Large Gilt Iron Wall Sconces

Very fine pair of gilt and patinated bronze two light sconces depicting Mars holding two branches, in the manner of Jacques Caffieri. Jacques Caffieri was one of France's most important bronze casters during the reign of Louis XV. A nephew of Charles Le Brun, the chief designer and painter to Louis XIV, Caffieri had great talent of his own, so it isn't surprising he became sculpteur et ciseleur ordinaire des bâtiments du roi (Sculptor, Bronze Caster and Chaser for the King's Palaces). In 1740, Caffieri's wife bought a royal privilege--a form of permit from the king--which allowed them to gild bronze as well as cast it within the same workshop; these two processes would usually have been done by separate businesses. After his son Philippe Caffieri...

An 18th century pair of iron and bronze floor standing overscale torcheres with elaborate scrolled iron bases and bold turned and faceted bronze collars, the whole surmounted with a ...

A pair of andirons with turned brass balustrade shafts surmounted by brass balls with ringed midsections and topmost buttons, standing on scrolled iron legs with central rolled iron ...

A delightful pair of early andirons with elaborately turned bronze shafts surmounted by ball tops and featuring wrought iron legs with underscrolls, also with wrought iron back suppo...

A pair of circa 1920s Italian gilt metal double light sconces with painted flower details. Measurements: Height 14" Width 18" Depth 10.5".

Pair gilt wrought iron sconces each with two standard sockets and two gilt paper shades. Each sconce is decorated with six curved gilt leaves.

Pair of French circa 1920's gilt iron double light sconces with round backplates and original patina. Measurements: Height of body: 11.5" Width: 11.5" Depth: 7".

Pair of 1930s Italian gilt metal double-light sconces. Measures: 22.5" height, 12" width and 6" depth.