Priced & Sold As Pair with Quezal American Art Glass Shades

AA# 25630

Circa: 1895-1930
Condition: Age Consistent / Rewired
Material: Gold Plate over Cast Bronze, Gold Aurene Quezal American Art Glass
Finish: Polished As Found
Origin: EF Caldwell, New York, Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Co
Illumination: Two Edison Base Sockets

Dimensions: 11.5” tall by 10” wide & 7” projection

Edward F. Caldwell & Co. was a premier lighting designer and manufacturer from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. The firm was well known for high quality lighting fixtures in bronze, iron, silver, brass, and copper. They also excelled at creating historically-inspired fixtures that were adapted for electric technology. Pieces were photographed after they were produced, and the Smithsonian Institution is now home to the E.F. Caldwell & Co. collection, with over 50,000 images, including 37,000 photographs and 13,000 original design drawings. Many Caldwell pieces can still be found in a number of esteemed locales, including Rockefeller Center, the Andrew Carnegie residence, and the White House.

Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Co founded in 1901 by Martin Bach Sr, Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth, many of them former Tiffany employees. Equivalent in beauty and quality of craftsmanship to LC Tiffany & (Carter) Steuben their American Art Glass work was notable for its use of bold iridescent colors blues, golds, purples, and greens. Quezal kept its production limited compared to their contemporaries, so the surviving pieces are sometimes hard to come by.

We find that early antique lighting was designed as objects of art and we treat each fixture with careful attention to preserve original beauty. Our fixtures are cleaned, rewired, and restored & are ready to hang, following UL standards. We can work with you on code requirements.

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