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A rare and highly decorative pair of Victorian mirrored oil sconces, each with an oval beveled mirror plate set within …
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A rare and highly decorative pair of Victorian mirrored oil sconces, each with an oval beveled mirror plate set within a dark velvet-covered or plush-wrapped frame and fitted with an elaborate projecting crystal and metal oil-lamp assembly. The mirrored backs are finely etched with a graceful laurel wreath border, the frosted leaf-and-berry decoration framing the glass while allowing the reflective surface to remain central to the design. Each sconce is arranged with clear pressed or cut glass oil fonts, ribbed glass bobeches, brass-tone fittings, and pendant crystal drops, creating a layered effect of transparency, reflection, and sparkle.
The lower portion of each sconce is further distinguished by a shield-form plaque decorated with a caduceus motif, positioned centrally between the glass arms and above the draped crystal chain. This small plaque gives the pair a particularly unusual emblematic quality and provides an important identifying decorative feature. The combination of oval etched mirror, hanging crystal prisms, glass oil cups, chain swags, beveled glass, and dark textile-covered frame creates a striking late 19th century interior object suited to a formal hall, dressing room, salon, or collector’s installation.
The verso retains a circular retailer’s label for James Green & Nephew, Queen Victoria Street, St. Paul’s, London, printed with a view of St. Paul’s Cathedral. James Green & Nephew were associated with the London trade in glass, china, and decorative wares, and the presence of the label strongly supports an English Victorian retail context.
Measurements: 17" h x 12.25" w x 5.75" d.
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- Dimensions
- 12.25ʺW × 5.75ʺD × 17ʺH
- Styles
- Victorian
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Crystal
- Mirror
- Mirrored Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Sconces show in very good condition for their age. Having minor mirroring loss, no observed cracks or restoration observed. Sconces show in very good condition for their age. Having minor mirroring loss, no observed cracks or restoration observed. less
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