A PAIR OF FINE AMERICAN ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE TABLE LAMPS
Lot 182

A PAIR OF FINE AMERICAN ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE TABLE LAMPS

BY EDWARD F. CALDWELL & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1905-1910

Closed9 April 2019

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USD 43,750

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A PAIR OF FINE AMERICAN ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE TABLE LAMPS
BY EDWARD F. CALDWELL & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1905-1910
Modeled as Amphitrite and Poseidon each astride a marble sea turtle, the finials cast as flourishing acanthus, electrified
35 in. (88.9 cm.) high, including fitment

Specialist note

Whimsical table lamps incorporating sea turtles carved in marble were ever popular with Caldwell's affluent clientele during the advent of the 20th century. Marble Turtle With Triton – Bronze, was exhibited by the firm Caldwell at the 1903 exhibition at the Architectural League of New York. A pair of nearly identical lamps sold Christie's, New York, 17 October 2017, lot 85 ($68,750).