Candelabra custom-built for the Vanderbilts

A ‘monumental’ pair of 15-light silver candelabra made by Tiffany & Co for a member of the Vanderbilt family hammered for $230,000 (£171,565) at John Moran Auctioneers (27% buyer’s premium) in Monrovia, California.

They were guided at $100,000-150,000.

Jennifer Kurtz, head of the saleroom’s decorative arts depa…

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