19th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

This is a stunning pair of Adam Revival antique gilded ormolu triple branch wall lights, dating from the late 19th century. Each wall light has a tapering body, supporting a spir...

This is a monumental pair of antique Louis XVI Revival gilded ormolu twin branch wall lights, late 19th century in date. They each feature grapevine adorned upturned hunting horns...

A handsome pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu Bras de Lumière sconces. Each sconce has a circular backplate with a Coeur de Rai pattern, surrounding a reeded design...

A beautiful set of four French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu two-arm sconces. Each sconce is centered by beautiful oak leaves and charming acorns below the elegant tapered cent...

These flowers will always be in bloom! Add this pair of late 19th century French wall scones, which retain their original glass flower shades, to an...

This is a superb antique pair of Sevres Porcelain and ormolu wall lights, circa 1870 in date. They each feature an elegant classical frame topped with a ribbon crest with a satyr mask below and featuring upturned scrolling acanthus two branch arms with foliate cast sconces. They feature inset hand painted porcelain panels depicting scenes of couples in Arcadian landscapes scenes each on a stunning bleu celeste ground with gilt highlights. On the reverse they bear the interlaced A's marks for Sevres and the printed marks 'S. 27' There is no mistaking their unique quality and design and they will soon instantly enhance the style of one special room in your home. Condition: In really excellent condition with no chips, cracks or signs of repair, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 37 x width 24 x depth 14 Dimensions in inches: Height 14.6 x width 9.4 x depth 5.5 Sevres Porcelain traces its roots in France to early craftsmen who had small manufacturing operations in such places as Lille, Rouen. St. Cloud, and most notably Chantilly. It is from Chantilly that a cadre of workers migrated to the Chateau de Vincennes near Paris to form a larger porcelain manufactory in 1738. French King Louis XV, perhaps inspired by his rumoured relationship with mistress Madame de Pompadour, took an intense interest in porcelain and moved the operation in 1756 to even larger quarters in the Paris suburb of Sevres. Sevres was also conveniently near the home of Madame de Pompadour and the King's own Palace at Versailles. From the outset, the king's clear aim was to produce Sevres Porcelain that surpassed the established Saxony works of Meissen and Dresden. Though the French lacked an ample supply of kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus compatible with a wider variety of colours and glazes that in many cases were also richer and more vivid. Unglazed white Sevres Porcelain "biscuit...

Beautiful and rare pair of large Gaetano Sciolari wall sconces in brass , manufactured in Italy in 1960s. In perfect vintage condition.

This is a stunning set of four Regency style twin branch ormolu wall lights dating from the late 19th century. The lights feature classical Regency elements with anthemion, classi...

Elegant matched pair of 19th century French gilt bronze sconces. Right and left facing double light sconces with a swirling acanthus leaf de...