c1910 Architectural Salvage Original Antique Solid Copper & Brass Wall Sconces

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c1910 Architectural Salvage Original Antique Solid Copper & Brass Wall Sconces Massive Exterior Government Building Light Fixtures VGC This listing is for a n amazing find. This is antique lighting at it's absolute best. Up for auction we have a pair of antique wall sconces carefully removed from a government building. These are architectural salvage pieces. They date from the early 1900's around 1910. They are made of solid copper and brass and are very heavy weighing 14 pounds! The copper is 10 - 12 g auge (which is extremely thic k for copper) a nd other parts are made of cast and tuned brass. These would have been custom made and been very expensive. They have the original General Electric porcelain sockets. These sconces were removed from a building that was used as an Air Force base up until t he second world war and then was converted into a psychiatric hosp ital. You will not come across a pair like this again for a very long time. The patina of these antique sconces is something that is priceless. The brass has blackened and the copper has went light green. This kind of patina and oxidation can only be found with 100 years of age and weather. The condition of the light fixtures is very good however they still have the old cloth wi res and they need to be re-wired which would be quite easy. Believe it o r not, if you desired, read more

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