Edward F. Caldwell & Co American, 1851-1914 A pair of Néo-Renaissance carved marble and patinated bronze floor lamps New York, late 19th century

each bronze stem cast with three Tritons holding conch shells, the tri-partite base with putti riding dolphins and chimères to each bottom corner, the carved marble base centered with a circular medallions carved with the letters O, P, S and M in the quadrants

The E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection, Smithsonian Institution, number a019493

Light wear to the high reliefs of the patinated bronze. The marble bases are finely carved. There are chips to lower edge of base. Please note that the branches and shades later additions and not by Caldwell.
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The design on the marble base of these lamps is directly drawn from the holy water font found in the Palazzo dell'Opera del Duomo, Orvieto, Italy