Czech Crystal Chandelier Piece
A Soviet soldier kept this fragment from a looted Prague palace after the 1945 advance. The hand-cut prism, once part of a Habsburg fixture, creates rainbow refractions in light. It represents fractured European aristocracy after the war. Complete chandeliers have sold for $200,000. Even small authentic pieces can command between $10,000 and $40,000 from decorative arts collectors seeking historical provenance.
