Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce rare pair of sconces with cream lacquered metal shades on brass structures. These sconces are an elegant design with adjustable shades that pivot with butterfly wing nuts. In excellent original condition and newly rewired to U.S. standards with custom backplates and UL listing.
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