Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
A pair of Art Moderne heavy cast-bronze wall sconces, each featuring a semi-cylindrical wall-mounting core supporting a central cluster of three outward-facing candelabra sockets enclosed by a wide, semi-circular projecting collar of tightly interwoven spiral bronze wire mesh
Bronze
each: 14 1/4 x 8 x 4 inches
Purchased for $14,500 from Bernd Goeckler Antiques in 2007
From a Private Collection
Generalized tarnish, oxidation patina, and minor surface scratches across the semi-cylindrical bronze cores; light distortion and localized wear to the interwoven bronze wire mesh collar bands; interior multi-light candelabra clusters and underlying electrical components unverified and untested, but previously removed from a working environment.
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