A nice pair of French art deco wall sconces in nickel plated solid brass or bronze by Maurice Moscovici made around 1930. The company Maurice Moscovici et Cie. was founded in 1907. Initialy a producer of gaz lamps lighting accessories and incandescent light bulbs on 94 bvd. Voltaire after the 1st worldwar Moscovici moved to 31 boulevard Richard Lenoir and 14 rue du Chemin Vert and becacme a producer of bronze and wrought iron lighting fixtures during the interbellum. The company closed in teh late 30s. The nicely detailed mounts hold shades in clear frosted moulded-pressed glass by Verdun the glass manufactory of Maurice Model. Both panels are signed Verdun France on the rim. They are in excellent condition. One small chip can be seen on the inside of the slip of one shade. It is hidden by the mounting. The mounts are marked MM66, being the foundry mark of M.Moscovici and the modelnumber.
. The wall sconces are 28,2 cm (11,1) wide and 15,5 cm high (6 inches). They project 11 cm (4,33") from the wall. The sconces are in very good condition. The nickel plating shows it's old but is still in excellent condition. The sconces are rewired with American candelabra base sockets. For European countries I will place E14 ones.
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French lamps and wiring
Art deco lamps made in France were equiped with B22 bayonet sockets. For most countries like Europe or the US such sockets are practicaly impossible to use. For instance in the States 110 volt bulbs with B22 fitters are obscure, very hard to find and only one model bulb in very limited wattages is available. In spite of what sellers of unrestored pieces of poor quality claim in their ads when they offer lamps with bayonet caps sockets : except for the UK and Australia French chandeliers and lamps need to be rewired for your country. In order to fit Edison large or small screw base bulbs as used in the USA, B22 sockets have to be replaced by American candelabra base or standard/medium size Edison screw-in sockets. E14 and E27 are modern replacements for European countries. An additional complication is that the size thread used in early French lighting to connect the sockets to the chandelier mountings or lamp bases is not compatible with the modern size threads used in the USA and Europe. New American or European sockets do not just screw on to the old lamp fixtures. In order to make it possible to use an original old French chandelier or lamp with modern screw bulb bases, a specialized restorer will have to re-tap the threads. All my cleaned and restored chandeliers, sconces and lamps come rewired with the correct sockets you will need to use modern bulbs in your country.
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