Pair of Two-Arm Bronze Wall Lights with Arrow and Mask Decoration

Each sconce is organised around a vertical shaft resembling an arrow, with the finely chiselled fletching at the top and the point directed downwards. In the centre, a mask of a bacchante crowned with vine leaves and grapes, with an expressive face tied with a ribbon, serves as the starting point for the two gracefully curved arms of light, ending in moulded cups and sconces adorned with false candles. The arrow motif and the antique mask belong to the neoclassical vocabulary inherited from the Louis XVI style, here interpreted by the bronze workers of the turn of the 20th century, a period of excellence for Parisian founders who virtuously reissued the great models of the 18th century. Condition: Good overall condition. Silvered bronze with a beautiful soft patina, clear chiselling, old false candles. A refined pair on either side of a mirror, a fireplace, or a headboard.