Art Deco Moth Wall Sconce Resin Maize Vintage Accent

Art deco wall sconce lighting tends to arrive as fans, stepped glass and geometry. This one takes the other half of the period, the natural motifs that ran alongside the geometry, and builds the whole fixture around a single moth. The ribbing across the wings is what makes it work: it turns a flat silhouette into something that changes as you move past it.

What The Moth Wall Sconce Is Made From

The specification gives the material as resin and the colour as maize, a warm yellow gold. Worth knowing before it arrives: in the product photography the finish reads as a metallic gold rather than a flat painted yellow. The supplier does not describe a metallic coating anywhere in the specification, so the images and the written specification do not fully agree on this point. Expect a warm gold tone and treat the exact level of sheen as unconfirmed.

The fixture measures 11 inches long, 5.6 inches wide and 2.75 inches deep, on a 4 inch round canopy. At 2.2 pounds it is the lightest fitting in this group, which is what resin buys you over cast metal.

Wiring, Voltage And Bulb

The sconce is hardwired and rated at 110 to 120 volts, which matches a standard United States circuit. It takes an E12 base bulb with a maximum of 25 watts. That ceiling is lower than most sconces in this range, so check the rating on any bulb you already own rather than assuming a 40 watt candelabra will do.

Bulbs are not included. The bulb sits behind the wings rather than inside a shade, so the fixture throws light onto the wall around it and reads as a glow behind the silhouette. It is an accent light, not a reading light, and a 25 watt ceiling confirms that.

Where To Put A Decorative Wall Light

A fixture with this much shape needs room around it. It works on a plain painted or papered wall where the silhouette is uninterrupted, above a console or a bar, or in a pair flanking a bed. It does not work squeezed between shelving or artwork, where the wings compete with everything else on the wall.

The photography places it against deep teal and emerald walls, and the warm gold finish does read strongly against dark colours. On a pale wall the contrast drops and the fixture reads more quietly, which may be what you want in a smaller room.

At 2.75 inches deep it projects very little, so it can go in a hallway or a stairwell without getting caught by passing shoulders.

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