Aveline Bracketed Alabaster Wall Sconce

The Aveline Bracketed Alabaster Wall Sconce holds a single slab of natural alabaster between two curved metal brackets — one at the top, one at the bottom, gripping the stone at its ends the way a pair of bookends holds a book. That decision is the design. Most stone sconces set the slab into a surround, which means you see the frame first and the material second. Here the brackets touch the stone only where they have to, so what you look at is a bare panel of alabaster and two pieces of metal doing an obvious job. It is why a piece this simple still reads as considered rather than plain.

• Dimensions: ∅ 3.1″ × H 23.6″ ∅ 8 × H 60 cm. Projection from the wall: [__]″ / [__] cm.
• Voltage: AC 110–240V
• Environment: Indoor · dry locations only
• Preparation time: 5–10 days Made and inspected at our own workshop before dispatch.
• Either Side of a Mirror: Pair

Design & Materials

Alabaster is a natural stone, so every piece carries its own veining and subtle variation in color. The fixture you receive may therefore differ slightly from the images shown.

The light source is built into the fixture rather than screwed into a socket. The advantage: nothing to buy, nothing to replace, and no bulb visible inside the stone — which is part of why the glow is so even.

Specifications

Good to Know

Will it glare at eye level?

No, and this is the main reason to choose stone for a wall. The LED sits behind the alabaster cylinder, so light travels through the stone and leaves it already diffused. There is no source visible from any angle in the room — nothing to look into, only something to look at.It matters far more on a wall than on a ceiling. A sconce mounted at 64″ is at the height your eyes are already scanning, and a visible bulb there is the reason so many sconces get installed, found uncomfortable, and quietly switched off for good.

Is it real alabaster?

Yes — the cylinder is cut from natural stone, not resin or moulded glass. Three things tell you: it is cool to the touch and heavy for its size; the veining sits inside the thickness of the stone and shifts as you walk past rather than staying flat; and at the cut ends the pattern carries straight through the edge instead of stopping at a seam. The frame is copper rather than plated steel, finished in brass, black or nickel.

Can I change the bulb?

No — the LED is integrated into the fixture rather than screwed into a socket. That is what allows the source to disappear completely inside the stone, and it means there is nothing to buy and nothing to replace.The trade-off is real and worth knowing before you order: the colour temperature is fixed at manufacture and cannot be changed the way a bulb can, and you cannot make it brighter later. If being able to swap the light matters to you, a socketed fixture is the better choice.

How bright is it? Is it enough on its own?

Think of it as a warm ambient layer, not a room light. Stone absorbs a good deal of what passes through it — that absorption is exactly what produces the soft internal glow — and the cylinder here is slim, so a single sconce lights its own patch of wall beautifully rather than filling a room.In a hallway, a run of them at 8–10 ft spacing is genuinely enough to move through a house by. Beside a bed, a pair gives comfortable light to talk and unwind by, though a dedicated reading light is better for a book. At a mirror, a pair is exactly right — the even bilateral wash is what a face needs.

Can it be dimmed?

Yes, integrated LED fixtures rely on a driver to operate, so they require a dimmer specifically designed for LED loads. (Please contact us if you need a dimmable version.)