{"product_id":"pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-wall-sconces-55440","title":"Pair of French Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, Louis XV Rocaille, Unwired — France, Early 20th 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 asymmetry of the rocaille was not a deficiency of planning but a deliberate quality — each sconce its own composition, the pair facing each other as mirror images, together creating the balanced whole that neither achieves alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pair is French, early twentieth century, cast in solid gilt bronze with a depth and freedom of ornament that marks a piece cast from a serious sculptor's model. Each sconce is a single sinuous composition of acanthus branches and scroll forms, the leaves deeply undercut with individually modelled tips that curl freely away from the surface — note how the acanthus modelling shifts in character from the larger sweeping forms at the base to the finer, more tightly worked leaf tips at the arm ends, the variation of scale within a single casting that separates a foundry working from life from one working from a simplified pattern. The bronze carries its original gilt patina, warm and present, with areas of natural verdigris at the recesses — the honest evidence of age that no restoration can replicate and no reproduction achieves. Both sconces are pre-drilled through the arms for internal wiring, ready for a new electrical installation or for use with candles as originally intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese have survived in very good aesthetic condition — the gilt patina original and attractive, the casting crisp, the natural oxidation localised and confirming their age. They are sold as bare frames, without wiring, sockets, or candle sleeves, ready for a restoration project or candle use as the buyer prefers.\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\nSize: each — Height 35 cm (13.8 in) · Width 27 cm (10.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: solid gilt bronze, original patina with natural verdigris at recesses\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle\/Period: Louis XV rocaille, French, early 20th century\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: 1.1 kg each (2.4 lb); 2.2 kg the pair\u003cbr\u003e\nSockets: none — sold as bare frames; pre-drilled for internal wiring; suitable for electrical installation or candle 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: very good; original gilt patina warm and present; natural verdigris localised at recesses; casting crisp throughout\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59482061668697,"sku":"LM-E-301","price":988.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8585228087_3ccm.jpg?v=1789757957","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/pair-of-french-gilt-bronze-wall-sconces-55440","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}