Pair of Emerald Green Ceramic Art Deco Wall Lights

A pair of French Art Deco wall lights in emerald green glazed ceramic, each built on a sculptural form with crisp geometric, architectural detailing. The green glaze is deep and luminous, catching light across the raised lines of the body. Each sconce carries twin arms and is fitted with a matching white linen slip shade, the cool white setting off the jewel-toned ceramic beneath.

French ceramic lighting of the 1940s came from a period when traditional pottery skills were being turned to bold modernist forms. Rather than a single named workshop, these belong to the wider French Art Deco tradition, where regional ceramicists paired rich colour glazes with the geometric vocabulary running through French design at its height. The emerald green colourway was especially prized in this era.

The glaze is where the maker's skill shows. Achieving this depth of green, consistent and stable across a complex sculptural form, called for advanced knowledge of the kiln and precise temperature control. The geometric detailing draws on architectural motifs common to French Art Deco, giving each piece a sense of rhythm and structure. The twin-arm configuration allows dual-bulb light, throwing an even glow through the linen shades.

The emerald ceramic brings jewel-tone colour to a room, and the pair work well in an Art Deco, maximalist, or Hollywood Regency scheme, or anywhere bold colour is wanted. They suit a powder room, a hallway, or flanking a mirror or a dining setting, and read equally well against the clean walls of a contemporary Australian interior. Both are in very good-excellent vintage condition, with matching white linen slip shades included.

Origin: France

Period: 1940's

Materials: Glazed emerald green ceramic with white linen slip shades

Dimensions: Height 23.5cm | Width 27.5cm | Depth 14.5cm

Condition: Very good-excellent vintage condition

Configuration: Twin-arm design, pair of sconces

Shades: Matching crisp white linen slip shades included 

Ships from Brisbane with secure Australia-wide delivery.