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May Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, May 20, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 944

Bronze and Marble Figural Table Lamp

Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American, early 20th century, by Edward F. Caldwell & Co., New York, bronze model of Neptune, with a gilt wreath on his head, in one hand he holds a trident, in the other aloft hand holding a gilt fish, which comprises an electric light, Neptune’s lower body is comprised of tentacles wrapping around the carved marble shell of a sea turtle, lamp is complete with an original bronze conch form finial, 35-1/2 in.. Provenance: Collection of Beverly and Mark Friedewald, Cocoa, Florida

Condition

chips to edges of turtle base, back flipper and tail broken off, bend in bronze trident, loss to gilt, loss to patination on bronze in high relief areas, scratch to lower back, hairline in back flipper