Antique
lighting sconces are placed on a wall or mantle in various rooms of
your home. Antique sconces could be gas, gas & electric, and
electric. Although you will find gas keys, all of the gas and gas &
electric sconces have been electrified.
Antique gas sconces will have the arms going up to hold the shades, a
back plate to attach to the wall, and a gas key on the fixture.
Antique Gas & Electric sconces will have arms going up, arms going down and a back plate to attach to the wall.
Antique electric sconces will mostly have the arms going down with
the exception of electric candle sconces. There is also a back plate to
attach to the wall.
11" length x 11 1/2" width x 8 1/2" from wall
Back plate : 4 1/2" diameter
These are heavy Cast Brass Arts and Crafts Sconces
with a beautiful old gold patina. They have 4 amber
glass panels in each shade. The Cast Brass diagonal
over lapping pattern of the cylinder shades is a
beautiful design detail that is hammered. The
overlapping is held together with copper colored
rivets that were hammered in place. The cylinders
are capped off with an organic crown effect which
is achieved by bending leaves from the top of the
cylinder to the loop that sits on each arm. There
are four leaves on each cylinder. The Cast Brass Arms
also with hammered detail form a yoke that is a
counterbalance for the cylinder shades. The backs
are hammered and echo the cylinder shades in that
they have four applied braces over the wire reservoir
that ends up pressing the cast plate against the wall.
The plate is hammered and has four equal rectangular
extensions with a hammered embossed circle in each one.
These would be really super sconces over a mantle in an
Arts and Crafts house. The mellow light from the amber glass
would make a great atmosphere enhancer in a Dining room
or a Living room.
