williamson beardslee "moderne" design sconce pair with translucent "buff rays" shades
williamson beardslee "moderne" design sconce pair with translucent "buff rays" shades
1 pair available, sold as pair
matching 5 shade chandelier coming soon!
AA# 26087
Circa:1929-1939
Condition: Age Consistent / REWIRED
Material: Cast, Wrought & Hand Worked Iron & Brass, Molded Milk Glass
Finish: Original PolyChrome, please note variation in finish between sconces
Origin: Williamson Chicago, IL
Illumination: 1 medium Edison socket
Dimensions:12" tall, 7” across, 5.5” projection
We find that early antique lighting was designed as objects of art and we treat each fixture with careful attention to preserve original beauty. Our fixtures are cleaned, rewired & are ready to hang, following UL standards. We can work with you on code requirements.
A little history of Williamson & Beardslee Lighting from 100 years ago!
Often this design is signed both Williamson and Beardslee, the latter, a lighting firm out of Delaware who acquired Williamson during this time period because of their ‘excellent designs’. The two companies patented projects included molded glass ‘lugs’ or what we may refer to as the ‘Slipper shade’ presently. In the 1929 patent - the ‘slipper shade’ was created to provide novel and simple means for mounting a shade on the fixture in a secure manner’ and conversely a way to ‘readily and quickly detach at any time for cleaning or other purposes’ – without requiring manipulation of set screws or mechanics to mount or release the glass. Genius, perhaps during the 30’s the only oversight of the design was the ease that the glass could be removed, or knocked out from the mount system, causing the glass, 85 years later to become quite rare.
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