Wall Sconces
That item has been discontinued, but here are similar options.
A brass wall sconce puts light on the wall at eye height, the level most rooms leave dark. Ceiling lights wash the floor, lamps light the tabletops, and sconces fill the band in between, where faces, mirrors and art live. That middle layer gives a room depth after dark.
Our wall sconces are part of our luxury lighting: antique brass and matte black iron, some with glass shades, one with a brass detail on a black frame. All of them are hardwired, so they mount flush to the wall with no cord and look built in rather than added on.
Antique brass wall sconce or black
Antique brass warms the wall around it and suits wood, plaster and dark paint. Matte black reads cleaner, draws a sharper outline and works with black hardware and iron. A black wall sconce on a pale wall becomes a graphic mark; a brass one on a dark wall becomes a small glow. Choose by wall color first, then by fixture. If the room already has a lot of brass in mirrors or hardware, a black sconce can break it up; if it is mostly black and white, brass adds the warmth.
Where to mount a hardwired wall sconce
A brass wall sconce beside a mirror
Flank the mirror with a pair at roughly 60 to 66 inches from the floor, close to eye level, so the light hits a face evenly instead of throwing shadows down from above. It matters most over a bathroom vanity, where a single overhead light is least flattering.
Bedside wall sconces
Mount a pair a little above a seated head so you can read without glare and keep the nightstands clear. Plan the wiring before the headboard goes in, and check that the arm or shade will clear the headboard's top edge. A swing arm or a deep shade can catch an upholstered headboard that measured fine on paper.
Wall sconces down a hall or stair
Space them evenly along the wall, about eight to ten feet apart, and let them lead the eye forward. In an entry, sconces pair well with a foyer fixture; see our entryway light fixtures for the ceiling half of that pairing.
The brass wall sconce mistake: mounting too high
A sconce set too high lights the ceiling and leaves the wall below in shadow, the opposite of its job. If you are unsure, hold the fixture against the wall at the planned height and sit or stand where you will use it. If you can see straight into the bulb, go higher or choose a shaded design. If the light misses the mirror or the page, come down.
Bulbs and dimming
Use warm bulbs, around 2700K, and put sconces on their own switch or dimmer where possible. At low output they read as glow, which is usually the effect you want in the evening.
Sconces in pairs, mostly
Symmetry suits sconces. Flanking a bed, a mirror or a fireplace, a matched pair reads calm and settled. Single sconces belong in sequences, down a hall or up a stair, where repetition does the work a pair would do.