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19th Century Cast Iron Wall Sconce

$895

This radiant wall mounted sconce began life as a 19th Century heating grate with the increasingly rare "Sunburst" motif. The years of paint and grime were painstakingly removed from this highly figured, ornate piece, and it was polished to a brilliant sheen to bring out the nickel and chromium alloys within, then clear coated with a high gloss treatment. A hand chosen, quarter inch thick, polished honey onyx lens was then sized, cut and seamlessly affixed. A custom welded steel surround was fabricated with integral hidden baffles and reflectors, then patinaed to match and clear coated with the same high gloss treatment. This heirloom quality creation was featured in the 8th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show, one of Chicago's premier design events, and is truly stunning. The photos don't do it justice, as I am a much better fabricator than photographer. It will however transform a room. And when used with a dimmer switch, it glows a myriad of warm tones, from golden yellows to stoic ambers, and all glorious hues in between.

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Austin Bader

Austin Bader

Bader Art Metal & Fabrication

Skokie, IL
Member since: 2012

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Bader Art Metal & Fabrication can best be described as modern day alchemy…turning base metals into gold.

Born of a passion for all things metal, paying homage to the past, yet enthusiastically gazing toward a future embodying pure, crisp design, we are focused on capturing the captivating, the alluring, the timeless.

Bader Art Metal & Fabrication simply builds beautiful things from base metals both old and new. Working steel and iron primarily, we have custom fabricated light fixtures, bespoke furniture, interior and exterior railings, planters, mirrors, signage, frames, and myriad other products for a multitude of clients.

With a philosophy based upon the belief that there is nothing we cannot do, only things we have yet to attempt, we invite you to contact us and bring your vision to life.

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