(F) Modernist to the max! Positively sleek, elegant "up" lights which will lend that dramatic touch you've but dreamed about having in your living or dining room. They'll be a breeze to install (two screws each). Just have your electrician fit your electrical box with a light socket or two, and voila! In standard French high-quality manufacture, they're chrome-plated brass, in superb condition. They've got terrific presence, being about 15 inches wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(G) Here are two solid copper Moderne French wall sconces, each outfitted with discs of that ever-so-warm French peach glass which is the better part of a half-inch thick! The"shades" are a candle-style, opalescent white glass, which cover a thin tubular bulb (reconfigured for American candelabra bulbs). They're quite chic! Of course it's impossible to show in a mere photograph, but when lit they're quite stunning... and "unusual" isn't a strong enough word. If the cat's got your tongue, and you're looking for a conversation piece, this could be the high-water mark of your career. They measure about a foot high, about 11 inches wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(H) Shown here in its flush-mount overhead light mode, but it makes a KILLER wall sconce. And better yet, I have an exact pair! They're top-notch French construction and design, which is why I used them in my own home for years (I moved). They're about 8 inches across, four inches deep. Holophane's secret: the glass design actually enhances the light while diffusing it at the same time. Who, may I ask, but the French? They're used all over the world, in stadiums, you name it. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) Now these were tough to photograph, so I'm including other views. You have to imagine them on the wall, at or slightly above the plane of your eyesight, so you don't see the interior of the rectangle. On the bottom of each sconce is a frosted panel of glass, and another copper decorative element below it. I have three of these, two exactly matching, one slightly shallower. Including the shades, dimensions are: 15 1/2 wide, 8 1/2 deep, about 6 high. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(J) Here's a pair of amply-wide wall sconces by the famed Maison Boretti of Lyon, France. Their products were beautifully designed and crafted. In this instance the metal is solid brass and freshly plated in brushed nickel ("jewelry for the home"). The shades are a mottled white and have a touch of opalescence to them, which makes the light slightly warmer than it would be with just a stark white shade. Including the glass, these measure 15 1/2 wide and about 10 top-to-bottom. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(K) These sconces sport classical Muller shades, with abundant Art Deco motifs and geometrics. Compact, they're about 9 inches top-to-bottom and only three inches wide (the shade's width). Quite attactive, n'est-ce pas? (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(L) The ferronnier who pounded out these sconces probably took a week to recover -- from the heat! Now they're done, a festival of curvaceous beauty. Plenty of "wall power," being a full 15 inches high. Would you believe the candle covers are made of wood?!! Ah, that's the "old France" j'adore... (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)