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French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light
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French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Elmgarden
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French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light

A lovely piece, a double brass sconce lamp with its original toleware shade

A Very traditional design with a centre decoration of a Lion’s Mask

The shade is in its original crackle finish Dark Green and Gold

The lamp is all working and in good condition for its age

The lamp is 16” tall, 13” long and 7” deep

CS233

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Green Toleware Wall Sconce to the 1900s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1083869
Dealers Internal Reference
CS233
Description
French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light

A lovely piece, a double brass sconce lamp with its original toleware shade

A Very traditional design with a centre decoration of a Lion’s Mask

The shade is in its original crackle finish Dark Green and Gold

The lamp is all working and in good condition for its age

The lamp is 16” tall, 13” long and 7” deep

CS233

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Green Toleware Wall Sconce to the 1900s.

Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1083869
Dealers Internal Ref
CS233
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A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design.
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Archive I A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design.

French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light

Archive II A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View II
Archive III A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View III
Archive IV A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View IV
Archive V A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View V
Archive VI A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View VI
Archive VII A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design. View VII
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A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design.
French Green Toleware and Brass Twin Bouillotte Wall Light
Ref: SA1083869
A French-style wall light featuring a dark green oval toleware shade and a cast brass backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a mask design.
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  • ObjectWall Lights
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFrench Empire
  • MaterialBrass, Toleware
  • ColourGreen, Gold
  • MotifsPalmette backplate, Masque detail, Twin candle arms, Oval shade
  • SizeH 41 cm (16 in) x W 33 cm (13 in) x D 18 cm (7 in)

This French bouillotte wall light belongs to the 1900 period in a French Empire style. The piece combines cast brass elements with a toleware shade finished in a dark green crackle effect, highlighted by gold trim along the edges. The construction incorporates a vertical backplate decorated with palmette leaves and a central lion mask, supporting a horizontal oval frame with twin candle arms carrying black dummy candles. Signs of age include minor surface wear and crackling on the green shade. It measures 41 cm high, 33 cm wide, and 18 cm deep. Placed in a home today, this wall light suits a narrow wall space in a hallway, drawing room, or study, where it provides directional ambient illumination.

FAQs

Originating in 18th-century France from the popular card game of Bouillotte, this style traditionally features candle arms set beneath a painted sheet-metal shade, known as toleware, designed to deflect glare downwards.

These fixtures are constructed using cast brass or bronze for the decorative armature and backplate, paired with hand-painted or enamelled sheet iron for the shade.

Authentic examples feature detailed cast brass backplates styled with Classical motifs such as palmettes, anthemia, or masques, combined with natural surface patination and painted metal shades.

A twin-arm toleware sconce can be installed to frame artwork, mounted within a narrow hallway, or positioned above a sideboard to add depth and warmth to a modern decorative scheme.

Dust painted toleware shades using a dry microfibre cloth to prevent water damage to the enamel, and wipe brass components gently without using abrasive chemical polishes.
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