I was looking for a light I could mount to a small wall area between two windows.  This sconce appealed to me because of  its style, being a shinny brass color and the ability to mount it directly to the wall and run the cord to an outlet below.  It also offers the ability to mount it to an electrical box if you wanted to.  I was surprised that it even came with about a 30" brass cord cover to neatly hide some of the cord.