Green’s Dictionary of Slang

candle (and) sconce n.

a pimp.

1943		J. Phelan Letters from the Big House 57: ‘Dicker Maloney,’ recommenced Harry in haste. ‘Dicker. An alphonse, a candle-sconce, a diddly-donce, of the first water.’.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1989		J. Morton Lowspeak.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.