Porcelain and metal light fixture from Chicago’s Lexington Hotel. Single bulb fixture measures 3.25″ tall with a decorative floral base. In very good condition, with the porcelain rim broken and light overall corrosion. Occupied by Capone from 1928–1932, in later years souvenir hunters slipped inside the building and salvaged whatever was convenient. The here-offered light fixture was removed from a once-elegant chandelier that lay on the floor of Capone’s office, a large round room with parquet flooring, at the southwest corner of the building. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from well-respected gangland historian Bill Helmer. RR Auction COA.
