Whitehall Large Sconce

Two flame-shaped bulbs sit inside a little glass room with a cornice for a ceiling.

The Whitehall Large Sconce is a Ralph Lauren design finished in Butler's Silver. The name generally refers to the soft satin sheen of silver rubbed by hand, a finish lighting makers now give to plated metal. The case is half of an elongated hexagon, faced with clear glass on three sides and backed with bubbled glass that scatters the light. A stepped cap and base frame the top and bottom, and a curved arm with two tall candle cups rises from a round boss at the center. It is 16 inches high, 9.75 long and 5.25 deep.

A lantern with the manners of a drawing room.