As with most Italian sconces, this pair of sconces does not have backplates. We generally recommend going to your local home improvement store and purchasing wall plates to cover your boxes and painting them to match your wall. You can wire the sconces through the plates and hang them over the plates.
If you have questions or would like to see more photos, please feel free to ask. The item "Vintage Antique Pair Italian Gold Gilt Crystal Prism Wall Sconce Lights 16 T" is in sale since Sunday, December 04, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Chandeliers, Fixtures, Sconces". The seller is "redefineantiques" and is located in Springfield, Missouri. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to Australia, to Japan, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, to Hong Kong, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.