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

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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

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Lot Essay

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).

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