Patrick Sandberg Antiques Wall Lights and Sconces

This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...

A lovely antique 19th Century French gilded bronze doré farandole of cherubs / putti wall swag ornament. This beautiful wall swag has a beautiful gilt patina...

Fine quality pair of French 19th century gilt bronze (electrotype technique) relief plaques. Children in backyard farm, garden scene.

French, late 19th to early 20th century. Pair of gilt bronze cupid mantel statuettes, one with bow drawn and one removing an arrow, on white marble plinths...

A very impressive pair of late 19th century French ormolu four branch wall lights, each with classical scenes depicted in the plaques, scrolling foliate, and ribbon decoration.

From the 1700s through the early 1800s, European aristocrats developed a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and design that culminated in a full Egyptian Revival. Prominent figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned rooms decorated with Egyptian motifs. This cultural moment reflects a fascination with a sophisticated civilization of great artists and pharaohs. The Regency era possessed very little knowledge of the Great Pyramids or hieroglyphics, a quality that lent Egyptian art interpretation a compelling air of mystique. This English Regency period gilt carving depicts a popular figure of borrowed Egyptian motif: the Sphinx. Recognized among educated circles as a symbol of brilliance in the ancient past, the Sphinx was well-known as a mythological creature who destroys those who failed to answer her riddle. Such a piece as this, excellent in detail and craftsmanship, may have once graced the mantle of a gentleman’s study or been exchanged as a gift between British scholars. The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and tail as well as the delicate detailing of the saddle. Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and attributed the riddles, which she proposed, as having been taught to her by the Muses. Crowned with a Grecian diadem and having a refined expression, she evokes an ancient yet reserved intellect. For the modern-day enthusiast of classical Greek art...

Three pairs available, Italian pair of custom design sconces, lighted abstract sculptures entirely cast in bronze, presenting a very interesting Brutalist shield-shape front plaque e...

French 19th century bronze gilt putti A set of bronze putti figures on a square marble base. A torch and a flute carrying putti, which are graceful objec...

Admire the intricate beauty of the scrolling and curves that delicately frame the mirrored surface, showcasing the patina brass in all its vintage glory. Each curve and line tells a ...

An early 19th century French Charles X cast bronze four-arm wall sconce with gilt bronze candle cups and floral-form bobeches. An additional candle cup with gilt bronze details is in the centre...

Pair antique (19th century) sconces in the French Empire style with gilt bronze arms decorated with masks and mahogany backplates decorated with various neoclassical motifs.

A lovely Thai lacquered and gilt cast bronze figure of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, portrayed in Maravijaya, Rattanakosin Period, early to mid 19th century, Thailand. The B...