#antiquesconces

I hope this isn’t taking too much advantage of you all, (thank you to @rachelalarkins @clairedeluneart and @mozzukina for your knowledge and suggestions last time) but now I need your help again!. My mother bought these in a job lot at an auction in the late nineties. I think all the items came from France, possibly from a church. Any idea what these are? They have little hooks on the back. They are lovely, but I’ve never found a use for them, and we’re in a massive clearing out mood...what are they?? #frenchwallhangings #antiquefrenchdecorative #antiquefrenchgilt #antiquesconces #hopethisisok (at Bristol, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2t2XUCA_g1/?igshid=8zw4h27lzrs0

Restoration in progress. #crystalsconces #antiquesconces #lightingrestoration https://www.instagram.com/p/ByT3U-CglzQ/?igshid=10voeho33qkv1

Restoration in progress. #antiquesconces #antiquecrystals #lightingrestoration https://www.instagram.com/p/ByT2tVOgpgK/?igshid=edpl8sh6ldl7

Circa 1880, Pair of Aesthetic Gas Sconces - Really beautiful Aesthetic Gas Sconces from 1880 with vey interesting transfer etched shades are quite understated for Victorian Sconces which is the rule of the reform period in the Victorian Era. The reform period was a reaction to Victorian Ornamentation and these Aesthetic sconces even though ornate, from our modern point of view, show the interests of a new design discussion that was happening. Previous Victorian fixtures of the Revival period harked back to designs created in Europe and held important until the Aesthetic and Eastlake ideas took hold.