Ottilie Sculptural Crystal Wall Sconce. A pierced brass shade, cut in an irregular cellular lattice like coral or dried honeycomb. This is the only lit element, and the piercing is what it's for — light escapes through hundreds of small openings and throws a mottled, organic shadow pattern across the wall beside it. On a plain plaster wall that pattern is half the fixture.
A faceted smoke-glass boulder, angled the other way, catching light on its cut faces and reading as dark and solid against the brass. It doesn't glow. It reflects. That is what makes a sculptural wall sconce different from a decorative one. Every element reads as a distinct material — warm metal, dark glass, clear crystal — and because they sit at opposing angles, the fixture changes completely depending on where you stand. From directly in front it's compact. From down a hallway it opens out.
×2
Better Together
Buying a Pair?
Select the size marked (*2) — two together come at a better price than buying them separately.
What You See Is What You Get
Three photographs of the actual components, taken in our workshop before assembly — not renders, and not a styled shot hiding the hardware.
Real PhotoEvery crystal rod, before it goes on the frame
Real PhotoThe pierced lattice — what casts the pattern
Real PhotoBackplate and joints, photographed unassembled
Described Honestly
The gold is an electroplated finish on iron, and we say so rather than calling it solid brass. Sizes, sockets and finishes are listed exactly as they are.
Genuine Materials
Cut and polished crystal, real smoke glass, solid metal — never acrylic, never plated plastic. Photographed as it leaves the workshop, not rendered.
Safely Packed
Crystal ships separately from the metalwork, each rod individually wrapped and the shade boxed on its own — then assembled in your room rather than in transit.
Specifications
The Details
MaterialIron Frame and Shade · CrystalMetal cut, polished and electroplated to a warm gold finish.
Lamps2 × G9 One in the pierced shade, one behind the faceted form — see below.
PowerMax 40W
Colour temperatureSet by the bulbs you choose 2700–3000K warm white recommended.
VoltageAC 110–240V
MountingWall — hardwired Professional installation recommended.
EnvironmentIP20 — indoor, dry locations only
Craft processCutting · polishing · electroplating
Preparation time5–10 days Made and inspected at our own workshop before dispatch.
Size & Placement
Bigger Than a Sconce — Plan For It
∅ 15″ × H 24.4″Dia 38 cm × H 62 cm
1
How high to mount it
42–48″Beside a bed
To the centre of the backplate, measured from the floor. Higher than a standard bedside sconce, because at 24.4″ tall the lower crystal would otherwise sit level with the nightstand. Aim for 8–12″ of clear air between the lowest rod and the nightstand surface.
62–66″Flanking a mirror
Puts the lit shade just above eye level and the crystal rods beside your shoulder. Works best with a tall mirror — against a small round mirror the fixture will dominate it.
60–68″Above a console
Leave at least 10″ between the lowest rod and anything standing on the console. Objects underneath a fixture this detailed compete with it.
HallwayCheck first
Only where the passage is wide enough for the projection plus clearance. Not for a corridor under 42″ wide — the angled elements and hanging rods are easy to catch a shoulder on.
2
If you are buying a pair
40–54″Apart, centre to centre
At 15″ wide each, closer than 40″ and the two compositions start reading as one crowded mass. Either side of a standard bed or a wide mirror is the right spacing.
MirroredAsk when ordering
The design is asymmetric. Two identical fixtures on either side of a bed will both lean the same way. Tell us if you want a mirrored pair — it has to be built that way.
The design
Most Sconces Are a Shape. This One Is a Composition.
Four materials, four angles, one point on the wall.
A conventional wall light is one form repeated — a cone, a globe, a bar — and once you have registered the shape, there is nothing else to find. Ottilie was drawn the other way. Four separate elements meet at a single backplate, each at its own angle, none of them matching, and none of them doing the same job.
Pierced shadeLit. Throws a mottled pattern onto the wall beside it.
Faceted glassLit from within, so it glows rather than reflects.
Crystal bladeUnlit. Cuts diagonally across the whole composition.
Falling rodsThe silhouette dissolves downward instead of stopping at an edge.
The two lit elements are what make it behave differently from a decorative fixture. The pierced shade does not light the room so much as light the wall — hundreds of small openings throw an organic, mottled shadow across the plaster beside it, and on a plain pale wall that pattern is half of what you have bought. The faceted glass is lit from inside, so it reads as a glowing solid rather than a reflective one. One is a pattern. The other is a glow. Neither is a bulb in your eyeline.
The unlit elements do the rest. The crystal blade is the one piece that looks found rather than made — polished, pointed, set at an angle that belongs to no other part of the fixture. And the rods beneath mean the piece does not end where the metal stops.
Because those angles oppose each other, the fixture changes completely depending on where you stand. Head-on it is compact and contained. From down a hallway it opens out and the elements separate. There is no single correct view — which is exactly why it keeps working on a wall you walk past every day, long after a symmetrical sconce would have become furniture.
— Closer to jewellery than to a light fitting. —
Questions, Answered
Common Questions
The things people ask before they order.
Does it really cast a pattern on the wall?
Yes — the pierced shade throws a mottled shadow beside it. It shows best on plain pale plaster. On wallpaper, panelling or a dark wall you'll barely see it.
How big is it, really?
15″ wide and 24.4″ tall — closer to wall art than to a reading light. Leave clear wall around it.
Which parts light up?
Two: the pierced shade (which casts the pattern) and the faceted glass (which glows from inside). The crystal stays unlit.
Can I get a mirrored pair?
Yes, but tell us when you order. The design is asymmetric, so two standard fixtures will both lean the same way.
Is it real crystal?
Yes — cut and polished crystal, with smoke glass and an iron frame plated to a warm gold finish.
What bulbs does it take?
2 × G9, not included — small two-pin, pushes in. Use 2700–3000K warm white LED, and the same bulb in both.
Can I dim it?
Yes — with dimmable G9 bulbs on a compatible dimmer. Standard bulbs won't dim on any switch.
How high should it go?
To the centre of the backplate: 42–48″ beside a bed, 62–66″ flanking a mirror. Higher than a small sconce, because this one is tall.
Will it fit my hallway?
Only if the passage is wide. Not under 42″ — the angled elements and hanging rods catch shoulders.
How do I clean it?
A soft dry cloth. The crystal can be wiped; keep moisture off the plated metal and away from the sockets. Never spray the fixture.
Installation
The Complete Installation Guide
Not sure how to wire it, how high to hang it, or whether you need an electrician? Our full guide walks through every step for US homes.
01
Power Off First
Switch off at the breaker and confirm before you touch any wiring.
02
Check the Box
Make sure your junction box is standard, secure, and rated for the weight.
03
Match the Wires
Black to black, white to white, ground to ground — the US standard explained.
04
Set the Height
Mounting heights and clearances for sconces, pendants, and chandeliers.
The linear version, built to run along a space rather than to fill a circle of it. [__ ONE LINE ON THE CRYSTAL OR SILHOUETTE — from the product page.] Cut crystal on a plated metal frame, in the same finishes.
Choose this if you are lighting a long dining table or an island and want the ceiling to match the walls.
Ottilie Sculptural Crystal Wall Sconce. A pierced brass shade, cut in an irregular cellular lattice like coral or dried honeycomb. This is the only lit element, and the piercing is what it's for — light escapes through hundreds of small openings and throws a mottled, organic shadow pattern across the wall beside it. On a plain plaster wall that pattern is half the fixture.
A faceted smoke-glass boulder, angled the other way, catching light on its cut faces and reading as dark and solid against the brass. It doesn't glow. It reflects. That is what makes a sculptural wall sconce different from a decorative one. Every element reads as a distinct material — warm metal, dark glass, clear crystal — and because they sit at opposing angles, the fixture changes completely depending on where you stand. From directly in front it's compact. From down a hallway it opens out.
×2
Better Together
Buying a Pair?
Select the size marked (*2) — two together come at a better price than buying them separately.
What You See Is What You Get
Three photographs of the actual components, taken in our workshop before assembly — not renders, and not a styled shot hiding the hardware.
Real PhotoEvery crystal rod, before it goes on the frame
Real PhotoThe pierced lattice — what casts the pattern
Real PhotoBackplate and joints, photographed unassembled
Described Honestly
The gold is an electroplated finish on iron, and we say so rather than calling it solid brass. Sizes, sockets and finishes are listed exactly as they are.
Genuine Materials
Cut and polished crystal, real smoke glass, solid metal — never acrylic, never plated plastic. Photographed as it leaves the workshop, not rendered.
Safely Packed
Crystal ships separately from the metalwork, each rod individually wrapped and the shade boxed on its own — then assembled in your room rather than in transit.
Specifications
The Details
MaterialIron Frame and Shade · CrystalMetal cut, polished and electroplated to a warm gold finish.
Lamps2 × G9 One in the pierced shade, one behind the faceted form — see below.
PowerMax 40W
Colour temperatureSet by the bulbs you choose 2700–3000K warm white recommended.
VoltageAC 110–240V
MountingWall — hardwired Professional installation recommended.
EnvironmentIP20 — indoor, dry locations only
Craft processCutting · polishing · electroplating
Preparation time5–10 days Made and inspected at our own workshop before dispatch.
Size & Placement
Bigger Than a Sconce — Plan For It
∅ 15″ × H 24.4″Dia 38 cm × H 62 cm
1
How high to mount it
42–48″Beside a bed
To the centre of the backplate, measured from the floor. Higher than a standard bedside sconce, because at 24.4″ tall the lower crystal would otherwise sit level with the nightstand. Aim for 8–12″ of clear air between the lowest rod and the nightstand surface.
62–66″Flanking a mirror
Puts the lit shade just above eye level and the crystal rods beside your shoulder. Works best with a tall mirror — against a small round mirror the fixture will dominate it.
60–68″Above a console
Leave at least 10″ between the lowest rod and anything standing on the console. Objects underneath a fixture this detailed compete with it.
HallwayCheck first
Only where the passage is wide enough for the projection plus clearance. Not for a corridor under 42″ wide — the angled elements and hanging rods are easy to catch a shoulder on.
2
If you are buying a pair
40–54″Apart, centre to centre
At 15″ wide each, closer than 40″ and the two compositions start reading as one crowded mass. Either side of a standard bed or a wide mirror is the right spacing.
MirroredAsk when ordering
The design is asymmetric. Two identical fixtures on either side of a bed will both lean the same way. Tell us if you want a mirrored pair — it has to be built that way.
The design
Most Sconces Are a Shape. This One Is a Composition.
Four materials, four angles, one point on the wall.
A conventional wall light is one form repeated — a cone, a globe, a bar — and once you have registered the shape, there is nothing else to find. Ottilie was drawn the other way. Four separate elements meet at a single backplate, each at its own angle, none of them matching, and none of them doing the same job.
Pierced shadeLit. Throws a mottled pattern onto the wall beside it.
Faceted glassLit from within, so it glows rather than reflects.
Crystal bladeUnlit. Cuts diagonally across the whole composition.
Falling rodsThe silhouette dissolves downward instead of stopping at an edge.
The two lit elements are what make it behave differently from a decorative fixture. The pierced shade does not light the room so much as light the wall — hundreds of small openings throw an organic, mottled shadow across the plaster beside it, and on a plain pale wall that pattern is half of what you have bought. The faceted glass is lit from inside, so it reads as a glowing solid rather than a reflective one. One is a pattern. The other is a glow. Neither is a bulb in your eyeline.
The unlit elements do the rest. The crystal blade is the one piece that looks found rather than made — polished, pointed, set at an angle that belongs to no other part of the fixture. And the rods beneath mean the piece does not end where the metal stops.
Because those angles oppose each other, the fixture changes completely depending on where you stand. Head-on it is compact and contained. From down a hallway it opens out and the elements separate. There is no single correct view — which is exactly why it keeps working on a wall you walk past every day, long after a symmetrical sconce would have become furniture.
— Closer to jewellery than to a light fitting. —
Questions, Answered
Common Questions
The things people ask before they order.
Does it really cast a pattern on the wall?
Yes — the pierced shade throws a mottled shadow beside it. It shows best on plain pale plaster. On wallpaper, panelling or a dark wall you'll barely see it.
How big is it, really?
15″ wide and 24.4″ tall — closer to wall art than to a reading light. Leave clear wall around it.
Which parts light up?
Two: the pierced shade (which casts the pattern) and the faceted glass (which glows from inside). The crystal stays unlit.
Can I get a mirrored pair?
Yes, but tell us when you order. The design is asymmetric, so two standard fixtures will both lean the same way.
Is it real crystal?
Yes — cut and polished crystal, with smoke glass and an iron frame plated to a warm gold finish.
What bulbs does it take?
2 × G9, not included — small two-pin, pushes in. Use 2700–3000K warm white LED, and the same bulb in both.
Can I dim it?
Yes — with dimmable G9 bulbs on a compatible dimmer. Standard bulbs won't dim on any switch.
How high should it go?
To the centre of the backplate: 42–48″ beside a bed, 62–66″ flanking a mirror. Higher than a small sconce, because this one is tall.
Will it fit my hallway?
Only if the passage is wide. Not under 42″ — the angled elements and hanging rods catch shoulders.
How do I clean it?
A soft dry cloth. The crystal can be wiped; keep moisture off the plated metal and away from the sockets. Never spray the fixture.
Installation
The Complete Installation Guide
Not sure how to wire it, how high to hang it, or whether you need an electrician? Our full guide walks through every step for US homes.
01
Power Off First
Switch off at the breaker and confirm before you touch any wiring.
02
Check the Box
Make sure your junction box is standard, secure, and rated for the weight.
03
Match the Wires
Black to black, white to white, ground to ground — the US standard explained.
04
Set the Height
Mounting heights and clearances for sconces, pendants, and chandeliers.
The linear version, built to run along a space rather than to fill a circle of it. [__ ONE LINE ON THE CRYSTAL OR SILHOUETTE — from the product page.] Cut crystal on a plated metal frame, in the same finishes.
Choose this if you are lighting a long dining table or an island and want the ceiling to match the walls.
The base is very sturdy, making it safe and secure on the wall. The light shines evenly through the alabaster without revealing the shadows of the internal LED bulbs. It’s a fantastic choice for anyone who appreciates the beauty of natural stone with its unique, subtle imperfections.
Excellent lighting performance and an elegant design.
We bought four of them for the side walls in our home. They not only provide the perfect amount of light, but the faceted design also adds rich depth and texture to what was previously a plain wall.
Hanging in my dining area, the tasseled glass creates a subtle French luxury feel. It makes a striking visual statement without being so bold that it steals the spotlight from the other furniture. A thoroughly satisfying shopping experience!
