SCONCES 

Bewildering in their numbers and often found in pairs, sconces are yet another example of American clever inventiveness.  Always made for a purpose, sconces directed light, magnified light, collected dripping wax, and provided a smoke and fire shield for the burning candle.

WALL SCONCES

Wall Sconces were often hung from a wrought iron nail or mounted on a simple wall bracket at eye level and were often used in pairs to satisfy the early American taste  for symmetry in interior design.