The Archer WB3 is a 765mm three-light wall light in antique gold, withgold-leaf arms carrying artisan-formed glass integrated3W per light, 9W total, giving 320lm at 3000K.

It is 765 millimetres tall. Measure the wall first.That is taller than any other wall light we have measured in this catalogue the gypsum Mazal is 420mm and the Lavis 235.

Three-quarters of a metre is a vertical architectural element, not a fitting youplace casually. It needs:

• A clear run of wall and, in practice, a wall with something to relate to:a doorway, a stair, a fireplace, a run of joinery.
• Height above and below. At 765mm the fitting occupies most of the spacebetween a dado and a picture rail, so it wants atall wall or a double-height space.
• Care beside a bedhead it will read as a column rather than a bedsidelight.

Ask us for the projection. No source records how far it stands off the wall, and ona fitting this size that decides whether it clears a door swing or a passage.

Gold leaf and artisan glass what those words are doing

Both are specific claims, and worth reading properly:

• Gold leaf is applied by hand in sheets, not sprayed or plated. Itgives a surface that is very slightly uneven leaf overlaps and liesimperfectly, and that is what makes it read as warm and worked where a gold-platedfinish reads as uniform and manufactured. Under a light it does not have the flateven sheen of a machine finish.
• Artisan-formed glass means each piece is shaped individually, sono two are exactly alike and yours will not match the photographprecisely. On a fitting with three glass elements at eye level, that variation is the point.

The two together are why the Archer looks like a made object rather than a product,and they are the reason it costs what it does.

A replaceable integrated LED and that is rare

The description makes a point of it, and it deserves the emphasis. Almost everyintegrated LED fitting in this catalogue is sealed: when the diodefails, the fitting is finished and on a piece with hand-applied gold leaf andindividually formed glass, that would be a genuinely poor outcome.

The Archer’s light source is replaceable, so theexpensive part outlives the cheap part. That is exactly the right way round for afitting like this.

What we cannot tell you is what replaces it. No source records the module type,part number or how it is accessed. Ask us and we will confirm with Telbix because a replaceable source is only worth having if the replacement is obtainable in ten years.

320 lumens and what that is honestly for

Three lights at 3W each, 320lm in total. That ismodest, and it is correct for the job: the Archer is anarchitectural and decorative fitting, not a room light.

It will give a soft vertical wash and read beautifully as an object. It willnot light a room plan it as a layer, alongside downlights, apendant or lamps. In a hallway or a stairwell, where the job is presence rather thanillumination, 320 lumens is enough on its own.

Fixed at 3000K warm white, which is right: againstgold leaf, anything cooler reads green and flattens the metal to a dull yellow-grey.It does not dim on a 320-lumen decorative fitting that is a smaller loss thanit would be on a room light, but if you want it to soften in the evening,say so before you order and we will look at alternatives.

Two figures our data does not settle. Thewidth is recorded as 230mm in our record and description and280mm in the datasheet we have published 230mm,which two sources agree on. And no weight is recorded at all, on a765mm iron fitting. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

ClassI earth required, hard-wired, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only. In iron with gold leafand formed glass.

Where it works

• Stairwells and double-height walls where 765mm has room to be a column.
• Beside a fireplace, a doorway or a run of joinery, relating to it.
• Hallways, as presence rather than illumination.
• 320lm a layer, not a room light.
• Ask us for the projection and the weight before it is set out.

Specifying it

230mm wide by 765mm high (the datasheet says 280mm wide; twoother sources say 230), projection and weight are not recorded ask us, iniron with gold-leaf arms and artisan-formed glass, antique gold. Integrated3W per light 9W total, giving320lm at 3000K, included and REPLACEABLE ask us for themodule, not dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

How tall is it, really?

765mm taller than any other wall light we have measured here, where the gypsum Mazal is 420mm and the Lavis 235. Three-quarters of a metre is a vertical architectural element, not a fitting you place casually: it needs a clear run of wall with something to relate to, and height above and below.

Is the gold leaf real?

It is applied by hand in sheets rather than sprayed or plated, which gives a surface that is very slightly uneven leaf overlaps and lies imperfectly, and that is what makes it read as warm and worked where a gold-plated finish reads as uniform and manufactured.

Will mine look like the photograph?

Not precisely. The glass is artisan-formed, so each piece is shaped individually and no two are exactly alike. On a fitting with three glass elements at eye level, that variation is the point.

Can the LED be replaced?

Yes, and it is rare almost every integrated LED fitting in this catalogue is sealed, so when the diode fails the fitting is finished. On a piece with hand-applied gold leaf that would be a poor outcome, and here the expensive part outlives the cheap part. What we cannot tell you is what replaces it: no source records the module type or how it is accessed. Ask us and we will confirm, because a replaceable source is only worth having if the replacement is obtainable in ten years.

Is 320 lumens enough?

For what it is: an architectural and decorative fitting giving a soft vertical wash. It will not light a room plan it as a layer alongside downlights, a pendant or lamps. In a hallway or stairwell, where the job is presence rather than illumination, it is enough on its own.

How far does it stick out?

No source records it, on a wall light and at this size that decides whether it clears a door swing or a passage. Ask us, and we will get the weight at the same time, which is also unrecorded.

Can I dim it?

No the LED is fixed at 3000K and not dimmable. On a 320-lumen decorative fitting that is a smaller loss than on a room light, but if you want it to soften in the evening, say so before you order and we will look at alternatives.