramics or a beautiful arrangement and they become something entirely different. That contrast is what makes black such a useful decorating color.
Pairs Well With
- Brass, bronze, black, or clear glass taper holders
- Burgundy and merlot florals
- Sculptural fall branches
- Cream and white ceramics
- Smoked and amber glass
- Marble and natural stone
- Dark and natural wood
Also Available In
Currently offered as the black set of two shown.
Good to Know
This listing includes two 11.5 Inch LED taper candles. Candle holders and other decorative accessories are not included.
Each candle requires 2 AAA batteries.
The built-in timer operates on a repeating 24-hour cycle: 6 hours on followed by 18 hours off.
Made with a wax exterior and designed for indoor decorative use.
The dimensional drip detailing is an intentional part of the design, creating the appearance of traditionally burned taper candles without melted wax or an exposed flame.
Product Insight
The Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles are a set of two 11.5 inch black wax flameless taper candles with realistic drip detailing and a 6-hour timer for dining tables, mantels, consoles, fall and Halloween decor.
Product description
There is something undeniably striking about a black taper candle. The Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles take that classic contrast a step further with an elongated 11.5 Inch silhouette and dimensional wax-drip detailing that gives each candle the character of a traditional taper that has been burning for hours—without the open flame or melted wax.
Sold as a set of two, Nocturne brings height and a darker visual note to dining tables, consoles, mantels, and evening displays. The black wax exterior can lean dramatic for Halloween when surrounded by deeper seasonal colors, but styled with brass, marble, cream ceramics, or clear glass, it becomes sophisticated enough to leave out throughout the year. A built-in timer handles the daily glow for you: six hours on followed by eighteen hours off.
Design Function
The Nocturne Drip LED Tapers introduce height, contrast, texture, and flameless illumination to a room.
Their narrow 11.5 Inch proportions naturally draw the eye upward, while the black wax exterior provides a grounding counterpoint to lighter surfaces and accessories. The dimensional drip detailing adds just enough irregularity to keep the pair from looking like basic battery-operated tapers.
Details at a Glance
Product: Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles – Set of 2
Color: Black
Material: Wax
Dimensions: 11.5 Inches High × 1 Inch Wide × 1 Inch Deep, Each
Design: Tapered Silhouette with Dimensional Wax-Drip Detailing
Light Source: LED
Timer: 6 Hours On / 18 Hours Off
Battery Requirement: 2 AAA Batteries per Candle
Quantity: Set of 2
Season: Year-Round; Especially Suited to Fall and Halloween
Best Use: Dining tables, consoles, mantels, buffets, candle displays, and evening entertaining
The Flameless Candle Standard
Flameless candles are most useful when convenience does not require sacrificing the look of a traditional candle. Nocturne combines a real wax exterior with deliberately dimensional drip detailing, creating visual texture even when the LED light is switched off.
The flameless design allows the pair to bring candlelight into spaces where an exposed flame may be impractical, while the repeating timer makes them particularly easy to incorporate into everyday evening styling.
How to Style It
For year-round contrast: Place them in warm brass, clear glass, marble, or stone taper holders. Against lighter materials, the black silhouette becomes an intentional graphic element.
For fall: Pair black with merlot, burgundy, rust, amber, olive, or warm brown. Those richer colors soften the contrast and keep the arrangement from feeling strictly black-and-white.
For Halloween: Let the drip detailing become more dramatic by surrounding the candles with moody florals, sculptural branches, smoked glass, or antique-inspired metallic accents.
On a dining table: Separate the pair across the table rather than placing them side by side. At 11.5 Inches tall, they create beautiful vertical punctuation around a lower centerpiece.
On a console or mantel: Vary the height of the candle holders slightly and allow the matching black tapers to create the connection between them.
Where It Works Best
- Dining tables and buffets
- Entry and living room consoles
- Mantels
- Kitchen islands
- Coffee and side tables
- Bookcases and built-ins
- Fall and Halloween displays
- Dinner parties and evening entertaining
Mel’s Styling Take
I love black candles because they can completely change the mood of a table without requiring you to change everything else around them. These are especially interesting because the drip detail gives them that slightly imperfect, already-burned look, which keeps the black from feeling too formal.
For Halloween, you can absolutely lean into the drama. But I wouldn't pack these away afterward. Put them in brass or clear glass holders next to cream ceramics or a beautiful arrangement and they become something entirely different. That contrast is what makes black such a useful decorating color.
Pairs Well With
- Brass, bronze, black, or clear glass taper holders
- Burgundy and merlot florals
- Sculptural fall branches
- Cream and white ceramics
- Smoked and amber glass
- Marble and natural stone
- Dark and natural wood
Also Available In
Currently offered as the black set of two shown.
Good to Know
This listing includes two 11.5 Inch LED taper candles. Candle holders and other decorative accessories are not included.
Each candle requires 2 AAA batteries.
The built-in timer operates on a repeating 24-hour cycle: 6 hours on followed by 18 hours off.
Made with a wax exterior and designed for indoor decorative use.
The dimensional drip detailing is an intentional part of the design, creating the appearance of traditionally burned taper candles without melted wax or an exposed flame.
Product Insight
The Nocturne Drip LED Taper Candles are a set of two 11.5 inch black wax flameless taper candles with realistic drip detailing and a 6-hour timer for dining tables, mantels, consoles, fall and Halloween decor.