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UNIQUE ODDFELLOWS CEILING MEDALLION |
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THIS UNIQUE CHANDLELIER MEDALLION IS AMERICAN, CARVED AND FORMED PAINTED WOOD, C.1890. IT HAS ORIGINAL BLUE AND GOLD PAINT. MEASURES 40" ROUND AND HAS A FINIAL THAT PROTRUDES 12". THIS CEILING MEDALLION HAS DOUBLE SAW TOOTH BORDER AND LODGE ICONOLOGY.IT PURPORTEDLY CAME FROM AN ODDFELLOWS LODGE IN BALTIMORE,MD. AND WAS PROBABLY MADE BY A LODGE MEMBER IN AN ATTEMPT TO EMULATE THE HIGH STYLE OF PLASTERED CEILING MEDALLIONS THAT DECORATED CEILINGS OF THAT PERIOD. IT COMES WITH A WALL MOUNT FOR DISPLAY. A ONE OF A KIND. Inquire
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