Lot 38
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AN AMERICAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, RED VELVET AND CHROME HUMIDOR
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AN AMERICAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, RED VELVET AND CHROME HUMIDOR

BY EDWARD F. CALDWELL & CO., NEW YORK, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

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AN AMERICAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, RED VELVET AND CHROME HUMIDOR
BY EDWARD F. CALDWELL & CO., NEW YORK, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
The rectangular top applied with a central foliate cartouche with oval medallion inscribed with SHD monogram, flanked by cherubs and surmounted by a crown, within pierced scrolling foliate decoration with grimacing masks to the corners, the sides and underside of the hinged lid similarly decorated, the chrome-lined divided interior with lift-up lid with central cartouche and monogram, with makers plaquette engraved E. F. Caldwell & Co. New York
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; 16½ in. (42 cm.) wide; 12½ in. (32 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

From its inception in 1895 through World War II, the New York firm established by Edward F. Caldwell (d.1914) and partner Victor E. Von Lossberg (d.1942), was the premier American designer and manufacturer of custom lighting fixtures, metalwork and decorative objects.

The design for this humidor, A-9543, was registered sometime between summer 1906 and summer 1908. Bearing the engraved maker's plaquette for 'Edward F. Caldwell & Co. New York', manufacture of the present lot can also be said to predate 1916 when the firm was incorporated and 'Inc.' was added to the name.

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