{"product_id":"pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-wall-sconces-18813","title":"Pair of French Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, Louis XV Style — France, Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eWall sconces existed long before electricity, holding candles close to a reflective backplate so a single flame could light twice the room. In French interiors of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, pairs like this one were mounted either side of a mirror or mantel, their gilt bronze surfaces doubling the candlelight against dark evening walls. Two-branch models were common in smaller rooms and hallways, offering enough light to move through a house without the expense of a chandelier. A pair of sconces on a wall does what a single lamp on a table cannot: it frames a space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pair is French, cast in gilt bronze in the Louis XV taste, each backplate formed as a cross of acanthus leaves and scrolling foliage, with two candle arms extending from a central rosette boss. Each arm terminates in a chased bobèche and drip-pan beneath a faux wax candle sleeve, now fitted with a small screw-base bulb in place of a taper. The foliate scrollwork is crisply modelled, with individual leaf veins still legible under the gilding — a good indicator of quality casting, since later reproductions tend to blur this detail. The two pieces match in design and proportion, cast from the same model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left sconce presents cleanly, its gilding even and no wiring visible at the back; the second shows a short trailing wire at its mounting boss and one clear bulb where the others are frosted, both easily corrected before hanging. Whoever hung these before you clearly favoured wall light over table lamps. They are ready for their next hallway or fireplace wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping is professionally packed and fully insured to any address worldwide, with all import duties and customs charges covered by Maison Jaspers. Both sconces are rewired and tested ahead of dispatch, ready for an electrician to hardwire on arrival. Returns are accepted within 30 days of delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: each — Height 24 cm (9.4 in) · Width 22 cm (8.7 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: gilt bronze\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle\/Period: French, Louis XV style, vintage\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 vintage condition overall; one sconce has a trailing wire at the mounting boss and a mismatched clear bulb, both correctable before dispatch\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59455415714137,"sku":"LM-E-298","price":837.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8580670635_6gn8.jpg?v=1789575561","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-wall-sconces-18813","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}