LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gilt and patinated bronze and marble

Measurements:

31.50 in. (80.00 cm.) (height)

Description:

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Exhibited:

An identical lamp to the Poseidon example of the pair offered here, entitled "Marble Turtle With Triton - Bronze", was by Edward F. Caldwell & Co. in 1903 at the annual exhibit of the Architectural League of New York in the galleries of the Fine Art Society on 215 West 57th Street. A pair of lamps of the same model, depicting Amphitrite and Poseidon, as offered here were sold Christie's New York, 17 October 2017, lot 85 ($68,750). A single lamp featuring Poseidon was sold at Bonham's, New York, 13 April 2011, lot 2124 ($36,600)

Literature:

Catalogue of the Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York, Architectural Press, New York, 1903, p. 35, no. 366