FOR YOUR ATTENTION & CONSIDERATION: UNIQUE AND EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF RUSSIAN CANDLE STICKS WITH GLASS ETCHED SHADES. THESE FANTASTICALLY PRESERVED PAIR OF RUSSIAN RARITY IS.
IN A GREAT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE AND STILL WORKING, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES. FROM A STORAGE UNIT THAT BELONGED TO AN OLD RUSSIAN FAMILY FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
THE PICTURES AND SOME DOCUMENTS POINT OUT OF A LIKELY CONNECTION TO A. FIRST RUSSIAN SETTLEMENT IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH IS NOW CALLED RUSSIAN HILL. THE GLASS ETCHED AND HAND PAINTED DECORATIONS DEFINITELY REPRESENT A FAMILY GERALDIC SIGN IN A FORM OF SWARD ARMED LIONS UNDER A CROWN AND RISING SUN. SIMILAR BUT NOT THE SAME SEE PIC. CENTURY THIS WAS A VERY POPULAR. WEALTHY RUSSIAN FAMILIES TO PUT ON THEIR GERALDIC FAMILY SIGNS LIONS, BEARS, HORSES AND. OTHER ANIMALS WITH SOME ELEMENTS OF. HUMAN FEATURES IN THEIR FACES THAT WOULD RESEMBLE FAMILY MEMBERS. I COULD TELL FOR SURE THAT THESE TWO LIONS REPRESENT FATHER AND. BROTHERS OF AN ARISTOCRAT FAMILY THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE RUSSIAN TRONE. THE MARKINGS ON THE BASES ARE DIFFERENT BY DESIGN BUT REPRESENT THE SAME FACTORY OF SISOEV OF MOSCOW ESTABLISHED IN 1833, THE OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS OF THE COURT OF NICOLAS THE. FIRST "H -1"- RUSSIAN. TZSAR FROM 1825 - 1855. THE GIANT, BEAUTIFUL ETCHED GLASS SHADES ARE IN A. VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH NO CHIPS CRACKS OR REPAIRS, JUST A TINY FLAKE TO ONE OF THE TOP RIMS AND SOME.WITH THEIR AGE - 150+ YEARS OLD. THE GLASS PRI S MS HAVE SOME USUAL MINOR SMALL CHIPS TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS, VERY T Y PICAL FOR THEIR AGE.
THE BRASS SPRING CANDLE MECHANISMS WORK. VERY WELL AND MOVE BOTH CANDLES UP NICELY. MEASUREMENTS ARE: 21" TALL, 6" WIDE ON THE TOP OF GLASS SHADES, METAL BASE IS 4.5" IN DIAMETER, THE GLASS SHADES ARE 9" TALL WHEN SITTING INSIDE CANDLE STICK GALLERY. The item "RUSSIAN ANTIQUE GLASS LIGHTING OLD VICTORIAN CANDLE STICK HOLDER OIL CANDELABRA" is in sale since Tuesday, February 07, 2012.This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Glass\Candlesticks". The seller is "momota65" and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.