Lot 84
  • 84

Edward F. Caldwell & Co 1851-1914 A large pair of Renaissance style silvered bronze and galvano five light wall appliques New York, early 20th century

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Edward F. Caldwell & Co
  • bronze, glass
  • height 49 in.; width 22 in.
  • 124.5 cm; 56 cm

Provenance

Commissioned for the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel dining room.  

Literature

The Architectural Forum, December 1929, p. 595, illustrated 
The E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, for a period photographic record of a related model numbered a- 60408

Condition

Overall in good original condition, electrified and fitted with faux candle wax lined bulb holders; one glass drop of one wall light detached but present.
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