Alabaster Shell Sconce

AIS1838 A pair of large double light sconces in a silverplate over bronze finish. The shield-form backplates are finished above and below with shell motifs. The S-curving arms have s...

MWL4510 A wall sconce made of a hand-carved, veined white alabaster globe lens, set in a solid slab of machined brass with threaded porthole bezels. The stone is illuminated by inte...

AIS2868 A pair of two arm sconces with bands of foliate details on the backplates and bobeches. In their original silverplate over cast bronze. Circa 1920s. Dimensions: Overall: 10-...

AIS3019 A pair of two arm lyre-back sconces in a worn silver plate finish. Square-section arms spring from openwork back plates detailed with foliate patterns crowned with a lion's h...

AIS3040 A pair of antique sconces with intricately detailed blooming rose socket cups springing from woven baskets. Having cast bronze gadrooned backplates with bow finials and folia...

AIS1684 A pair of two arm sconces in their original worn silverplate over bronze finish. The backplates and cups are detailed with gadrooning, swags and beading. The reeded arms term...

Pair of Italian circa 1960's carved alabaster sconces with silver fittings. Measurements: Height: 9.5" depth: 2" Width: 14"

One wall light available. Lead time for more is 12 weeks. Elegant wall lights with a textured bronze tie inspired by wheat ears. Alabaster shade. Anasthasia Millot’s exclusive new ...

Sweeping curves and creamy stone the color of custard, give a dreamy, soft ambiance to your interior.

These pure white sconces sit upon torch like bases, illuminating the room in the fusion of classical and romantic forms, typical of the neoclassical period. Alabaster lighting was the first used electrical lighting in Europe, prized for its ability to softly diffuse light. As mentioned above, the Neo-Renaissance style was in reality an eclectic blending of past styles, which the architect selected on the whims of his patrons. In the true Renaissance era there was a division of labour between the architect, who designed the exterior highly visible shell, and others—the artisans—who decorated and arranged the interior. The original Italian mannerist house was a place for relaxation and entertaining, convenience and comfort of the interior being a priority; in the later Baroque designs, comfort and interior design were secondary to outward appearance. This was followed by the Neoclassical period, which gave importance to the proportions and dignity of interiors, but still lost the comfort and internal convenience of the mannerist period. It was during the Neo-Renaissance period of the 19th century that the mannerist comforts were re-discovered and taken a step further. Not only did the improved building techniques of the 1850s allow the glazing of formerly open loggias and arches with the newly invented sheets of plate glass, providing the first "picture windows", but also the blending of architectural styles allowed interiors and exteriors to be treated differently. It was at this time that the concept of "furnishing styles" manifested itself, allowing distinctions to be made between interior rooms...

Pair of sconces hand-crafted by artisan glass blowers in Murano, Italy. This sconce is made with layers of hand-blown glass made using a technique to give them an alabaster pattern. ...

A scaled version of our Aperture Sconce with an Alabaster diffuser. Under 4” in depth to meet standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act for comm...