Louis XVI Style Ribbon Wall Sconces Pair, Gilt Metal Two Arm Sconces with Tassels — French

The knotted ribbon is Louis XVI ornament with a wink: the style loved to pretend its wall fittings simply hung there, tied to the panelling like a gift. Sconce makers cast the illusion whole — a looped ribbon at the top, the knot cinched at the middle, the tails falling to a swing of tassels — and from that soft-cast bow sprang the very solid candle arms it pretended to suspend.

This pair is French, in the Louis XVI style, in gilt metal: each sconce a backplate cast as a hanging ribbon, looped at the crown, knotted at the centre, its pleated tails ending in a fall of tassels, with two leafy scrolled arms sweeping out from the knot to beaded drip pans and ringed candle sockets under wax-drip sleeves. Look at the ribbon's pleats where they gather through the knot — the caster followed the fabric's logic, each fold compressing and reopening below the cinch, the trompe-l'oeil discipline that separates a good ribbon backplate from a stiff approximation. The pair reaches us with old wiring stripped to the tails and is fully rewired through our workshop before dispatch, arriving prepared for wall installation, in working order.

The gilt surfaces are evenly mellowed with age-consistent wear, as the photographs show. Whoever tied this pair to their walls before you kept both bows and every tassel intact. They are ready to flank a mirror, a bed, or a chimney breast.

The pair is cast gilt metal with four lights between them, rewired before dispatch. It arrives professionally packed and fully insured — we handle the paperwork and worldwide shipping, with all import duties paid by us, so there is nothing to settle on delivery. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

DETAILS:
Size: each — Height 26 cm (10.2 in) · Width 22.5 cm (8.9 in) — each roughly the height of a hardcover book
Material: gilt metal, cast; wax-drip candle sleeves
Style/Period: French, Louis XVI style — no date claimed
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — we handle the paperwork, with all import duties paid by us; nothing to settle on delivery
Electrical: two lights each; fully rewired before dispatch; wall-mounted, for fixed installation; delivered in working order
Condition: good condition; even gilt mellowing with age-consistent wear
Lampshade: sold without shades — small clip-on shades suit them, leaving you free to choose ones that fit your room
Returns: accepted within 30 days

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