Antique Wall Lights - Westland London
Our collection of Antique wall lights includes beautiful antique wall lamps and antique brass wall lighting in a wide range of periods from Baroque and Art Deco to Neo-Classical Revival and Victorian.
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Stock: 12956
A pair of charming gilt brass wall lights in the Regency manner with twin scrolled arms and anthemion decoration.
English, mid 20th century.
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13 3⁄8" 34 cms |
10 3⁄16" 26 cms |
5 7⁄8" 15 cms |
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Listed Price: £550 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16144
A set of five gilt bronze Greek Revival wall lights. Each with a palmette decoration to the back, whilst the arms are mounted to an oval bracket. There are three lights with four light fittings, and two fitted with twin arm fittings.
English, c. 1890.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
10 3⁄16" 26 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15855
A pair of French rococo revival gilt brass wall lights, the three leafy scrolling branches mounted with drip pans and flowers and set with seated figure of a child.
French, late 19th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
11 5⁄8" 29.5 cms |
5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £920 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16153
A set of four two branch wall sconces in cut glass, neatly strung with faceted pear drops and beads. Perfect for pairing with a cut glass chandelier in the same room.
English, mid 20th century.
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13 3⁄8" 34 cms |
10 5⁄8" 27 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15771
A rare set of four antique glass girandoles, each with twin candle arms and mirrored backs, strung with beads and lustres.
English, c.1900.
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11" 28 cms |
18 1⁄2" 47 cms |
6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14955
A pair of good quality Rococo twin-branch wall lights in gilt brass. The surface of these lights has acquired a beautiful patina across the organic form of the sconces, which organic foliate flourishes and c-scrolls, typical of the Rococo style.
French, c.1900.
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9 3⁄8" 24 cms |
16 1⁄2" 42 cms |
5 1⁄2" 14 cms |
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Stock: 16702
A set of four English gilt-bronze twin-light wall lights, each surmounted with flambeau urn above tapering stem with central lion mask flanked by scrolling foliate branches. Provenance: The Property of the Late R. Olaf Hambro.
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11 3⁄16" 28.5 cms |
20 1⁄8" 51 cms |
7 1⁄2" 19 cms |
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Stock: 16375
A large pair of very fine 19th century gilt brass lyre-shaped wall sconces, each with three spiral-twist arms, ribbon-bow surmounts, eagle heads and laurel wreaths.
English, c.1880.
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16 1⁄8" 41 cms |
27 3⁄16" 69 cms |
8 1⁄4" 21 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16030
A set of three two branch wall lights in the Adam taste. The gilt brass sconces are topped with elegant palmettes over urnular bodies, from which a small string of bellflowers hang.
English, c.1950.
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7 1⁄8" 18 cms |
16 1⁄8" 41 cms |
4 1⁄4" 11 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16041
A pair of good quality nineteenth-century ormolu wall lights in the Louis XVI style, topped with ribbons and urns to the backplates. Could easily be converted to electricity, which is included in the price.
English, c.1890.
Provenance: Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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10 5⁄8" 27 cms |
15 1⁄8" 38.4 cms |
4 11⁄16" 12 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15898
A large and ornate pair of Rococo two branch wall lights in gilt brass, comprising intricately scrolling foliage, and slender arms which are mounted with drip pans in the form of flowers.
English, early 20th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
21 1⁄4" 54 cms |
7 7⁄8" 20 cms |
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Stock: 15933
An ornate parcel gilt bronze colza chandelier and a pair of matching wall lights. The set is playful in style, with a tied ribbon at the very top of the chandelier, from which the central stem hangs. This is mounted with three bronze frolicking putti. The chandelier has three branches, from which emanate three stems, there are 9 bulbs in total.
The accompanying wall lights also feature putti sitting between the two branches hung from tied ribbons.
English, early 20th century.
The colza lamp was developed by the Swiss physicist Ami Argand around 1770 but was patented in England through Argand’s business partner, Matthew Boulton. The patent lapsed due to an oversight on Boulton's part and so the technology became freely available and was widely adopted by British makers. This kind of gravity fed lamp, running on thick viscose colza oil (which can be distinguished from other modes of lamp by its raised central reservoir), remained popular in Britain until being superseded by more efficient paraffin oil lamps and gas lighting in the mid-19th century.
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25 3⁄16" 64 cms |
36 3⁄16" 92 cms |
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9 3⁄8" 24 cms |
20 1⁄8" 51 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15847
A set of three gilt bronze twin-light wall appliques with anthemion backplates and foliate scroll arms, on which are mounted flambeau shades. The gallery is also fitted with a bulb, surrounded by prism drops.
English, c.1930.
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14 3⁄16" 36 cms |
13 13⁄16" 35 cms |
6 11⁄16" 17 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15584
A pair of two arm elegant neoclassical wall lights cast in gilt brass. The sconces evoke the hugely popular Adam style of the eighteenth-century, with urnular finials and a paterae centre, from which emanate the scrolling arms, supported by a ram's head.
English, c.1950.
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10 3⁄8" 26.5 cms |
20 1⁄4" 51.5 cms |
4 7⁄8" 12.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £920 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14913
A set of three large French ormolu wall lights. These sconces are an unusual design, taking on Bacchic symbolism, with ribbons suspending coiled snakes, from which hang the three arms, adorned with swags of vines. Beneath, the mask of a satyr and his instruments, the pan pipes and a tambourine hang. French, c.1900.
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15 11⁄16" 40 cms |
27 5⁄8" 70 cms |
8 11⁄16" 22 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15454
A pair of French Louis XVI gilt ormolu style two branch wall lights with ornate pierced back plates from which emanate the scrolled arms adorned with rosette motifs.
French, early 20th century.
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11 3⁄8" 29 cms |
9 5⁄8" 24.5 cms |
5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £860 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14953
A set of three Baroque style two branch ormolu wall lights. The backplates are centred by bearded, grotesque masks, each wearing acanthus leaf crowns, from which emanate twin scrolling arms supporting urn candle holders.
English, late 19th century.
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17 1⁄4" 44 cms |
11 13⁄16" 30 cms |
9 3⁄8" 24 cms |
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Stock: 2799
A large and heavy, early 20th century triple branch brass wall light in the Louis XVI style. The bronze backplate is surmounted by a tall pierced acroter above a wreathed, foliate medallion and descending bellflowers. English, circa 1930.
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18" 45.7 cms |
20" 50.8 cms |
12 1⁄2" 31.8 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13790
A pair of twin branched cut glass wall lights in the Georgian manner. The scrolling arms emanating from the wall mounted brass paterae support the cut glass candle trays hung with large cut glass faceted drops and bead chains. English, mid 20th century.
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18 7⁄8" 48 cms |
14" 35.5 cms |
10 13⁄16" 27.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,650 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15049
A pair of patinated bronze torchere wall lights with glass flambeau shades. English, c.1920.
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3 1⁄2" 9 cms |
13 3⁄8" 34 cms |
2 13⁄16" 7 cms |
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Stock: 13456
A pair of 20th century small twin branch brass wall lights in the Louis XVI style with baluster stems and scrolling arms.
Mid 20th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
11 13⁄16" 30 cms |
8 1⁄8" 20.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13807
A set of three Regency style nickel plated twin branch wall lights.The backplate, with globe terminals, supporting twin scrolled candle arms. English, late 20th century.
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11" 28 cms |
12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms |
8 1⁄4" 21 cms |
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Listed Price: £750 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13950
A pair of Victorian, Baroque style antique brass wall lights with flambeau shaped glass shades the light controls with pineapple tipped finials. Former gasoliers converted to electricity. English, late 19th century.
There are two other identical pairs SNos 13948 & 13949.
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16 1⁄2" 42 cms |
23 3⁄16" 59 cms |
8 1⁄4" 21 cms |
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Stock: 14812
A large pair of Gothic Revival brass five light antique wall lights in the Pugin style, with four bracket branches supporting four of the lights and the central stem column topped by the fifth light.
Identical to the silver plated pair SNo 14610. French, mid 19th century.
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9 13⁄16" 25 cms |
19 11⁄16" 50 cms |
15 11⁄16" 40 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14610
A large pair of Pugin style silver plated brass Gothic Revival five light wall lights with four bracket branches supporting four of the lights and the central stem column topped by the fifth light.
Identical to the brass pair SNo 14812. French, mid 19th century.
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9 13⁄16" 25 cms |
19 11⁄16" 50 cms |
15 11⁄16" 40 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,400 pair(+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14691
A pair of Neoclassical style twin branch wall lights with flambeau topped and swagged urn finials above tapering reeded stems from which emanate foliate drapes and the scrolling arms supporting urn candle holders. English, mid 20th century.
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11" 28 cms |
15 11⁄16" 40 cms |
4 1⁄4" 11 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13975
A pair of Rococo style twin branch 20th century wall lights.There are two more pairs please see SNos 13974 & 13973.
French, late 20th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
10 5⁄8" 27 cms |
5 1⁄2" 14 cms |
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Listed Price: £750 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13974
A pair of Rococo style twin branch 20th century wall lights.There are two more pairs please see SNos 13974 & 13975 .
French late 20th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
10 5⁄8" 27 cms |
5 1⁄2" 14 cms |
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Listed Price: £750 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13973
A pair of Rococo style twin branch 20th century wall lights.There are two more pairs please see SNos 13974 & 13975 .
French late 20th century.
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12 3⁄16" 31 cms |
10 5⁄8" 27 cms |
5 1⁄2" 14 cms |
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Listed Price: £750 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14693
A pair of 20th century cast brass Rococo style wall lights the twin branches supported by clambering cherubs.
English, late 20th century.
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10 3⁄16" 26 cms |
18 7⁄8" 48 cms |
6 1⁄4" 16 cms |
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Listed Price: £760 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13918
A pair of 20th century, three branch gilt brass wall lights the arms mounted on a dual cross hatch backplate with a Baroque influence.
French, early 20th Century.
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| Without Bulbs |
14 5⁄8" 37 cms |
15" 38 cms |
7 11⁄16" 19.5 cms |
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21 1⁄4" 54 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13823
A pair of elegant twin branch gilt brass Neoclassical style wall lights, with flambeau finials on swag draped urns above tapering columns with pairs of goats head masks.
English early 20th century.
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10 3⁄16" 26 cms |
17 7⁄8" 45.5 cms |
4 7⁄8" 12.5 cms |
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Stock: 14424
A set of three small Rococo style gilt metal two branch wall lights with the typical scrolling foliate arms..
English, early to mid 20th century.
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9 3⁄8" 24 cms |
13" 33 cms |
5 7⁄8" 15 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,950 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14425
A pair of ornate gilt bronze three branch wall lights with decorative candle holders and flambeau finials above grotesque masks on the backplate. English, early 20th century.
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11 13⁄16" 30 cms |
22" 56 cms |
7 1⁄8" 18 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,250 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14544
A pair of Georgian style three light antique brass wall lights with ribbon bow finials, the reeded, scrolled branches emanating from decorative foliage are attached to tapering stems terminating in reverse pineapple finials.
English, early 20th century.
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13 13⁄16" 35 cms |
22 13⁄16" 58 cms |
8 1⁄2" 21.5 cms |
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Antique Wall Lights London
Lighting has the ability to utterly transform the home. For style, atmosphere and drama, antique lights can be the perfect choice. Our collection of antique lighting ranges from lanterns, chandeliers and antique wall lights to a large selection of vintage and unusual pieces.
History of Antique Wall Lights
The history of the antique wall light, or sconce, begins with the wall mounted torch. These were usually made of cast iron, a portable torch which could be taken from room to room or out of the house. This later developed into the rush light, where a rush, or reed would be dipped in fat to make a rudimentary candle, and then balanced inside a wall mounted sconce. Many art deco style wall lights echoed this in the form of the torchere wall light, usually finished with a flame, or flambeau light shade.
Period Wall Lights
Antique Georgian Wall Lights were perhaps the first to be made in a wide range of styles. In the eighteenth-century, antique brass wall lights would often be Rococo or Neoclassical in style, reflecting the taste of the time. It was the French influence that developed the taste for the Rococo wall lights which reflected the taste for the ornate, which had spread throughout Europe. Brass wall lights were also plated in gold to make them even more opulent; this of course meant that they didn’t tarnish – so less polishing was required!
Victorian Wall Lights
Victorian wall lights were even more diverse in style. The nineteenth-century revisited many earlier styles, including the Renaissance, Baroque and Gothic styles, for which wrought iron wall lights were often designed. This more substantial material was fashioned into robust and dramatic period wall lights which often graced the grand Baronial castles of Scotland. This period also saw the development of the oil and the gas light, both of which emitted a more powerful, bright light.
Antique Wall Light Styles
In the early twentieth-century, Art Nouveau wall lights adopted the organic, sinuous forms of leaves and flowers, curling pieces of bronze and brass that held moulded glass shades. With nearly all lights being electrified by this point, designers could be even more experimental. As the twentieth-century progressed, modernism paved the way for a radical new wave of design, lights fashioned from steel and chrome, worlds away from the floral, organic details of what had come before.
Whatever the period, antique style wall lights add unique character and warmth into a room. Please do not hesitate to ask if you would like any further information about our selection of antique lights.