Natural Alabaster

Naturally Unique Veining

No two pieces of stone are ever the same

Alabaster is a natural stone, so every piece carries its own veining and subtle variation in color. The fixture you receive may therefore differ slightly from the images shown.

Better Together

Buying a Pair?

Select the size marked (*2) — two together come at a better price than buying them separately.

Material Copper Body · Natural Alabaster Shade A copper frame rather than plated steel — heavier, and it holds a finish far longer.

Shade Natural Alabaster, Cylindrical A solid stone cylinder, not a flat panel. Light travels through the wall of the stone rather than past it.

Shade colour White Natural Alabaster Every cylinder is cut from a different block, so the veining belongs to that piece alone.

Body finish Gold Black Nickel Brass warms the stone; nickel keeps it cool and nearly disappears against a pale wall; black turns the brackets into two graphic strokes.

Dimensions ∅ 3.1″ × H 23.6″ ∅ 8 × H 60 cm. Projection from the wall: [__]″ / [__] cm.

Light source Integrated LED Built in — no bulbs to buy and none to replace. See the note below on what that means in practice.

Voltage AC 110–240V

Switch Hardwired — controlled by a wall switch No switch on the fixture. Dimming requires an LED-compatible dimmer — see below.

Mounting Wall — hardwired Mounts to a standard wall junction box. No cord or plug; installation by a licensed electrician recommended.

Environment Indoor · dry locations only

Preparation time 5–10 days Made and inspected at our own workshop before dispatch.

Good to Know

The fixture∅ 3.1″ × H 23.6″∅ 8 × H 60 cm — one size, three finishes

Projection[__]″ from the wallThe figure that decides whether it suits a narrow hallway.

MountingHardwired wall boxSet the box height before the wall is closed — see the note below.

Backlit Alabaster Conventional Shaded Sconce

At eye level Nothing to look into — the source sits behind the stone and is never visible from any angle in the room The bulb shows through a thin shade or from below, and at 64″ that is directly in your sightline

Glare None. Light leaves the stone already diffused, so it is comfortable to walk past and to sit beside A bright source at face height is the commonest reason a sconce gets switched off and never used again

Beside a mirror A soft even wash across a face, with no hard shadow under the brow or chin A small bright source throws sharp shadow — the reason bathroom lighting so often flatters nobody

Switched off Reads as a piece of stone on the wall — something to look at in daylight, not a fitting waiting for dark An empty shade, and one that shows dust at close range because you walk right past it

Depth of light Light travels through the thickness of the cylinder, so the glow has depth and the veining moves as you pass Surface brightness only — the shade lights up flatly and stays the same from every angle

Changing the light The LED is integrated and fixed at manufacture. You cannot swap it, brighten it, or change the colour temperature later. A shaded sconce genuinely wins here Change the bulb whenever you like — brighter, warmer, cooler, dimmable. The flexibility is real and worth saying

Over time Copper and stone hold their character for decades — nothing to yellow, nothing to replace Fabric shades yellow and sag; paper shades stain. Most get replaced long before the fitting does

In the hand A copper frame and a solid stone cylinder — cool, dense and heavier than it looks Plated steel and a shade you can crush in one hand

No, and this is the main reason to choose stone for a wall. The LED sits behind the alabaster cylinder, so light travels through the stone and leaves it already diffused. There is no source visible from any angle in the room — nothing to look into, only something to look at.

It matters far more on a wall than on a ceiling. A sconce mounted at 64″ is at the height your eyes are already scanning, and a visible bulb there is the reason so many sconces get installed, found uncomfortable, and quietly switched off for good.

Yes — the cylinder is cut from natural stone, not resin or moulded glass. Three things tell you: it is cool to the touch and heavy for its size; the veining sits inside the thickness of the stone and shifts as you walk past rather than staying flat; and at the cut ends the pattern carries straight through the edge instead of stopping at a seam. The frame is copper rather than plated steel, finished in brass, black or nickel.

No — the LED is integrated into the fixture rather than screwed into a socket. That is what allows the source to disappear completely inside the stone, and it means there is nothing to buy and nothing to replace.

The trade-off is real and worth knowing before you order: the colour temperature is fixed at manufacture and cannot be changed the way a bulb can, and you cannot make it brighter later. If being able to swap the light matters to you, a socketed fixture is the better choice.

Think of it as a warm ambient layer, not a room light. Stone absorbs a good deal of what passes through it — that absorption is exactly what produces the soft internal glow — and the cylinder here is slim, so a single sconce lights its own patch of wall beautifully rather than filling a room.

In a hallway, a run of them at 8–10 ft spacing is genuinely enough to move through a house by. Beside a bed, a pair gives comfortable light to talk and unwind by, though a dedicated reading light is better for a book. At a mirror, a pair is exactly right — the even bilateral wash is what a face needs.

Yes, integrated LED fixtures rely on a driver to operate, so they require a dimmer specifically designed for LED loads. (Please contact us if you need a dimmable version.)

Set the centre of the fixture 60–66″ (152–168 cm) above the finished floor for general use. Beside a vanity mirror, 64–66″ puts the glow at face height. Beside a bed, drop to 58–60″, which places the bottom of the stone roughly 20–24″ above a typical mattress.

At 23.6″ tall this is a long sconce, so check what sits above and below it — at a 66″ centre the top reaches about 78″, just under a standard door head. Decide the height before the junction box is roughed in; it is the one thing that is expensive to change afterwards.

At a mirror, always a pair, spaced 36–40″ (90–100 cm) apart and centred on the glass — light arriving from both sides is what removes shadow from a face, and a single sconce lights half of one. Beside a bed, a pair unless only one side is used. In a hallway, one every 8–10 ft, or one per door if the doors are evenly spaced. A single works in an alcove, a stairwell, or above a console.

Not identically, because each cylinder is cut from a different block of stone. But tell us you are buying a pair and we will match them from the same batch so the tone and density of veining sit close together. They will read as a matched pair from across the room; up close each one is still its own piece of stone. If an exact match matters more to you than natural stone does, say so before ordering and we will talk it through.

No — and there are two separate reasons rather than one. The fixture is rated for indoor, dry locations only and has no protection against water. And alabaster is a porous stone that does not want sustained humidity, so even a well-ventilated bathroom is unkind to it over time.

It belongs in dry rooms: hallways, bedrooms, living rooms, stairwells, or beside a mirror in a dressing room rather than a wet one.

Dust only — never use water on the stone. Alabaster is a gypsum mineral and is slowly soluble in water, so a damp cloth used regularly will dull the surface and eventually etch it. Use a soft dry cloth or a dry brush on the cylinder, and keep solvents, glass sprays and all-purpose cleaners well away from it.

This matters more on a wall than on a ceiling, simply because a sconce is within reach and gets wiped without anyone thinking about it. The copper brackets will take a barely damp cloth as long as you keep it off the stone.

The stone cylinder is wrapped separately and foam-seated, with the brackets and backplate packed apart from it. If something arrives damaged, send photographs within 24 hours of delivery and the affected part is replaced. A replacement cylinder will have its own veining, as every piece of natural stone does — if you are replacing one of a pair, tell us and we will match it to the one you still have.