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A Pair of Early C20th Italian Giltwood & Toleware Wall Sconces
Tinker & Toad
for sale €930     $1,010
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A Pair of Early C20th Italian Giltwood & Toleware Wall Sconces

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Tinker & Toad
Description

A Fine Pair of Italian Giltwood and Toleware Wall Sconces from the Early 20th Century in the Empire Style.

The sconces are adorned with delicate bow and floret details in giltwood. The backplate is designed as a spray of toleware wheat heads, with the lower leaves crafted in giltwood. The lower section features a small bow clasping the wheat stems, and it terminates with elegant swags and tails.

The S-shaped sconces are embellished with attached leaf details, ending in bobeche and candle nozzles. They closely resemble a set that sold at Christie's, South Kensington, in 2008.

The lights have been professionally rewired and are ready for installation.

Physical Dimensions
Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Declaration

Tinker & Toad has dated these Italian Giltwood Wall Sconces to the 1920s.

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SA1135161
Description
A Fine Pair of Italian Giltwood and Toleware Wall Sconces from the Early 20th Century in the Empire Style.

The sconces are adorned with delicate bow and floret details in giltwood.

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The backplate is designed as a spray of toleware wheat heads, with the lower leaves crafted in giltwood.
Tinker & Toad

The lower section features a small bow clasping the wheat stems, and it terminates with elegant swags and tails.

fig 1. A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms.
fig 1. A Pair of Early C20th Italian Giltwood & Toleware Wall Sconces

The S-shaped sconces are embellished with attached leaf details, ending in bobeche and candle nozzles. They closely resemble a set that sold at Christie's, South Kensington, in 2008.

The lights have been professionally rewired and are ready for installation.

Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

Tinker & Toad has dated these Italian Giltwood Wall Sconces to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1135161
Tinker & Toad
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2020
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A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms.
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Archive I A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms.

A Pair of Early C20th Italian Giltwood & Toleware Wall Sconces

Archive II A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View II
Archive III A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View III
Archive IV A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View IV
Archive V A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View V
Archive VI A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View VI
Archive VII A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View VII
Archive VIII A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms. View VIII
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Tinker & Toad
Telephone 07771 682942
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54 The Mint
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7EN
United Kingdom
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A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms.
A Pair Of Early C20th Italian Giltwood & Toleware Wall Sconces
Ref: SA1135161
A pair of early 20th-century Italian giltwood and toleware wall sconces featuring carved ribbon bow crests, rising foliage sprigs, and twin candle arms.
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These decorative wall lights feature hand-carved wood accents and shaped sheet metal elements finished with gold leaf or gilded paint, reflecting Neoclassical and Baroque Revival design traditions popular in early 20th-century Italy.

Construction typically combines carved softwoods with hand-cut, shaped sheet iron or steel, finished with water or oil gilding, burnished highlights, and painted candle sleeves.

Authentic period examples display hand-cut metal edges, layered gold leaf showing subtle bole or gesso undertones beneath, visible hand-worked construction on reverse sides, and natural oxidisation on exposed metalwork.

Position these wall lights flanking a mirror above a sideboard, or within wall alcoves to introduce metallic texture and sculpted vertical detail alongside contemporary artwork and plaster finishes.

Dust gently with a soft, dry goat-hair brush or microfibre cloth, avoiding water, liquid cleaners, or solvents that can dissolve underlying gesso or strip fragile water-gilding.
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