Pair Henry Dreyfuss American Art Deco Train Light Sconces

Henry Dreyfuss (1904 – 1972) designed these sconces in 1938 for the famous “Twentieth Century Limited” train. The aluminum fixtures hold a frosted glass globe which provided ambient light, clear circle lenses facing left and right provide direct lights for reading or if in a bathroom, applying makeup or shaving. Manufactured by Luminator Inc of Chicago, the sconces have four vertical fluted “speed” lines and measure 9 ¾” x 5” wide and 3” deep.

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