Empire Style Wall Sconces Set of FourSwan and Palm Sconces, Two Tone Green Gilt Patina — French, Early 20th Century

DETAILS:
Each sconce: Height 24 cm (9.4 in) · Width 6 cm (2.4 in) · Depth 13 cm (5.1 in) — each roughly the height of a hardcover book
Chased metal, two patinas: green-patinated palm backplate, gilt swan arm and drip pan; wax-drip candle sleeves
Sold as a set of four · One light each
Electrical: Before dispatch, our workshop will inspect and test the electrical system, with rewiring and replacement fittings where needed. Delivered working and ready to use.
Condition: good condition; gilding well present, even green patina, light age-consistent wear
Sold without a shade — leaving you free to choose one that suits your room.

Before dispatch, our workshop will inspect and test the electrical system, with rewiring and replacement fittings where needed. Delivered working and ready to use.

The swan was the Empire style's most graceful servant. Beloved of Joséphine and stamped across the era's furniture, silks, and bronzes, the bird lent its curved neck to anything that needed to carry weight beautifully — chair arms, basin taps, and above all the arms of lights, where the swan's neck arcs from the wall as if the candle floated on it. Sconces of this design lit French rooms in symmetrical flocks, and a full suite of four is how they were meant to be seen: two pairs facing across a room.

This is a suite of four, French, from the first third of the twentieth century, in chased metal finished in two patinas: each sconce a drop of sculpted palm fronds in dark green patina against the wall, from which a gilt swan stretches forward, neck curved, to carry the leaf-cast drip pan, acorn drop, and candle sleeve. Look at the deliberate division of the two finishes — the green patina recedes into the wall's shadow while the gilt swan and pan catch the room's light, a two-tone strategy Empire bronziers used to make a shallow object read deep. The suite has been cleaned, its gilding still strong, and the electrification is newly redone; the four arrive prepared for wall installation, in working order.

The gilding is well present across all four, the green patina even, with only light age-consistent wear, as the photographs show. Whoever hung this flock before you kept all four together — no small feat across a century. They are ready for a dining room's corners, facing pairs in a hallway, or two bedrooms sharing the set.

The suite is four matching sconces in chased two-patina metal, re-electrified and in working order. It arrives professionally packed and fully insured — worldwide shipping and US import duties are included. For other destinations, local import taxes and duties may apply and are payable by the recipient. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

Condition

Electrical details

Read our condition standard. Please ask if you need additional photographs or measurements.

A decorative style is not a guarantee of a particular maker or date. See the individual listing for the stated attribution and period.

Worldwide delivery is included in the price. Every piece is individually packed, tracked and fully insured. No shipping charge is added at checkout. If your destination is not listed, please contact us before ordering.

Maison Jaspers pays US tariffs and import duties. For other destinations, local import taxes and duties may apply and are payable by the recipient. Contact us before ordering if you need destination-specific guidance.

Dispatch timing is shown above. Transit time depends on your destination.

Delivery information

Notify us within 30 days of delivery if you wish to return a piece. No reason is required. You pay return shipping for a change-of-mind return.

Return instructions and your consumer rights