Torch Cone Wall Sconce - Art Deco Torchiere Wall Light

A fluted cone shade with a scalloped rim and a banded middle, ending in a tapering, faceted point like a hand-held torch. It is held by a short square bracket on a tall, narrow backplate with reeded lines and stepped ends. About 5.7 cm wide, 6.6 cm deep and 15 cm tall at 100%. Art Deco, named after the 1925 Paris exhibition of decorative arts, flourished in the 1920s and 1930s; fans, sunrays, chevrons, fluting and stepped forms were favourite motifs. Torch sconces stylised the flaming-torch sym…

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