(A) Just acquired, a full set of SIX French wrought iron sconces with very pleasing design elements such as the wonderful twist on the bottom of the candle-holder. These project eight inches and are about three inches wide. The height, with the candle as shown (it could be cut down some, and/or a narrower candle could be employed), is about 11 inches. Obviously you'd have the choice of using a bare flame-type bulb or a clamp-on shade. In any case these are particularly fetching!
$1200 the set of six. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

   

(B) Foo-foo, meet Froo-froo. Gilded brass with a corkscrew pattern, a most interesting configuration... with acid-etched, iridescent shades with all the Art Nouveau trimmings, very hard to find...

Harder to find than ever, now that they're SOLD!!!

   

(C) Eggshell-thin opalescent shades, each a delicate jewel itself. Whimsical nickle-plated brass sconces, probably from the Victorian era. If you have children under 35 you're not allowed to buy these! $950 the pair. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

  

(D) And look what just popped out of the back room... two fine French wrought iron wall sconces with signed Degue shades! Deep purples and bits of green, a light pinkish-purple throughout the rest of the shade. The wrought iron is beautifully worked, every inch of it. These measure about 11 top-to-bottom, they protrude about 9 inches from the wall. $2600 the pair. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

  

(E) The side view of a pair of brass French wall sconces, with holophane shades. These measure about 13 inches top to bottom, and about 11 across, with the shades in place. $750 the pair. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

The front view.

 

(F) Just a "little something or other" from Daum... (unsigned but guaranteed), quite large at about 21 inches wide. $2600. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

 

(G) A very agreeable wall sconce by Schneider, on the order of 7 inches wide, about 13 or 14 high. What an elegant concept -- doesn't everything French eventually come down to the basket motif? $1900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

    

(H) Wrought iron, one of my favorite media, with sweet little frosted glass shades with clear ribs. $1100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

  

(I) Three of these "arts and crafts" sconces just breezed in through the door. Aren't they suitable for framing?! Soft bronze patina over solid brass, silky iridescent acid-etched shades. They swivel, too! The three are identical, and measure about seven inches high; they project 10 inches from the wall. I'd place these in the neighborhood of a hundred years old: real antiques!!! $1150 the set of three. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

  
 
 

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