Bidspirit auction | AMERICAN E. F. CALDWELL GILT

AMERICAN E. F. CALDWELL GILT BRONZE CIGAR BOX, C. 1920 - An American Renaissance Revival gilt-bronze and beveled glass cigar box by Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Inc., New York (founded 1895, incorporated 1915), circa 1920. Of rectangular form, the hinged stepped lid is set with a thick beveled clear glass panel within beaded and leaf-tip borders over a projecting front lip and full-length piano hinge. All four exterior walls are cast in low relief with symmetrical grotteschi ornament depicting confronted winged griffins flanking a central pedestal, seated classical figures amidst scrolling acanthus foliage, floral urns, and masks, above a conforming waterleaf-molded plinth base. The gilt-bronze underside of the cover is engraved in script adjacent to the hinge ”E. F. Caldwell & Co. Inc. / New York, ” opening to a cedar-lined interior. humidor, tobacciana, desktop, ormolu, neoclassical, arabesque, decorative, collectible, Manhattan, vintage Dimensions 7 x 5 x 2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good condition consistent with age and use. Gilt-bronze surfaces exhibit light rubbing, fine scratches, and dark oxidation spots, primarily on the underside where corner pads or feet are absent. The beveled glass top is intact with negligible edge nibbles, while the interior wood base panel displays a diagonal shrinkage split.