A beautiful, authentic and restored cast iron sconce light with a large 7" French Crystal globe that is inside sandblasted. This sconce is also available with a 6" cased milk glass opal white globe for $50 less. See other listings for the milk-glass globe option.
The sconce is the classic design, popular in the early 1900s, with an egg and dart motif on the backplate, representing birth and death. The finish is black, with a hand rubbed ebony wax top coat that lets the casting detail reveal itself. The back plate has the foundry mark "QC."
Other details of note:
1. New socket UL listed for wet locations.
2. Dead black finish. After all the old paint and gunk is stripped off, the iron is wire brushed to new condition. The sconce finally given a hand rubbed wax finish and polished to a satin.
3. New brass thumbscrews.
Weight with crystal globe is 5 pounds 10 ounces
Height to top of globe: 14 inches approx.
Back plate: 9 x 4.75 approx.
Extension from wall: 8 inches with globe
Free shipping to lower 48 only.
As with all antique and vintage lighting this light should be inspected and installed by a licensed electrician.
See out other listings for many other antique lights, including chandeliers, sconces, pendants from the 1880s to 1940 including a large selection of arts and crafts/mission lighting.