sconce
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Battery-operated wall sconces, she says, are another inexpensive addition that can make an apartment feel homier.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Other wall-mounted falcon sculptures in wood, bronze and glass suggest sconces, trophies and Greco-Roman urns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Gorgeous wall sconces that flank the theater’s interiors were covered in rust from the leaking roof, until Jerry scrubbed them all clean by hand.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
Original cast-iron sconces, iron handrails and chandeliers remained in the house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
Beneath the Great Hall of Redwall, candles burned bright in their sconces.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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