Edward F. Caldwell & Co. (New York, XX) attributed, Venetian Baroque style gilt bronze, brass, and marble torchieres, a pair, circa 1900-1930, in the forms of Venetian Baroque lanterns on tripodal stands, the crowned lantern cages decorated with scrolling acanthus atop a twisted hexagonal gilt bronze support on tripod feet wreathed in scrolling acanthus volutes atop conforming white marble bases. 83" H x 11" diameter. Note: An image of a related Venetian style lantern-topped torchere is in E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Large Binder 87, Page 45, number A024227.

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