Ribbed Glass Wall Sconce Brass Finish Vintage One Light

Ribbed glass is a practical solution dressed as a decorative one. A plain clear shade at eye level puts a bright filament straight into your line of sight. Ribbing refracts that light across the surface of the glass instead, so the shade reads as a bright textured column rather than a hot point. It is why the detail turns up on so many vintage fittings and why it still works.

Vintage Brass Wall Sconce Size And Build

The fixture is 5 inches wide and 9.5 inches high, with a single light. That is compact enough to sit either side of a mirror without crowding it, and small enough that a pair does not overwhelm a narrow wall. Shipping weight is 3.5 pounds.

The body is metal in a gold brass finish and the shade is ribbed glass. In the photography the finish reads as a warm satin gold rather than a bright polished brass, and the glass is opaque enough to soften the bulb while still catching light along each rib. The backplate is a shallow curved disc, so the fitting sits close to the wall.

Bulb Choice And Output

The sconce takes a screw base bulb rated up to 60 watts and no bulb is supplied. Because the ribbed glass is translucent rather than opaque, the shape of the bulb is partly visible through it. A compact frosted bulb will look tidiest; a long filament bulb will show its shape through the ribs, which some people want and some do not.

There is no switch on the fitting, so it runs from a wall switch on the circuit. The specification does not describe the fixture as dimmable, so plan any dimming around the bulb and the circuit rather than the fitting.

Finish Care And Placement

The specification lists the finish as gold and makes no claim about a protective lacquer or about resistance to fingerprints, so treat it as an ordinary brass toned finish. Clean it with a dry soft cloth. Avoid metal polishes, which will cut through a plated finish rather than restore it.

The compact size makes this a flanking fixture more than a standalone one. A single unit works beside a doorway or above a small console. A matched pair either side of a mirror is where the proportions really work, because at 5 inches wide neither one dominates the mirror between them.

The fixture is hardwired to a standard wall box behind the backplate. If you are fitting a pair, set both boxes to the same height from the floor rather than measuring from the ceiling, which is rarely as level as it looks.

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