Alabaster Architectural Wall Sconces

A pair of elegant vintage Moon Motif Alabaster Wall Sconces. Made from delicate mineralized white alabaster stone, these orbital sconces add a touch of sophistication to any room. Ea...

Sweeping curves and creamy stone the color of custard, give a dreamy, soft ambiance to your interior.

These pure white sconces sit upon torch like bases, illuminating the room in the fusion of classical and romantic forms, typical of the neoclassical period. Alabaster lighting was the first used electrical lighting in Europe, prized for its ability to softly diffuse light. As mentioned above, the Neo-Renaissance style was in reality an eclectic blending of past styles, which the architect selected on the whims of his patrons. In the true Renaissance era there was a division of labour between the architect, who designed the exterior highly visible shell, and others—the artisans—who decorated and arranged the interior. The original Italian mannerist house was a place for relaxation and entertaining, convenience and comfort of the interior being a priority; in the later Baroque designs, comfort and interior design were secondary to outward appearance. This was followed by the Neoclassical period, which gave importance to the proportions and dignity of interiors, but still lost the comfort and internal convenience of the mannerist period. It was during the Neo-Renaissance period of the 19th century that the mannerist comforts were re-discovered and taken a step further. Not only did the improved building techniques of the 1850s allow the glazing of formerly open loggias and arches with the newly invented sheets of plate glass, providing the first "picture windows", but also the blending of architectural styles allowed interiors and exteriors to be treated differently. It was at this time that the concept of "furnishing styles" manifested itself, allowing distinctions to be made between interior rooms...

Carved from a single piece of creamy white alabaster, the lightly veined sconce has been rewired with UL parts and holds one or two 60 watt equivalent LED bulbs.

The natural properties of alabaster as a diffuser: warm color and the texture of its veins that are always different from each other, recalling the magic atmosphere of full moon nigh...

The PILL wall sconce has been conceived and developed in collaboration with the architecture firm Droulers Architecture. The Pill wall sconce is a li...

Elegant wall sconces made of a brass backplate and three alabaster half cylinders. Two sources of light in each sconce providing an even enlighteni...

The Tech short wall sconce was conceived with the idea of merging the luminaire with the lampshade into a single element, playing on the transparencies of the light through the ultra...