Pair of 19th Century Bronze Sconces with Maple Leaves and Hinged Mount

Item Number: 359x

This pair of French bronze sconces date back to the late 19th century and feature a unique and beautiful maple leaf design with scrolling branches. Each sconce has two lights, outreaching from the maple leaves, and the pieces are mounted to the wall with hunted brackets. This allows them to swivel to sit straight from the wall, be angled, or rest flush with the wall. While not pictured here, the pieces have been fully converted to electricity.

Price: $3,500 for the pair view item

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French 19th Century Empire Demi-Lune Sconce, Three Lights

Item Number: 340x

This French 19th century sconce is made of both patinated bronze and bronze, and features a classic demi-lune, ‘half moon,’ shape. The backplate features a pineapple above acanthus leaves at top. As the eye moves downward, we see a floriated bronze decoration above patinated bronze elements. The half moon shaped element is wrapped in simply patterned patinated bronze, and features three lights, each with beaded drippers above acanthus leaf covered candle cups.

Price: $2,750 view item

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French 19th Century Single Bronze Sconce

Item Number: 311x

This French single light bronze sconce dates back to the late 19th century and features a multitude of details. The ornately cast arm ends in a cut glass globe, with the bulb as the staymen of the flower. The positioning of the downward facing bulb (impossible in candle burning fixtures) reflects the novelty of the electric light, invented shortly before this piece was created. The casting features whimsical details; note the face on the back plate, the face on the arm looking downward with the light, and the additional face on the arm near the backplate. The crescent shaped arm offers great movement and balance, combining with the floral bulb light to produce a beautiful French fixture.

Price: $2,750 view item

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Pair of Italian Mid 20th Century Capo di Monte Sconces

Item Number: 166x

This pair of Italian mid 20th century Capo di Monte porcelain sconces are simply beautiful. The pair is topped with putti, one draped in blue, the other draped in pink, hung with bunches of flowers, and adorned with floriate decorations on the front of each. The color palette is light and balanced, highlighted by hand painted gold elements to frame the detailed Italian fixtures.

Price: $1,800 pair, discounted from $2,500. view item

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Pair of Detailed Louis XVI Bronze Sconces

Item Number: 233x

This pair of Louis XVI two light bronze sconces date back to the early 20th century and feature beautiful details. Note the round urn at top, draped with garlands. The fluted center is draped with garlands as well and features beautiful movement in the patterned, contoured body. The two sleek, outreaching arms are patterned, reaching out to detailed bronze candle cups and bobeches.

Price: $5,500 pair view item

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SOLD: February 2023 Pair of 19th Century Two Branch Louis XV Sconces

Item Number: 6887

This beautiful pair of French Louis XV two branch sconces features bronze leaf candle cups & bobeches in the acanthus leaf motif, and dates back to the 19th century. The pieces are textured and contour beautifully, reflecting the movement of nature, and offer great details in their backplate and outreaching arms.

Price: $6,500 pair view item

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Pair of 19th Century Bronze Empire Sconces with Torch and Eagle Heads

Item Number: 5937

This pair of French Empire sconces are made of bronze and date back to the 19th century. The pair features a beautiful large torch back-plate with a floriate design at bottom, as well as horn-shaped bobeches. Each arm is adorned with acanthus leaves, scrolling inwards at bottom and ending with eagles’ heads. A combination of details which result in a pair of classic and stately sconces.

Price: $15,000 pair, discounted from $18,000 view item

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Set of Four 19th Century Louis XV Bronze d’Ore Sconces Stamped H D 1885

Item Number: 6810

This magnificent set of four French Louis XV sconces are made of beautiful bronze d’ore and date back to the 19th century. Each sconce is stamped on back, “H D 1885,” and offers beautiful details; note the bronze d’ore drippers edged with beads, candle cups, and circular bobeches of acanthus leaves.  The back-plate features Pan playing his pipes, a symbol of unity and joy. Acanthus leaves drape from Pan’s waist to the scrolling arms, further scrolling elements rest below, adorned with acanthus leaves, ending with double fleurettes on either side. Finally, vines are featured growing from a bow ribbon in the middle, spiraling to acorn finials at the very end. 

Price: $30,000 set of four, discounted from $47,500 view item

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Large Pair of 19th Century French “Horn of Plenty” Sconces

Item Number: 223x

This pair of fantastic French bronze sconces feature most notably at top a bouquet of eight bronze d’ore candle holders. Dating back to the 19th century, the pair offers a beautiful spiraling "Horn of Plenty” base, with an egg and dart motif around the top opening. The horn is embellished with acanthus leaves and fluting, and the sconces are mounted with patterned bronze sunbursts.

Price: $27,500 view item

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Pair of Early 20th Century Bronze Sconces, Four Arms and Heavy Bronze Backplate

Item Number: 59x

This unusual pair of French Louis XVI style sconces are made of gorgeous bronze and date back to the early 1900s. The pieces feature a striking geometric pattern on the heavy backplate and elaborate bronze bobeches on the end of each arm. The four arms feature beautiful bronze work with a leaf motif, and extend from one central stem attached to the backplate.

Price: $4,500 view item

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