Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Tripod Zoomorphic Lamps C. 1900 Attributed to Edward F. Caldwell & Co.

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A richly detailed pair of early 20th-century parcel-gilt and patinated bronze tripod table lamps, of Regency and Louis XVI revival … Read more A richly detailed pair of early 20th-century parcel-gilt and patinated bronze tripod table lamps, of Regency and Louis XVI revival character, the triform standards rising from deeply scrolled and voluted bases centered by stylized anthemion and foliate devices, set on concave black-painted plinths. Each lamp is conceived as three outward-curving monopodia supports, their fronts finely chased with acanthus and scrollwork and tied at the waist by floral roundels, enclosing a reeded central column. At the shoulders, boldly modeled feline masks issue from leaf-wrapped collars beneath a gadrooned and acanthus-cast drip pan, now fitted with single electrical sockets and recent cloth-covered cords. The overall design, with lion-mask monopodia and concave plinth bases, closely relates to early 19th-century English Regency candelabra and to later high-quality lighting produced in the early 1900s by firms such as E. F. Caldwell & Co. in New York and prominent London workshops, although these lamps are apparently unmarked.

Lamps have been recently rewired.

Measurements: 24" h (to socket) x 8" w (base) x 4" w (body). See less