Night-lights (veilleuses) were used to keep a liquid warm for a certain time thanks to the conductive characteristics of ceramics. The material, resistant to fire, stores heat and releases it slowly. The base of the night-light, here in the shape of a Gothic church adorned with four pinnacles and four pointed arch doors and richly decorated with gold, is hollowed out to accommodate a candle. The latter heats the upper part on which a pitcher rests. These objects were also entrusted with a lighting role for the night. This model, attributed to the Limoges manufacture Ruaud by the "R" engraved underneath, is an example of the Neo-Gothic style characteristic of a return of the taste for the Middle Ages in the 19th century.