Pair of Empire-Style Bronze Wall Sconces. Circa 1940

Pair of Empire-style bronze wall sconces, French work from the 1940s, in the spirit of the early-19th-century vocabulary inspired by antiquity.

The bronze is finely chased, with palmettes, laurels, foliage and disciplined volumes characteristic of the Empire style. Each piece achieves a noble equilibrium between solemnity and decorative refinement.

Slim dimensions (23 × 11 × 33.5 cm), with a marked verticality, suit an entrance, a corridor, a dining room or framing a mirror or fireplace mantel.

A pair of clear character whose Empire heritage brings depth and a sense of history to classical, eclectic and contemporary interiors.