{"product_id":"pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-two-arm-wall-09087","title":"Pair of French Gilt Bronze Two-Arm Wall Sconces, Louis XV Rocaille — France, Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Louis XV rocaille sconce was the French interior's most organic lighting form. Where the Louis XVI style reached for architectural discipline — the column, the quiver, the urn — the Louis XV manner dissolved structure into nature: acanthus leaves that curl and unfurl, arms that grow from the body like branches from a trunk rather than attaching to it mechanically. The best foundries of the period understood that the rocaille had to be cast from a sculptor's model to work — a simplified version always reads as exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pair is French, late nineteenth century, cast in gilt bronze with the depth and freedom of ornament that marks a piece cast from a serious model. Each sconce dispenses with a conventional backplate entirely — the composition is instead a single sinuous acanthus stem that curves upward from a scrolled base, branching into two arms that sweep in opposite directions, each ending in a leaf-cupped bobèche and socket. The acanthus leaves along the stem are deeply undercut, their tips curling freely away from the surface — note how each leaf is modelled individually, the curl varying slightly from one to the next, the natural variation of a hand-worked model rather than a mechanically repeated pattern. At the base, the stem resolves into a tightly furled scroll that sits flush against the wall, the organic anchor from which the whole composition grows. The gilt bronze is warm and bright across both sconces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gilt is sound and present across the pair; the casting is crisp throughout at the ornamental details, the acanthus modelling reading clearly from across a room. Both sconces are matched in form and patina. They arrive fully rewired and ready to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey arrive professionally packed and fully insured. All duties and import charges are our responsibility — you pay nothing beyond the listed price. Returns are accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: gilt bronze\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle\/Period: Louis XV rocaille, French, late 19th century\u003cbr\u003e\nSockets: two per sconce, four total — fully rewired and ready to use\u003cbr\u003e\nLampshades: not included\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — all import duties paid by us, nothing to settle on delivery\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: good antique condition; gilt bronze sound and well matched across the pair; casting crisp throughout\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59470658339161,"sku":"LM-V-201","price":918.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8537149372_r1g6.jpg?v=1789671553","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-two-arm-wall-09087","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}