{"product_id":"pair-of-french-giltwood-two-light-wall-31116","title":"Pair of French Giltwood Two-Light Wall Sconces — Polychrome Torch-Form Sconces with Gilt Metal Scroll Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiltwood carving and gilt metal mounts were often paired in French wall lighting to combine two different decorative traditions in one fitting — the carver's hand shaping the central torch or flame motif in wood, the founder's casting supplying the finer scrollwork of the arms. This pair keeps both crafts working together, a flame-form giltwood body flanked by a pair of curling gilt metal arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pair of two-light wall sconces built around a central carved wood element in the form of a stylised, upward-licking flame or torch, finished in polychrome paint under leaf gilding, with a pair of scrolled gilt metal arms projecting from either side, each terminating in a socket dressed with a faux candle sleeve. Leaf gilding — gold leaf applied over a painted or gessoed ground, rather than solid gilt metal — is the traditional French technique for giltwood furniture and fittings, giving the wood surface its warm, slightly uneven glow. The seller describes the arms as bronze; we describe them conservatively as gilt metal, since no alloy stamp or maker's mark is visible in the photograph supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey reach us as a matched pair, both wood bodies and all four arms sound, the polychrome gilding consistent between the two fittings with the soft wear expected of genuine age. We pass them on ready for their next wall rather than regilded. Flanking a mirror, a fireplace, or a doorway, the pair restores exactly the kind of symmetry these fittings were built to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn plain terms: a pair of French giltwood and gilt metal two-light wall sconces, no date claimed, each standing about as tall as a rolled yoga mat is short, fitted with E14 sockets and rewired for safe, ready-to-use lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nSize: each approx. 33.5 cm high (13.25 inches); 32.5 cm wide with shades (12.75 inches); backplate approx. 9 cm wide (3.5 inches); 16 cm deep from wall with shade (6.25 inches)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterial: giltwood (polychrome, leaf gilded), gilt metal arms\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle-Period: French style, no date claimed\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide — we handle the paperwork, with all import duties paid by us; nothing to settle on delivery.\u003cbr\u003e\nElectrical: fully rewired through our workshop before dispatch, E14 fitting, plug or adapter fitted for the buyer's country, delivered working and ready to use.\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: good antique condition; polychrome gilding consistent across the pair with light age wear, all arms and wood bodies sound\u003cbr\u003e\nLampshade: small clip-on shades suit them\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59486342054233,"sku":"LGT-WAL-054","price":1569.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8544020294_juec.jpg?v=1789810757","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/pair-of-french-giltwood-two-light-wall-31116","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}