Wall lamp - Neogothic - Bronze - Gargoyle

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Description from the seller

It is a wall sconce that carries with it the full expressive power of early 20th-century Neo-Gothic, that moment when metalworking craftsmanship revived medieval imagery with a nearly theatrical taste. The piece centers around a powerful central figure: a gargoyle that rises from the body of the fixture as a symbolic guardian, with that mix of ferocity and fantasy that characterizes Gothic bestiary. Its presence is not merely decorative; it acts as a visual and spiritual axis, as if it held up or safeguarded the light.

From that central body spring three arms, curved and ornamented, reminiscent of the forged-iron candlesticks of cathedrals, but reinterpreted in a warmer metal and worked with greater detail. Each arm opens into scrolls and stylized vegetal motifs, creating an ascending rhythm that guides the gaze toward the candle holders. The symmetry is strict, but the ornamentation is lively, almost organic, as if the piece breathed an antique air.

The aged gold of the metal adds depth and drama, accentuating the reliefs and shadows. It is not a fresh shine, but a patina that speaks of decades of use and of the original intent to endow the sconce with a sacred aura, nearly liturgical. The mural plate, also richly decorated, completes the composition with a design that recalls rosettes or heraldic shields reinterpretied.

Taken together, it is a neo-Gothic wall sconce of great character: solemn, fantastical, charged with medieval symbolism and with the aesthetic force of objects conceived not only to illuminate, but to tell a story.

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It is a wall sconce that carries with it the full expressive power of early 20th-century Neo-Gothic, that moment when metalworking craftsmanship revived medieval imagery with a nearly theatrical taste. The piece centers around a powerful central figure: a gargoyle that rises from the body of the fixture as a symbolic guardian, with that mix of ferocity and fantasy that characterizes Gothic bestiary. Its presence is not merely decorative; it acts as a visual and spiritual axis, as if it held up or safeguarded the light.

From that central body spring three arms, curved and ornamented, reminiscent of the forged-iron candlesticks of cathedrals, but reinterpreted in a warmer metal and worked with greater detail. Each arm opens into scrolls and stylized vegetal motifs, creating an ascending rhythm that guides the gaze toward the candle holders. The symmetry is strict, but the ornamentation is lively, almost organic, as if the piece breathed an antique air.

The aged gold of the metal adds depth and drama, accentuating the reliefs and shadows. It is not a fresh shine, but a patina that speaks of decades of use and of the original intent to endow the sconce with a sacred aura, nearly liturgical. The mural plate, also richly decorated, completes the composition with a design that recalls rosettes or heraldic shields reinterpretied.

Taken together, it is a neo-Gothic wall sconce of great character: solemn, fantastical, charged with medieval symbolism and with the aesthetic force of objects conceived not only to illuminate, but to tell a story.

Tracked shipping and careful packing.

Seller's Story

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Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Gargoyle
Material
Bronze
Model
Neogothic
Country of origin
France
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
In working order
Yes
Height
42 cm
Width
39 cm
Depth
32 cm
Estimated period
1910-1920
SpainVerified
3062
Objects sold
89.88%
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