Welcome to The Candle Merchant

This February Celebrate Love…

With our Candlelight!

For all your special occasions, events, gifting and decor.

Stock Readily Available.

Customers include Generall Public, Event Companies, Hospitality, Spas, Churches & Florists

Instore & Online

Get the party started

With our Candlelight!

Celebrate Summer and refresh your home and event spaces with a new colour scheme…
Instore & Online

Buy The Perfect Gift

Wide Selection of gifts built around budget

We’ve made it easier for you to choose a gift bundle to suit your budget (and they show which candle to use with which candle holder).  There are plenty more options to choose from online or in-store.  

About Us

Find out more about our story

50+ Years of experience

The story of The Candle Merchant starts  in 1965 when Mr Martins Snr purchases a candle factory (located on the site that is now Cavendish Square) from a German couple who are retiring.

Free Delivery on Online Orders when you spend over R1000

anywhere within South Africa

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  • Front view of white ceramic oil burner

    Ceramic Oil Burner

    R75.50
  • Aluminium Candle Snuffer

    Aluminium Snuffer

    R85.00
  • Ice Beads Champagne Gold colour.

    Ice Beads Assorted Colours

    R77.90
  • Plain White 100Pk 2ply Serviettes.

    Plain White 2ply Serviettes (100pk)

    R53.50

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Gift Ideas

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Inspiration

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Wedding & Occasions

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Hospitality

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Churches

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Candles

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  • Group photo of mix of diameters&heights

    Pillar Candle White Assorted Sizes

    R24.40R642.20
  • Dinner Candle Staright White

    Dinner Straight Candle White Assorted Heights

    R8.80R830.70
  • Gifts Under R150 – Empire Glass + Small Floating Candle Assorted Colours

    From R97.80
  • Dinner Taper 25cm White

    Dinner Taper Candle White Assorted Heights

    R13.00R264.00
  • Clear Cup Tealight 6hr

    Tealight 6hr 50pk Clear Cup

    R267.90
  • Dinner Taper 25cm Candle Metallic

    R20.60R370.00
  • Pressed Votive

    Pressed Votive White

    R10.70R115.20
  • Dinner Taper 25cm Silver

    Dinner Taper 30cm Candle Silver

    R20.60R370.00
  • Gifts Under R150 – Dinner Taper 25cm Candle Assorted Colours + Printed 3-ply Serviettes (20pk)

    From R113.10
  • Dinner Straight 15cm Candle Metallic

    R14.50R433.50
  • Dinner Taper 25cm Candle Assorted Colours

    R16.80R302.00
  • Grecian Taper

    Grecian Taper

    R6.20
  • Small Floating 6Hr 25 Pack Single

    Small 6hr Floating Candle White 25pk

    R208.60
  • Mr Martins Jnr and SnrPaschal Church Candles

    Paschal Decorated Pillar Candle

    R0.00
  • Floating Candle White

    Small Floating Candle White

    R6.60R150.00
  • Dinner Straight 15cm Candle Assorted Colours

    R10.30R309.90
  • Church Votive

    Church Votive

    R3.80R768.30
  • Gifts Under R1000 – Windlight Antiqued Metallic + Large Floating Candle + Metal Candlesticks + Dinner 25cm Taper Metallic + Printed 3ply Serviettes (20pk)

    From R724.50
  • Gifts Under R1000 – Metal Rattan-Design Lantern + Pillar Candle Metallic 7 x 13cm

    From R669.60
  • Tealights 3hr

    Tealight 3hr 100pk Foil Cup

    R167.10
  • Church Pillar 2.5cm x 45cm

    Church Pillar White Assorted Sizes

    R57.90R1,003.10
  • Large Floating Candle Metallic

    R27.00R364.50
  • Pillar Candle Assorted Colours and Sizes

    R28.20R139.50
  • Tealight 6hr

    Tealight 6hr 50pk Foil Cup

    R130.50
  • Clear Cup Large Tealight

    Large Tealight 8.5hr Clear Cup 8pk

    R87.70
  • Pillar 5x5 White

    Pillar Candle White Diameter 5cm x Height 5cm

    R14.90R107.20
  • Large Tealight

    Large Tealight 10hr Foil Cup 9pk

    R69.70
  • Citronella Pillar 7x10

    Citronella Pillar

    R85.90
  • Tealight 4hr

    Tealight 4hr Foil Cup Assorted Pack Sizes

    R56.30R203.70
  • Large Citronella Tealights Foil Cup Candles 9pk

    Citronella Tealight 4hr Foil Cup 25pk

    R94.30
  • Citronella Votive Candles 12hrs 9pk

    Citronella Pressed Votive 9pk

    R142.30
  • Fragranced Frosted Pillar 7 x 10cm

    R119.00
  • Pack of 4 23c, brushed metallic straight dinner candles.

    Brushed Metallic Dinner Straight 23cm Candles – 4pk

    R95.00
  • Citronella Clear Cup Large Tealight Candle

    Citronella Large Tealight 8.5hr Clear Cup 8pk

    R175.10
  • Floating Candle White

    Large Floating Candle White

    R17.30R232.50
  • Mini votive candle

    Mini Votive White

    R6.60R147.50
  • Pillar Candle Metallic Assorted Sizes

    R34.20R126.20
  • Ball Candle Metallic

    R69.90
  • Small Floating Candle Assorted Colours

    R8.90R200.00
  • Small Floating Candle Metallic

    R11.10R250.00
  • Large Floating Candle Assorted Colours

    R21.00R283.50
  • Mini Votive Assorted Colours

    R8.80R200.00
  • Ball Candle Assorted Colours

    R61.70
  • White ball candle

    Ball Candle White Assorted Sizes

    R19.80R90.10
  • Ball Candle Metallic

    R69.90
  • Grecian Taper

    Grecian Taper

    R6.20
  • Mr Martins Jnr and SnrPaschal Church Candles

    Paschal Decorated Pillar Candle

    R0.00
  • Citronella Votive Candles 12hrs 9pk

    Citronella Pressed Votive 9pk

    R142.30

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Candle holders

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  • Set of Tall Stainless steel lanterns

    Stainless Steel Lantern Tall

    R243.40R706.50
  • Qflair Green

    Qflair Glass Assorted Colours

    R12.10R109.00
  • Group of indoor square stainless steel lanterns

    Stainless Steel Lantern Square

    R250.70R632.00
  • Diamond Glass

    Diamond Glass

    R75.60
  • Glass Cube

    R60.40R94.80
  • Clear Votive Glass

    Votive Glass Clear

    R8.50R91.20
  • Glass rain candle holder set

    Glass Rain Candle Holder

    R138.00R414.00
  • Metal Candlestick Victoria Rust colour

    Metal Candlestick – Victoria

    R190.40
  • Silver Candelabra Large

    Candelabra

    R1,523.10
  • Metal 4 Dinner candle holder black

    Metal 4-Holder Candlestick

    R131.80
  • Windlight Antiqued candleholder. Mirror Gold in colour.

    Windlights Antiqued Mirror Metallic Finish

    R58.60
  • Red Mirror Votive Glass.

    Votive Glass Mirror

    R20.60
  • Green Votive Glass.

    Votive Glass Colour

    R12.20
  • Votive Glass Square

    R18.30
  • Ribbed Glass

    Ribbed Glass

    R42.10
  • Glass Column Vase

    R180.60R308.00
  • Glass Cylinder Vase

    R115.00R250.00
  • Metal Cylinder Black

    Metal Cylinder

    R137.20
  • Large Glass Clear

    Large Glass

    R54.20R76.10
  • Glass Dinner Candle Holder Medium/Tall/Extra Tall

    R120.90R157.20
  • Glass Geometric Hangng Lantern

    Geometric Hanging Glass Lantern

    R64.20
  • Metal Candlestick large beige in colour.

    Metal Candlestick

    R226.00
  • 2 glass pillar candle holder

    Glass Pillar Candle Holder

    R117.00R136.00
  • Jar Lantern Blue

    Jar Lantern

    R43.00
  • Cement and Glass Hurricane

    Cement / Glass Hurricane

    R240.00
  • Honeypot Lantern Cerise Pink

    Honeypot Lantern

    R32.80
  • Metal Lantern Large Grey

    Metal Lantern Large

    R298.20
  • Glass Dinner Candleholder Small

    Glass Dinner Candle Holder Short

    R34.00
  • Metal Fan Lantern

    Metal Fan-Design Lantern

    R395.40
  • Box Lantern Tall

    R417.80
  • Food Warmer Single

    Food Warmer

    R93.50R113.40
  • Windlight candleholder. Green in colour.

    Windlights Assorted Colours

    R37.60
  • Dual Holder (Dinner Candle and Tealight)

    R44.60
  • Crystal Dinner Candle Holder

    Crystal Dinner Candle Holder

    R268.10
  • Box Lantern Rectangular

    R480.10
  • Empire Glass

    R40.00
  • Mirror square coaster.

    Coaster Mirror Round

    R42.30R283.40
  • Silver Candelabra Large

    Candelabra

    R1,523.10
  • Crystal Dinner Candle Holder

    Crystal Dinner Candle Holder

    R268.10
  • Glass Dinner Candleholder Small

    Glass Dinner Candle Holder Short

    R34.00
  • Metal 4 Dinner candle holder black

    Metal 4-Holder Candlestick

    R131.80

The Story of

The Candle Merchant

The story of The Candle Merchant starts  in 1965 when Mr Martins Snr purchases a candle factory (located on the site that is now Cavendish Square) from a German couple who are retiring. In 1969, Mr Martins Snr’s son, Tony, and his daughter-in-law, Moira, join the family business. In 1971 the factory moves to Woodstock, but was burned to the ground by a devastating fire in 1983.  Instead of giving up, the Martins family uses this major setback as the springboard to its success.

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Brackenfell | CPT

Brackenfell

Tel: 021 981 0528

Units K3 - K5, Okavango Junction,
Kenwil Drive, Brackenfell, Cape Town ,
Mon to Fri 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday 08:30 - 14:00

We’re OPEN throughout the Festive Season
(ALL STORES)

Maitland | CPT

Maitland

Tel: 021 593 6307

Unit 2, Clover Leaf Industrial Park,
8th Ave, Kensington,
Maitland, Cape Town
Mon to Fri 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday 08:30 - 14:00

We’re OPEN throughout the Festive Season
(ALL STORES)

Retreat/Tokai | CPT

Retreat/Tokai

Tel: 021 701 2101

Unit 1B, 6 Honeywell Road, Retreat/Tokai, Cape Town
Mon to Fri 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday 08:30 - 14:00

We’re OPEN throughout the Festive Season
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Meadowdale

Tel: 011 453 0130

Meadowdale Value Centre, Cnr Hyperama Link & Dick Kemp Roads, Meadowdale, Germiston, Johannesburg
Mon to Fri 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday 08:30 - 14:00
Sunday/Public Holidays 09:00 - 13:00

We’re OPEN throughout the Festive Season
(ALL STORES)

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