Forged Wall Sconce – Castello Maniace Style 13th Cen – LS740
Description
Fine Art Hand Forged Wall Sconce – Built To Last Forever – Every Detail Hand Forged By Our Master Blacksmiths – H J Nick Certified Originals Are Heavy Detailed To World Fine Art Standards (no castings or hollow faux metals) – Made In The Same Hand By Our American Master Craftsman, As It Was Hand Crafted In Its Era. – Solid Hand Forged Wrought Iron – All Heat Applied Iron Oxide Hand Patina Finished To World Class Antique Collectors Standards – (No Powder Coatings, No Spray On Faux Paint Jobs) – Family Heirloom Investment Quality – Guaranteed Forever – All Electrical Is UL Listed. – Order Any Size Or Style – Virtually Maintenance Free – Backed By Our Over Nine Decades Of Fine Craftsmanship Since 1913.
Designs By H J NickArtFactory.com and some of the worlds top designers, builders and Architects are all Handmade in our manufacturing plant based in Scottsdale Arizona with distribution world wide. We have been designing and building some of the worlds finest custom wrought Iron products for some of the world’s ordinary clients as well as most prominent and successful Persons, C.E.O.’s, leaders, royalty and celebrities for the past 98 years. Most of our clients want a furnishing that has a BIG WOW factor as well as elegance. All want investment value that makes a proper statement reflecting their personality or the personality of the environment for which it is intended.
We Hand Make All Of Our Metal Products In The Same Hand And Materials As It Has Been Tried And Tested For Hundreds Of Years – To Stand The Test Of Time
Solid Iron, Brass, Copper, And Genuine Precious Metals ( Gold, Silver) Is Available In All Styles
Investment Quality Equals An Appreciable Asset Furnishing, Destined For Antiquity.
Our Factory Engineers & Designers Are Not Salesman And Are Instructed To Educate Each Dealer To Allow A Truly Informed Consumer Decision
It Is Our Experience, Customers Informed With The Unvarnished Facts Make SAF Their Choice
This Is Not A Foreign Made Mass Produced “Famous Brand Name” Fake Import Impostor.
We Custom Build Fine Art Lighting – Residential And Commercial
Solid Iron – Built To Family Heirloom Quality – All Of Our Products Are Finished Inside And Out – All Hidden Areas Are Finished Same As The Fronts
Don’t Be Fooled By Our Upscale Appearance. Our prices are usually lower than lesser quality name brand mass production imports, “We Are The Factory,” Hand Crafted In America Since 1913.
“When Only The Best Will Do”
Choose From Our Designs Or Use Your Design –
We Build To Our Hand Made Standards
We Build To Our Hand Made Standards
All ArtFactory.com Lighting Is Designed In America and Built In America Using Solid Hand Forged Iron, Brass, Copper Etc. By The Hands Of True American Master Blacksmiths Using A Hammer, Hot Forge And Anvil.
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Under the supervision of world renowned artist H. J. Nick using only the finest materials. We use “No” engineered cores or faux materials such as paste boards, veneers, masonite, MDO plywood, melamine and oriented strand board panels with expensive wood sounding names such as walnut or hickory veneer etc.
“This Is The Real McCoy.”
Purchase American Made – Invest In “Your” Future.
Investment Quality Equals An Appreciable Asset Furnishing, Destined For Antiquity.
We build only proud to own family heirloom furnishing, rich with family history and priceless heritage. This process begins with you and your family personalizing each piece with your own special design requests. H. J. Nick supervises the details and drafting process with his design team, and upon your approval, we then build your product. Once you receive your item, you can enjoy it secure in the knowledge it will increase in value and become a cherished family heirloom that is guaranteed to stand the test of time.
Historical Origin And Design Inspiration
The Castello Maniace is a citadel and castle in Syracuse, Sicily. It stands on a large promontory, where it was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick II. It bears the name of George Maniakes, the Byzantine general who besieged and took the city in 1038.
Most Designs Used Today Were Conceived Hundreds Of Years Ago By Some Of The Worlds Most Famous Architects And Designers Working For The Aristocracies And The Well To Do Of Their Period.
Many of these architects and designers are as well known as Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance architecture) or Michelangelo,s (baroque architecture) as well as more recently William Morris, John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement in America circa 1900.) Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene to name a few. Every Successful Creative Enterprise Is Always Built On A Foundation That Was Laid Down By Its Predecessors.
All creative people are dependent upon the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and ArtFactory.com have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.Today Our Master Craftsman Build All Of Our Products Using The Identical Methods And Materials Of The Historical Period Of Each Furnishings Design Conception.
All 21st Century Designs Are Also Built By Our Master Craftsman Using These Classic Traditional Methods.
Whether We Build Products For Your Modern Dream Home Or Ancient Castle
every element Is always built to future collectable antiquity investment quality standards and will stand the test of time. Destined to become a part of your families appreciating financial net worth as well as a proud to own legacy heirloom. Order As Original Works Or Limited Edition
We Are A “One Stop Shop”.
Many of our clients commission furniture For every room, doors, gates, built-in cabinets, lighting and hardware for their entire project. For Example: We are capable of starting with your entrance door design style or personalized carving coat of arms, family crest or business logo and bring this design in a tastefully elegant way in to you interior and exterior lighting fixtures, entrance doors, Interior doors, cabinets, structural elements, entrance gates or furnishings for every room. Making your home a unique piece of your families tradition and legacy. Many of the worlds finest builders, architects, interior designers, as well business and home owners choose ArtFactory.com. Due to our large flexible American work force and our ability to manufacture coinciding with construction deadlines.
Note: We do not import or out source allowing us total control of our supreme quality as well as your production requirements.
Product Details As Shown
As Shown: Forged Wall Lighting – Castello Maniace Style 13th Cen LS740 Color: P-500 Patina Black – Solid, Hand Forged Iron 16″T X 8″D X 6″W. Features solid, hand forged iron backplate, curves, patina finish and braided iron basket design. UL listed.
Main Steel Structure: Hand forged, hammer struck to shape using a variety of solid steel materials. Main wire traces very from 1/4″ to 3/4″ heavy wall structural steel depending on the quantity of luminaries. For Chandeliers, the Main wire hide cap and mount is hand forged steel with chain through that allows for 900 pound test chain to mount directly to your structural beam. The wire hide is designed to mount to any standard electrical light receptacle includes two decorative mounting screws. This type of cap also allows for the use of a (customer supplied) chandelier remote winch that allows you to remotely raise and lower your chandelier for service and maintenance. All wall mount sconces and post mount lights will mount to any standard electrical receptacle.
Light Sockets: You may request standard medium base sockets or candelabra sockets for most applications. Ask your representative for details. These socket sizes allow for a wide variety of long life, energy efficient bulbs.
Patina Finish As Shown: Various Colors Of Hand Applied Iron Oxide Patinas. Our beautiful patina finishes are hand applied using a special patented process where oxides are bonded into the metal at over 1000 degrees. This permanent finish beautifies with age. S.A.F. does not paint or faux finish any of our iron creations. Paint fades, chips and cracks over time and patinas last forever. No Drop Forged Casted Copies. No Paint Or Powder Coated Finishes. limited edition or original works. Every surface of this furnishing is finely finished including the undersides and hidden areas.
Edison Light Sockets: This socket size allows for a wide choice of long life energy efficient bulbs.
More Product Details
In This Section On Each Product Page Located Under The Appropriate Pop Down Menu – We Provide Detailed Product Information As Each Photo Is Shown. Each Item Is Shown As The Customer It Was Built For Required Its Specifications. However Each Item Can Be Changed To Any Size Or Redesigned With No Design Charge.
Our Factory Designers Are Expert At Manufacturing Our Products And Are Not Salesman.
We “Only” Provide Accurate Facts About Each Product We Build. We Also Instruct Our Designers To Provide You Factual Comparison Product Information When Possible Without Bias Or Hype.
Due to the vast array of Name Brand American Manufacturers that have in recent years sold out the public for higher profits without regard for quality. Beginning with the use of cheap foreign labor manufacturing along with pressed boards , veneers, and other low quality fake materials duplicating- copying the worlds famous quality designs without good conscience or regard for your future use requirements Not To Mention The Loss Of Your Hard Earned Investment.
Fact : These Types Of Products Will Never Become Heirlooms Or Appreciable Assets – They Are Simply Future Yard Sale Or Dumpster Fodder
Our Factory Designers Are Instructed To Educate To Allow An Informed Decision
It Is Our Experience, Customers Informed And Educated Make SAF Their Choice
Our Heritage: Marbella brothers come to America.
All Steel Is Coal Fired, Hammered By Master Blacksmiths The Old Fashioned Way And Patina Finished.
At ArtFactory.com, we take pride in our traditional, superior quality workmanship and craft our products from only the finest steel. Our master blacksmiths have been classically trained, and utilize old world techniques such as coal firing, anvil hammering and hand forging to create the finest handcrafted hardware available anywhere. All of our steel work is hand patina finished by heat applying iron oxides to achieve a natural patina finish that will stand the test of time.
At ArtFactory.com, we take pride in our traditional, superior quality workmanship and craft our products from only the finest steel. Our master blacksmiths have been classically trained, and utilize old world techniques such as coal firing, anvil hammering and hand forging to create the finest handcrafted hardware available anywhere. All of our steel work is hand patina finished by heat applying iron oxides to achieve a natural patina finish that will stand the test of time.
Nothing is Drop Forged. We create works The Old Fashioned Way using solid hand forged steel, (drop forging is a poor quality, casted copy of a hand forged work of art). Nothing is wrought iron; wrought iron is simply a softer and less sturdy form of metal that cannot compare to stronger hand forged low carbon steel.
Master Blacksmithing: The kind of hand forged metal work you can expect when you order from ArtFactory.com.
Patina Finish As Shown: Various Colors Of Hand Applied Iron Oxide Patinas. Our beautiful patina finishes are hand applied using a special patented process where oxides are bonded into the metal at over 1000 degrees. This permanent finish beautifies with age. S.A.F. does not paint or faux finish any of our iron creations. Paint fades, chips and cracks over time and patinas last forever. No Drop Forged Casted Copies. No Paint Or Powder Coated Finishes. limited edition or original works. Every surface of this furnishing is finely finished including the undersides and hidden areas.
Each item is finished to be virtually maintenance free and to age with grace. All steel parts are hand patina finished the old fashioned way by iron oxide hand applied with high temperature heat. We never powder coat or faux paint our steel, it has been proven paint and powder coating methods do not hold up over time. You may choose from many natural iron oxide colors. Our patina finishes are water based and earth friendly. You may order any single color or texture finish at no extra charge.
Fine Finish Information: Important details about our finish process: patinas, sealant and wood finishes.
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Our Guarantee: We Guarantee Each Item “Forever” ” No Questions Asked, backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship.
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Our Price Guarantee: Why you may purchase hand made custom at production prices.
ArtFactory.com carries on the American Arts And Crafts Movement of the 21st century, in the same way William Morris and John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) inspired Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement) in America circa 1900. Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene (inspired architects of the ultimate cottages such as the Gamble House in Pasadena California) are credited with raising quality standard to its highest level in their day. All of these great master craftsman also inspired the Marbella Brothers in the early 20th Century (founders of SAF circa 1913).
Every creative enterprise is always built on a foundation that was laid down by its predecessors. Creative people are also dependent on the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and ArtFactory.com have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.
Our Heritage: Marbella brothers come to America.
See Our Blog More about the history of ArtFactory.com and the American furniture movement of the 21st century.
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