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A group of eight polychrome tole hanging lanterns originally redecorated by Caldwell & Co.
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold
$2,500
Live Auction
Jewelry, Furniture, Art & Asian | July Auction
Description
A group of eight polychrome tole hanging lanterns, originally redecorated in second quarter 20th century by Caldwell & Co. for Marjorie Merriweather Post's Mar-a-Lago and likely redecorated again early 21st century, most of hexagonal form with pierced corona above a domed top, the rectangular sides flanked by turrets, flowerheads and leaf scrolls, variously decorated in tones of pink, green and yellow and gray, greatest 28"h. Provenance: Acquired at auction by Marjorie Merriweather Post before 1926 and redecorated by Caldwell & Co. for Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida. Sold by Donald J. Trump, Christie's, New York, March 30, 1995, lots 47, 48 and 53. Sold by Lily & Edmond J. Safra, Sotheby's, New York, November 3, 2005, lots 230 and 230
Condition
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