Mikasa City Lights Crystal Candlestick Art Deco Czech Lead Crystal 7 Inch

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Maker: Mikasa
Pattern: City Lights (discontinued)
Material: Clear lead crystal
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Dimensions: 7.25 inches tall x … Read more Maker: Mikasa
Pattern: City Lights (discontinued)
Material: Clear lead crystal
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Dimensions: 7.25 inches tall x 2.75 inches wide at the base
Weight: About 1 lb 4 oz unpacked
Condition: Very good vintage condition, no chips or cracks noted; light shelf wear consistent with age. No maker's mark is visible on the base (the pattern identification is by form).
Style: Art Deco, square cross-section, tiered stepped "skyscraper" profile at top and base, tapered waisted body with fine vertical ribbing. Holds a standard taper candle. Mikasa item VT122/338. Single candlestick only.

City Lights is Mikasa's love letter to the Art Deco skyline. Made of clear lead crystal in the Czech Republic — a glassmaking region with centuries of crystal tradition behind it — the candlestick is built like a miniature skyscraper: stepped tiers rise at the base and crown the top, quoting the setback towers of 1920s Manhattan, while the pinched, ribbed waist catches candlelight and throws it in fine vertical lines. The pattern's name says the rest: light a taper in it at dusk and the crystal does what city windows do — it glows. Mikasa discontinued City Lights years ago, and the 7-inch single candlestick (item VT122/338) has become one of the harder pieces in the pattern to find on its own. See less