The Vintage Anglo-Indian Sconces are Finally Installed!

Hi Everyone,

The other day, a new electrician installed the Anglo-Indian sconces I won at auction a year ago. I never dreamed it would take that long before they would be up.

Above, (upstairs) the first sconce minus its shade is up!

Now, you may be wondering why I used another electrician. Mine wouldn’t put up the Anglo-Indian sconces because they had to be French Wired with a 22 gauge wire. French wire is a thin wire that my guy said wasn’t up to code. However, what I didn’t realize is that this wire only connects the lightbulb to the LEAD WIRE, which is much thicker and attached to the unit in the wall.

 

My hunch is that my electrician didn’t know that; he thought the French wire was being used as the lead wire and was concerned it would be a fire hazard.

 

If you don’t know, French wire wraps around the delicate arm of the Anglo-Indian sconce. This kind of wiring is also done on many antique chandeliers, which is very common.

So, yesterday, as promised, Mike Patti of Patti Brothers Lighting & Furniture hand-delivered the canopies for the bell jar lanterns, which have yet to be installed. We also discussed what needs to be done to fix some noticeable flaws with the installation of the Anglo-Indian sconces he just rewired.

 

The first flaw was an easy fix. I didn’t realize it, but there are two pairs of very similar but different shades. One of each is on this wall. Mike put the two darker ones on this wall.

 

This is afterward. It’s subtle but shows up much more in real life.

 

Another thing bugging me is that the sconces on the fireplace wall are more upright than on the stairwell. However, it might not be possible to change the angle much without breaking the stem. Still, I would’ve preferred to have the more shallow sconces on the stair wall.

 

As usual, I let the guys do their thing and then I had to run out before they were finished.

 

It didn’t occur to me that these vintage Anglo-Indian sconces were not identical.

 

In addition, both of these sconces are not sitting firmly against the wall.

 

The beautiful Anglo-Indian sconces in a frontal view on the fireplace wall.

The mirror is coming very soon!

 

Remember the renderings of the fireplace wall?

 

 

I’ve lost track of time, but I think the Gracie panels should be ready fairly soon.

 

As you can see (above), one of the backplates is seriously off-kilter. To fix it, new holes have to be drilled. Mike is worried about this, but I think it’ll be fine. The holes aren’t very big, but the amount the plate is rotated is a lot. I guess it was always like this, and no one noticed, or if they did, it didn’t bother them.

One more shot of the sconces on the stairwell wall.

Okay, more is coming.

 

soon regarding the furniture and layout.

 

Wait, Laurel! Those light bulbs are beautiful! Oh, please tell us where you got them.

 

Well, my friends, they are just standard incandescent candle bulbs. You can still get these and other specialty bulbs in their incandescent form.

 

Thank you all for your kind words regarding the air quality lack of control and the ensuing loss of a talented but [fill in the blank]______painter.

 

I’m not going to go into it, but this was not an isolated incident. Thank you, too, for sharing your stories. I think it helps the rest of us know that we’re not alone in these struggles!

So be it.

However, Mike Patti has so far proven to be a person who goes the extra mile for his customers. It’s refreshing and deeply appreciated. The electrician, Chris (yes, another Chris), and Mike are both coming over soon to take care of the sconces.

 

Soon, more lighting fixtures will go up. Hooray!

 

Laurel, what about your harlequin pattern? Who’s going to do it now?

Well, maybe I’ll do it in a few weeks. I’d begin in the kitchen. It’s not a very large area, and dozens of tutorials exist.

xo,

 

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