Quoizel Barbour Single Wall Light - Polished Nickel

A Slender Sconce With a Crystal Catch

The Barbour is built around one simple trick: a tall, slim column topped with a plain white drum shade, with a single round crystal accent bridging the arm and the shade holder. In Polished Nickel that column and arm read bright and cool against the wall, closer to a mirror finish than a matte metal.

Choosing Polished Nickel

Polished Nickel is the brightest of the three Barbour finishes, sitting apart from the darker Harbor Bronze and the warmer Weathered Brass. In the photographs you can see how it catches light along the rod and backplate, almost like chrome, while the crystal ball detail below the shade picks up the same reflective quality. The shade itself stays the same soft white fabric across every finish option, so this choice is really about whether you want your metalwork to reflect the room or recede into it.

How It Works

Wiring is set up for a single E14 bulb, which does not come with the fitting. It carries an electrical class of Class I, so it needs a proper earth connection, and it will dim if you pair it with a dimmable E14 bulb on a suitable dimmer. This is a hardwired wall light rather than a plug in lamp, so it should go in the hands of a qualified electrician.

Where It Works Best

Standing 67.6cm tall on a 20.3cm wide backplate, the Barbour is designed to run vertically rather than spread light sideways, which makes it a natural pair either side of a console table, a fireplace, or down a hallway where you want a line of light rather than a single pool. Choosing between this and its Harbor Bronze or Weathered Brass siblings comes down to finish tone alone, since the dimensions, bulb and light output are identical across the range.

Ira Phillips and a Family Business

Quoizel was founded in 1930 as a small Manhattan lamp company. Ira Phillips joined in 1964 as Director of Merchandising and Sales, and by 1986 he had bought the business outright. It has stayed privately held and family run ever since, passing from the Chaikin family who started it to the Phillips family who still run it today, which is part of why the catalogue includes long running, quietly evolving designs like this one.

Good To Know

• Finish: Polished Nickel, with a white fabric drum shade and clear glass column
• Dimensions: 67.6cm high, 20.3cm wide, 23cm deep
• Material: steel and fabric
• Weight: 2.5kg
• Light source: 1 x E14 bulb, not supplied
• Dimmable if used with a dimmable E14 bulb
• Electrical class I, requires an earth connection
• Hardwired fitting, professional installation recommended
• 2 year warranty

Questions People Ask

How is this different from the Harbor Bronze version? Only in finish. The dimensions, shade, bulb type and dimming all match, so pick whichever metal tone suits your room.

Does it come with a bulb? No, you will need a single E14 bulb, dimmable if you plan to use it on a dimmer.

Is this a plug in lamp? No, it is a hardwired Class I wall light, so it needs an earth connection and should be fitted by a qualified electrician.

NB: Unfortunately we are unable to deliver this item to the following postcodes: AB, DD, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KW, PA, PH, TR, ZE. We are also unable to deliver to Northern Ireland (BT postcodes).

Height: 67.6cm
Width: 20.3cm
Depth: 23cm

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