An American gilt-metal and etched ivory-mounted humidor**

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Throughout the first quarter of the twentieth century, the New York firm established in 1895 by Edward F. Caldwell and continued after his death in 1914 by his business partner Victor E. von Lossberg, was perhaps the leading American designer and manufacturer initially of lighting fixtures and, starting in 1910, decorative objects fashioned in metal and various other materials. With a rich and conservative clientele, working from its foundry at 38 West Fifteenth Street, the company supplied fine quality products to such illustrious names as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, J. Pierpont Morgan and Frederick W. Vanderbilt, whilst also providing much of the lighting fixtures for the White House in Washington D.C. The firm was incorporated in 1915 and the addition of the 'Inc.' at this time aids in dating pieces.

An American gilt-metal and etched ivory-mounted humidor**

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

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An American gilt-metal and etched ivory-mounted humidor**
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co., New York, Circa 1910
The hinged lid with foliate-etched panels set within anthemion borders, the similarly-decorated sides divided by piping satyrs, the green-enamelled interior with lift-up lid with foliate-chased divisions, the reverse signed E. F. Caldwell & Co. New York, with compartmented metal interior, on paw feet
23/8in. (6cm.) high; 12¾in. (32.3cm.) wide; 9in. (22.8cm.) deep

注意事項

Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.