Large Hand Torch Bronze Wall Sconces

Single three-light Italian beaded gilt metal frame wall sconce with many multiple hanging crystal prisms.

Pair of French Empire style doré gilt bronze wall sconces with eagle motif. The sconces are expertly crafted with fine detailing throughout. Each uses 2 candelabra size bulbs, newly ...

Large single French Empire style gilt bronze three light wall sconces with an open mouth lion motif. The sconce is expertly crafted with fine detailing through out. the sconce has an...

Pair of large scale crystal and gold plated metal floral motif 2-light wall sconces attributed to Palwa, Germany. Each sconces uses two candelabras base bulb. Newly wired.

Superb pair of Maison Arlus hand sconce holding a Torch topped with blown glass shade. Perfect working condition and each Wall Light takes 1 light bu...

Beautiful sconce, with remarkable floral and foliage designs and details. The wooden sconce is hand carved and probably dates from the 1930s-1940s. Recently rewired and in perfect w...

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...

A Signed Pair of Hollywood Regency wall sconces made of brass and Lucite, made by Fredrick Ramond in the 1980s.