A single wall sconce by the Austrian architect and designer Oswald Haerdtl for Lobmeyr from the 1950’s. The sconce is embellished with glass flowers and striking light blue leaves, each with a bow wrapped around two arms branching off either side, with candle effects. They have been re wired to NZ standards and are equipped with a new back plate for secure wall fixing.

Oswald Haerdtl was born in Vienna in 1899 and is one of the most respected designer-architects of the interwar and postwar period. He is best known for his early expressions of modernist design, especially those that contributed to Vienna’s famous Kaffeehaus culture, as well as for his collaborations with iconic Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann.His designs were chosen to represent Austria in the world fairs in Brussels in 1935 and in Paris in 1937.