Sale 2585
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
The lid decorated with Medieval knight in an archway, surrounded by patterned borders, the sides decorated with quatrefoils alternating with eagles and lions, the interior lined with cedar, marked, "E. F. Caldwell & Co., Inc. New York."
H: 2 in. W: 5 1/4 in. D: 3 1/2 in.Note
The majority of the items from this collection were acquired or ordered by Christine O. Groves (Burton) to furnish her home, built 1922, a Colonial Revival stucco mansion located at 225 Northway, Baltimore, Maryland. The house still stands.
This box corresponds to the archival design photograph found in the E.F. Caldwell & Co. Collection, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Large Binder 90, Page 3, A047250.
Provenance
Property formerly in the collection of Christine O. Groves Burton (1893-1973), Baltimore, Maryland
Thence by descent to the present consignor.