Pair of Bronze Sconces

Pair of neoclassical style wood sconces. They are well carved. Mahogany. Late 19th century. They would look great painted.

Fabulous pair of Italian Neoclassical carved and painted delicate sconces. Excellent quality carving. Nice old patina. Circa 1920's.

Pair of exotic bronze and amber glass hanging pendant lights. 1920's modern.

Bronze art deco ram sculpture by Paul A. Lobel from the RKO Roxy Theater, Rockefeller Center, New York. Hand wrought. Provenance: RKO, Roxy Center Theatre; Mr. Eugene Lee Schoen; Mr. Neal Prince & Mr. Herbert Wade Hemphill Jr.; Mr. Neal Prince; The Trust of the above; Heritage Auctions. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques Paul Lobel (1899 - 1983): The accomplishments of Paul A. Lobel, industrial designer, metalsmith, sculptor and cartoonist/illustrator, may be viewed as the quintessential American success story. Born in Romania, at the turn of the century, he emigrated to the United States while an infant, and, from humble beginnings on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, grew up to attain a one-man show in Paris in 1925, win two awards at the International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1932, be the subject of two exhibitions at the American Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He also founded an innovative jewelry and metals studio/shop in New York’s Greenwich Village. Furthermore, his contemporaries regarded him with awe and almost everything he attempted came to fruition. In the summer of 1926 Lobel exhibited 35 works, including drawings, etchings, paintings, metalwork and sculpture, in a one-man show at the Grande Librairie Universelle in Paris. During the next year, he toured London, Rome, Florence, Rotterdam, Brussels and Berlin, then, broke, returned to America where he again rented desk space and tried to resume his advertising career. But he was haunted by the modern design that he had been exposed to in Paris. So, after borrowing money to open a metalwork studio on Lexington Avenue, he sought out architect Eugene Schoen, an enthusiast of modern design, whom he had formerly been introduced to by Boardman Robinson. Schoen was in the process of opening a gallery devoted to showing the work of designers and craftsmen imbued with the spirit of modernism...

Group of bronze skeleton sculptures having a passionate conversation. Very detailed. The kneeling figure has working jaw. By American sculptor David W. Dempsey. Monogramed "DSW" on the hip of the reclining figure. They measure kneeling figure 7" x 7" x 3.5" and reclining figure 9" x 5.5" x 4". # figure articulated skull statue...

Group of bronze skeleton sculptures having a passionate conversation. Very detailed. The kneeling figure has working jaw. By American sculptor David W....

Maison Charles pair of French Empire style bronze two-light wall sconces with detailed women heads, from the 1970s. Marked on the back " Charles, made in France ". Our sharp pric...

Beautiful Art Nouveau wall sconces from the early 1900s. This rare and elegant pair of Art Nouveau sconces could also be from the 1890's, because they come with the original gas fit...

Pair of Murano Sconces in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier (mirroring sconces, with left and right orientations) Description: Drawing from the freehand forms of Murano glass, this cast b...

Pair of French gilt bronze figural cherub winged two arm wall sconces, Early 19th Century. Pair of sconces are candle powered but can be electrified if desired at no additional cost.

Thank you for your interest in this pair of giltwood wall sconces. Nicholas Wells Antiques is pleased to present a pair of very fine carved giltwood ...

Exceptional pair of wall sconces artistically made of small real amethyst stone embedded together with white and clear crystal point To made a beautiful one of a kind wall sconces, ...