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Pretty French Gilt Toleware Wall Lights
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Pretty French Gilt Toleware Wall Lights

1920 - 1940
Description

This is a very decorative and pretty pair of toleware wall lights dating from the early 20th century. The lights have a stylish design in gilt metal with branches and leaves and all their original cut crystal drops.

These each have 3 candle sconce that take a standard bayonet fitting bulb.

The wall lights are ready to be wired in and measure 42 cms in height overall. They are 38 cms wide by 20 cms in depth.

(Please note that we also have another identical pair available, currently listed in our eBay shop if you are interested in buying 4)

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these French Gilt Toleware Sconces to the 1930s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207792
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a very decorative and pretty pair of toleware wall lights dating from the early 20th century.
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The lights have a stylish design in gilt metal with branches and leaves and all their original cut crystal drops.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A pair of French gilt toleware three-arm wall lights decorated with metallic leaf foliage and faceted crystal drops.
fig 1. Pretty French Gilt Toleware Wall Lights

These each have 3 candle sconce that take a standard bayonet fitting bulb.

The wall lights are ready to be wired in and measure 42 cms in height overall. They are 38 cms wide by 20 cms in depth.

(Please note that we also have another identical pair available, currently listed in our eBay shop if you are interested in buying 4)

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these French Gilt Toleware Sconces to the 1930s.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207792
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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A pair of French gilt toleware three-arm wall lights decorated with metallic leaf foliage and faceted crystal drops.
Pretty French Gilt Toleware Wall Lights
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  • ObjectWall Lights
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialGilt Metal, Toleware, Crystal, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsLeaf foliage, Crystal drops, Faux candle sleeves, Floral candle bobeches
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 20 cm (8 in)

This pair of French Chateau style wall lights dates from 1930 and originates from France. Each fixture comprises a gilt metal and toleware frame finished in gold, embellished with metallic leaf foliage, floral candle bobeches, and numerous faceted crystal drops suspended from branches and upper scrollwork. Three faux candle sleeves house standard fittings, complemented by curved arms and an openwork leaf-form top finial. Each light measures 42 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 20 cm deep, providing balanced illumination. Suitable for interior placement in homes today, these light fixtures mount easily onto narrow wall spaces in living rooms, hallways, or dining areas. They function effectively as accent lighting alongside mirrors or architectural features, bringing a decorative French Chateau aesthetic to traditional and contemporary interior schemes alike.

FAQs

Toleware refers to lacquered or painted metalwork that was popularised across France in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, often featuring leaf and floral motifs finished with gilded surfaces.

These lighting fixtures are typically constructed from hand-shaped sheet metal, iron, or brass, finished with gold leaf or gilt paint, and adorned with glass or crystal pendeloque drops.

Authentic pieces display evidence of hand-soldered metal joints, subtle surface oxidisation, layered gilded patination, and era-appropriate electrical or candle socket fittings.

Mount these decorative sconces against neutral backdrop walls, alongside contemporary artwork, or flanking a mantelpiece to create balanced visual texture between historic metalwork and modern lines.

Dust surfaces regularly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth; avoid water or abrasive chemical liquids on gilt metalwork, and clean glass drops separately with a diluted glass cleaner.
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