Lot 666, then. A chandelier in pieces. Some of you may recall the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, a mystery never fully explained. We're told, ladies and gentlemen, that this is the very chandelier which figures in the famous disaster. Our workshops have repaired it, and wired parts of it for the new electric light. Perhaps we can frighten away the ghost of so many years ago with a little illumination. Gentlemen...I watched the 2004 Phantom of the Opera last Saturday with a friend, and was once again reminded just how much I adore the opening sequence to that movie. I get chills every single time I watch it.
Ps. No, that is not a picture of a chandelier, much less one in pieces. (Although, how cool would that be to photograph? Seriously, now I need to find a chandelier that is falling apart to take pictures of.) It's actually a close up of an old lighthouse signal light that is displayed in the Maritime Museum in Halifax. It's probably one of my favourite things in the museum.
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