{"title":"Lighting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA luminous collection of antique lighting sourced from the markets, brocantes, estates, and private ateliers of the South of France — bringing together the finest French, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish antiques, imported by Drue Bohrer Antiques. From flickering candlesticks to sculptural floor lamps, each piece casts a warm glow and tells a story of European artistry — when beauty was built to last. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pair-of-italian-antique-fragment-candle-sconces-in-silver-gold-leaf","title":"Pair of Italian Antique Fragment Candle Sconces in Silver \u0026 Gold Leaf","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and exceptional pair of Italian candle sconces, each constructed entirely from 18th century antique architectural fragments and period materials. The backplates — tall, rectangular panels with gently curved lower edges — retain their beautifully aged silver-painted surface, the paint cracked and worn to reveal layers of history beneath. A carved and gilded frieze crowns each backplate, its acanthus and scrollwork ornament still carrying traces of warm gold leaf that speak to the grandeur of their ecclesiastical or palatial origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center of each sconce, a carved spherical finial — swirled and textured, finished in the same silvered and gilt palette — anchors the composition above a turned baluster stem. From this stem, two slender iron arms extend outward in a graceful arc, each terminating in a turned wooden candle cup. Small gilt spheres punctuate the ends of the arms, adding a refined decorative note. The marriage of carved wood, iron, and gilded ornament is entirely consistent with the Italian tradition of repurposing sacred and architectural elements into functional objects of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold as a pair. 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The tall, tapering backplates are carved wood panels with a beautifully aged painted surface — worn and crackled over centuries of use to reveal the layers of history beneath. Each backplate is crowned by a bold projecting cornice fragment finished in warm gold leaf, its face carved with an egg-and-dart molding of exceptional crispness, the gilding worn to a rich, honeyed tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the cornice, two urn-form candle arms project from the face of each backplate, their turned and gilded wooden bobeches retaining substantial traces of gold leaf against a silvered ground. Slender iron armatures support the candle cups, terminating in small spherical finials that echo the decorative vocabulary of the period. The interplay of aged painted wood, carved gilt cornice, and gilded candle arms creates a composition of remarkable depth and warmth — objects that would have been equally at home in a Venetian palazzo or a Roman sacristy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold as a pair. 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