Pair of Louis XVI Two-Light Sconces in Gilt Bronze. Circa 1970

Each sconce features a finely gadrooned baluster shaft chased with lanceolate leaves, ending in a seed-shaped terminal at the base and surmounted by a quadrangular suspension ring. Two foliate scrolling light arms, punctuated with scrolled rosettes, spring outward with generosity and carry gadrooned drip-pans with foliate nozzles fitted with faux dripping candles.

This balanced vocabulary — gadrooned baluster, scrolls, gadroons — belongs to the Louis XVI style as perpetuated by 19th-century bronze-casters, in the great tradition of French lighting bronze, combining quality of casting with finesse of chasing.

Condition report: Good overall condition. Gilt bronze with an even old patina, well-preserved chasing, faux candles in good condition. Wiring to be checked before use. A classic pair that will find its place on either side of a mirror, a fireplace or in a corridor.