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House & Garden 
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This collection of bases and ornamental rings shows the skill of 
the old workers in brass and their fine feeling for design 
Collecting Russian Candlesticks 
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night, starting from the right, another 
on the second night and one more each 
succeeding night, until all are lighted on 
the eighth day. This feast commemo¬ 
rates the winning back of Jerusalem 
and the temple by the Maccabeans from 
their Roman conquerors. 
The beautiful wall sconces for hold¬ 
ing one to five lights are also to be 
found in the homes of Russian families 
in America. In the decoration of these 
wall sconces and Chanuca lights there 
will be found the four Jewish symbols 
of their religion and race—the Star and 
the Crown of David, the Lions of Judah 
and the Hind or the Deer of Naphtah. 
These ancient symbols are taken from 
the blessing that Jacob gave his sons 
when dying. 
The points to remember in collecting 
Russian candlesticks are, first, that they 
are very heavy; second, never over 14” 
high. As an example, the large pair 
shown in the mantel illustration weighs 
sixteen pounds. The third point is that 
they are all burnished a dull color with 
steel tools by hand. This gives them 
a beautiful gold-like polish, unlike the 
brassy color of the modem reproduc¬ 
tions. Fourth, they are, as a rule, cast 
in three parts, the base, the shaft and 
a ring which is welded on the head of 
the shaft. The shaft has a hand-turned 
screw which screws into the base. 
The Russian candlestick usually has 
four feet on the base, but unusual types 
are found having five, six, seven or 
eight feet. The rings that are found 
on the candlesticks are placed there for 
ornamentation, but are only found on 
the very old types. 
Anyone may start making a collec¬ 
tion of Russian candlesticks, for wher¬ 
ever the families of Russian Jews have 
located in America, either town or 
country, you will find that they have 
them in their possession. If not pos¬ 
sible to buy from the Russian families 
(which I never have) one can always 
find them in the Russian brass and an¬ 
tique shops and even in the junk shops. 
When found in the junk shops they are 
generally covered with dirt, grime and 
candle grease. 
But take them home rejoicing on 
your way. Polish them with your own 
hands (with the aid of a little brass 
polish). Then these old candlesticks, 
which have been polished so many times 
by other human hands for perhaps hun¬ 
dreds of years, will glow like burnished 
gold and repay you for your labor. 
There are candlesticks of our own 
land, of course; there are candlesticks 
of other lands and nationalities that 
may be collected in America, each one 
telling its own story in its own way, 
but none are to me so rich in imagery 
and romance as are the candlesticks of 
the Russian Jews. 
Decorating the Small House 
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a wall paper panel of soft colorings and 
fragile design may be applied to the 
wall and outlined with either a paper 
or wood molding. At the bottom add 
a semi-circular bracket shelf painted the 
most distinguishing color of the panel. 
This forms a substitute for a console. 
The flower vase can rest here or, if 
there is a pair of these panels on either 
side of the door, the futile card tray can 
go on one and the flower vase on the 
other. The importance of the flower 
vase is that if one is greeted by a flower, 
one feels the home is well kept and the 
owner must have an appreciation of the 
nicer things in life. 
The living room is easy to furnish, as 
the problems are simpler. There is first 
the necessity for seating people. I 
think that every living room should 
have comfortable seating capacity for 
six persons besides two straight, “drag- 
around” chairs. So many people feel 
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