Totem Petite — Alabaster, Italian Red Marble & Black Wall Sconce

Three materials, one short vertical line.

Brass arm, polished Italian red marble sphere, alabaster cup — stacked, backlit, mounted to the wall. Thirteen inches total, which is small enough to fit where a full-size sconce would crowd the room, and precise enough that it reads as a piece of sculpture rather than a fixture. Off, it's a small collected object on the wall. On, the alabaster cup diffuses the light into a warm, even glow that flatters whatever stands in front of it — face, mirror, artwork, marble counter.

Where it actually belongs:

• Flanking a bathroom vanity in pairs — the alabaster cup softens the G9 into the kind of light you actually want to see yourself in at 7 a.m. Damp-rated, so it lives comfortably in the real conditions of a bathroom, not just a showroom rendering of one.
• In a powder room where a standard sconce overwhelms the wall. At 5.5" wide, the Totem Petite leaves the negative space around it intact.
• Either side of a bed, clearing the nightstand of a reading lamp entirely. The G9 dims low enough for late-night reading and still bright enough for getting dressed.
• In a dressing room or walk-in closet, mounted at eye level beside the full-length mirror.
• At intervals down a gallery hallway, where each small stacked totem punctuates the wall instead of lighting the whole corridor flat.

About the materials.

The alabaster cup is a natural stone, shaped and finished by hand — which means every cup has its own veining, its own pattern of mineral lines, its own quiet variations in translucency. You can request more veining (the heavily patterned pieces) or less veining (the softer, cloudier pieces) at checkout. If you don't specify, we select one from our stock to match the finish option you've chosen. None of these are identical. That's the point.

The red marble sphere is natural Italian stone, polished to catch the light the way a small planet would. The warm red tone anchors the composition — it's what keeps the piece from reading as pure cool-neutral, and what makes it work against warm wood vanities, travertine, creamy limewashed walls, and red-toned terracotta tile equally.

The arm and backplate are solid brass, not plated. Unlacquered, because lacquer fails unevenly over time and ruins the finish — the brass will develop a warm patina in the bathroom humidity that most buyers end up preferring to the new-from-the-box look.

Two finishes.

Brass — the warm default, reads as traditional-contemporary. Works against walnut, travertine, limewash, creamy marbles, and warm whites.

Brushed black — a soft matte-black brushed finish (not painted, not shiny). The right choice for darker bathrooms, editorial powder rooms, contemporary black vanities, and rooms where the brass would feel too warm against the palette.

Spec'd for the designer.

Small scale is intentional. This is not the sconce to light a 12-foot hallway from one fixture — this is the sconce you hang in pairs, at the right heights, because the design language is jewelry, not architecture. Damp-rated, UL listed for US 120V, CE certified for European projects. Ships with a standard junction-box mount.

Specifications

• Material: Alabaster / Italian red marble / solid brass (not plated)
• Finish: Brass (default) or brushed black
• Dimensions: 5.5"W × 13.4"H × 4.3"D (14 × 34 × 11 cm)
• Bulb: 1× G9, max 40W (bulb not included — LED strongly recommended; lower heat, longer alabaster life)
• Wiring: Hardwired, UL listed for US 120V, CE certified for 220V EU
• Damp rated: Yes — approved for bathrooms, over vanities, and other damp locations
• Dimmable: On request — specify at checkout, ships pre-wired for standard TRIAC dimmer
• Alabaster veining: More / Less / Random selection (specify at checkout)
• Mounting: Standard US junction box
• Origin: Handmade in Torino, Italy
• Note: Alabaster and marble are natural materials. Slight variation in veining, tone, and grain is intrinsic to the material and part of the character of the piece.