It is typically a floor lamp but may be wall-mounted like a sconce. A sconce is a type of light fixture that is fixed to a wall. Several colleges retain impressive antique "sconce pots" in their silver collections. In 1580, a square sconce and a church were built in Delfzijl. Skansen Lejonet "("the Lion sconce")" is a redoubt in Gothenburg, Sweden, built in 1687. The Prussian forces launched a counter-attack and drove them from the sconce once again. On July 21 Parma soon surrounded and then laid siege to the sconce of Knodsenburg. This became known as Carey's Sconce. Among others, Waldenfels was killed at the Wolfsberg sconce. Fort Victoria is situated on Sconce Point west of Yarmouth. Sconce operated the Lamb Funeral Home with his wife , Laurieanne Lamb Sconce. The sconce at Detern was lost in 1516. An important new product was the SCONCE secondary carrier. Once the sconce was captured Zutphen would have no hope of holding out. Jerry Sconce is a former American football coach and convicted criminal.