Pair of Rare Antique Slip Shade Wall Sconces by Gill Glass & Fixture Company - Circa 1930
This is an Antique Item
This is a beautiful pair of very rare silverplate slip-shade sconces c. 1930 with a polychrome finish on the fixture body and hand painted amber shades featuring a Tuscan harvest scene. These were shown in the Gill Glass & Fixture Catalog No. 17. They are advertised there as "For the Dining Room, Breakfast Room, and Sun Parlor". These are very unusual and emit a soft amber glow when illuminated. There are some chips to the painted surface of the shades, on one, a large area of the grapes has deteriorated. These have working rotary switches on the bottom of each. These have been rewired with UL listed parts and are ready to install.
This item is an antique item that is in good working condition with no noticeable flaws or damage beyond normal wear and patination of a piece of this age. There is wear to the painted detail in the glass shades. We have rewired this fixture using UL-listed parts unless otherwise indicated.