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Italian Pair Giltwood Twin Arm Antique Wall Lights
O'Keeffe Antiques
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Italian Pair Giltwood Twin Arm Antique Wall Lights

1920 - 1940
Description

An ornate Italian Florentine carved giltwood and Toleware twin arm antique wall lights, the toleware leaf scrolling arms with wooden leaf candle sconces, issuing from a large Acanthus leaf giltwood foliated backplate, nice original patination and great large scale. Fully rewired and PAT tested. All our wall lights come with aged brass screws or brackets for fixing and spare bulbs.

Dimensions: H: 25"/63cm W: 17"/43cm D: 6"/15cm

Circa: Early 20th Century

Product Ref: OKA05662

Physical Dimensions
Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Declaration

O'Keeffe Antiques has dated these Giltwood Twin Arm Sconces to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1192900
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OKA05662
Dealers Notes

We specialise in selling antique chandeliers, antique lighting, French mirrors, antique gilt furniture and unusual decorative items. The business was founded in 1999 by David & Jean O'Keeffe. The shop is based in Chester but supplies clients throughout the UK and abroad.

We deliver our products to the UK, Europe and worldwide using our own professional door-to-door courier service and also a large trusted international courier company. Please call us on 01244 311279 or contact us and we will provide you with delivery information and an individual delivery quote if necessary.

Description
An ornate Italian Florentine carved giltwood and Toleware twin arm antique wall lights, the toleware leaf scrolling arms with wooden leaf candle sconces, issuing from a large Acanthus leaf giltwood foliated backplate, nice original patination and great large scale. Fully rewired and PAT tested. All our wall lights come with aged brass screws or brackets for fixing and spare bulbs.

Dimensions: H: 25"/63cm W: 17"/43cm D: 6"/15cm

Circa: Early 20th Century

Product Ref: OKA05662

Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

O'Keeffe Antiques has dated these Giltwood Twin Arm Sconces to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1192900
Dealers Internal Ref
OKA05662
O'Keeffe Antiques
O'Keeffe Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2010

Specialists in retail of antique lighting.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the O'Keeffe Antiques Profile Page

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O'Keeffe Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Archive I A pair of hand-carved giltwood twin-arm wall sconces decorated with ornate acanthus leaves and scrollwork backplates.

Italian Pair Giltwood Twin Arm Antique Wall Lights

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O'Keeffe Antiques

O'Keeffe Antiques
Telephone 01244 311 279 or 07974 277 980
Location
2 Christleton Road
Boughton
Chester
CH3 5UG
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/okeeffe
Verified Since Jan 2010
Items For Sale 308
Items Sold 5,625
O'Keeffe Antiques
O'Keeffe Antiques
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A pair of hand-carved giltwood twin-arm wall sconces decorated with ornate acanthus leaves and scrollwork backplates.
Italian Pair Giltwood Twin Arm Antique Wall Lights
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Italian giltwood wall sconces, often termed appliques, are decorative wall-mounted light fixtures featuring hand-carved timber backplates coated in thin layers of gold leaf. Originating in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries during the Baroque and Rococo periods, these fixtures were designed to reflect candlelight and illuminate interior spaces.

Artisans carved softwoods such as pine or lime into leaf motifs and scrollwork before applying a gesso ground. Thin gold leaf was applied over the gesso using water or oil gilding techniques, followed by burnishing to achieve a lustrous metallic finish.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-carved tool marks, natural hairline cracking in the gesso along joinery, and wear to the gilding where the underlying clay bole layer shows through. Modern reproductions often utilize moulded resin or polyurethane rather than carved wood and lack layered gilding.

Positioning these sconces against neutral plaster or dark painted walls creates contrast and highlights the carved gilt detailing. Placing a pair flanking a large mirror, mantlepiece, or hallway console provides balance and architectural structure to a room.

Dust giltwood surfaces gently with a dry, soft camel-hair brush or feather duster, avoiding water, liquid cleaners, or abrasive cloths that can strip the gesso or dissolve water gilding. Keep fixtures away from high humidity and direct heat sources to prevent timber movement.
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