This antique brass sconce backplate, sometimes referred to as a piano sconce, is from France and was manufactured in the late 1800s by L. Pinet. It features a fantastical face, possibly a Green Man motif, also known as a mascaron.
The central hole on the reverse is threaded. It appears there was a hole at the top as it looks like there is a broken off portion of a screw, but I can't be certain. I've seen these pieces with a hole at the top and one at the bottom, but the bottom hole on this sconce looks nonexistent.
Dimensions: 4 ⅜" x 2 ¼" at its widest.
The sconce is signed L. Pinet, Depose (patent), 91.
*****Please Note: This piece is sometimes sold as a sconce in which to place thin candles, but originally, there were arms attached to these two "holders" on the front, and these arms swung outward and held candles. Please look up "piano sconce" to see what this would look like with the addition of two arms/holders.
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