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Lot 1244

Antique Russian Four Light Drop Prism Chandelier

Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 19th century, quatrefoil copper alloy frame with engraved patterns, adorned with strands of orange, blue, and clear crystal swag, supporting four upswept candle arms now electrified, together with the conforming copper ceiling mount.

Chandelier 24 1/2 x 23 x 23 in.; ceiling mount 10 x 10 x 10 in.

From the Estate of the late Mr. Oscar E. Menzer, Memphis, Tennessee. Oscar was a renowned architect and Yale graduate who studied under the greats: Eero Saarinen, Philip Johnson and Louis Kahn; designing 100s of the most beautiful homes of Memphis.

Scattered dust soiling and oxidation to copper; some chipping to prisms.