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"Music and Wine" E F Caldwell Bronze Bowl Greek & Renaissance Motifs

Creator: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. / Caldwell Lighting
Offered by: 2220 Antiques

Description
Made by Edward F. Caldwell & Company of New York, America's most distinguished and lauded maker of fine lighting fixtures and metal decorative pieces in the early 20th century, this lidded bowl of cast and repoussé bronze depicts a series of winemaking scenes on the lid and a frieze of Renaissance angels playing lute and pipes on the bowl below. This piece is rare, and rarer still is the fineness of casting and enameling seen here. The Caldwell company was founded by E. F. Caldwell with Victor von Lossberg in 1895, and before long the company was collaborating with the likes of Stanford White and other prominent architects, supplying lighting and architectural details for a veritable "who's who" of prestigious building projects. Among them: the University Club, Andrew Carnegie mansion (now the Cooper Hewitt museum), Flatiron Building, St. Patrick's Cathedral, J.P. Morgan mansion and the Belnord Apartments (now featured in the television series, "Only Murders in the Building") in New York City and the White House in Washington, D.C. In the Art Deco era, Caldwell supplied decorative elements for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Radio City Music Hall.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Bronze, Cast
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Ancient Art
Incollect Reference #:	733989

Dimensions

H.	7.5 in;	Diam.	6.5 in;
H.	19.05 cm;	Diam.	16.51 cm;

Message from Seller:

2220 Antiques is the latest merchant to locate to the recently opened 100,000 square foot Antique and Design Center “Showrooms 2220”, in Philadelphia, PA. The proprietor of 2220 Antiques is an international buyer, traveling extensively over the past thirty-five years cultivating a refined eye for good design