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Pair of French Mid-Century Neoclassic Plaster Capital Sconces (manner of Serge Roche)
Newel Warehouse
32-00 Skillman Ave
Long Island City NY - 11101
Pair of French Mid-Century Neoclassic Plaster Capital Sconces (manner of Serge Roche)
Newel Warehouse
32-00 Skillman Ave
Long Island City NY - 11101
About Serge Roche
Serge Roche (1906-1988) was a prominent French furniture and decorative arts designer known for his unique and extravagant style. Born on October 3, 1906, in Paris, France, Roche displayed a keen interest in art and design from an early age.
Roche studied at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he honed his skills in sculpture and architecture. His education provided read more..
Sconce
A wall-mounted bracket light, typically with an upward-facing arm that holds, in antique sconces, an oil lamp or candle, or in modern examples, an electrified light. Antique sconces were used often in corridors or in pairs on both sides of an entryway. They featured a reflective backplate to intensify candlelight while keeping the candle a safe distance from the wall. They are commonly made of metals such as silver, bronze, or ormolu and became very decorative in the 18th Century.
Capital
The decorative crowning motif atop a column or pilaster shaft, usually composed of moldings and ornament. The shape of the capital helps determine the characteristic features within the three classical architectural orders. The capital takes a convex shapes in the Doric order; concave shape in the inverted bell of the Corinthian order; or out scrolled shape in the Ionic order.
Sconce
A wall-mounted bracket light, typically with an upward-facing arm that holds, in antique sconces, an oil lamp or candle, or in modern examples, an electrified light. Antique sconces were used often in corridors or in pairs on both sides of an entryway. They featured a reflective backplate to intensify candlelight while keeping the candle a safe distance from the wall. They are commonly made of metals such as silver, bronze, or ormolu and became very decorative in the 18th Century.
Capital
The decorative crowning motif atop a column or pilaster shaft, usually composed of moldings and ornament. The shape of the capital helps determine the characteristic features within the three classical architectural orders. The capital takes a convex shapes in the Doric order; concave shape in the inverted bell of the Corinthian order; or out scrolled shape in the Ionic order.
Sconce
A wall-mounted bracket light, typically with an upward-facing arm that holds, in antique sconces, an oil lamp or candle, or in modern examples, an electrified light. Antique sconces were used often in corridors or in pairs on both sides of an entryway. They featured a reflective backplate to intensify candlelight while keeping the candle a safe distance from the wall. They are commonly made of metals such as silver, bronze, or ormolu and became very decorative in the 18th Century.
Capital
The decorative crowning motif atop a column or pilaster shaft, usually composed of moldings and ornament. The shape of the capital helps determine the characteristic features within the three classical architectural orders. The capital takes a convex shapes in the Doric order; concave shape in the inverted bell of the Corinthian order; or out scrolled shape in the Ionic order.