Edward F. Caldwell & Co 1851-1914 A Neo-Renaissance gilt-bronze and polychrome decorated mirror New York, early 20th century

See The E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, for a black and white photograph showing the same model of appliques.

Overall in good condition. Light tarnishing to gilt bronze; the ebonized base has been repainted. One can see in the catalogue illustration scratches and losses to ebonized base with inpainting.
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