Giacometti chandelier bought for just $300
Giacometti chandelier bought for just $300
 
  • A chandelier purchased at an antique store for just $300 has sold at auction for $3.5 million.
  • The auction was held at Christie's in London on February 28. 
  • Artist John Craxton stumbled across the Alberto Giacometti chandelier in a London shop in the 1960s. 

A chandelier purchased at an antique store for just £250 ($300) has sold at auction for £2.9 million ($3.5 million).