OLD STIRRUP CUP FOX HEAD MARKED J. E. CALDWELL & CO. STERLING CUP APPX 315 GRAMS

Description

An antique stirrup cup with fox head (please see photos). The piece is marked J. E. CALDWELL & CO. STERLING CUP (please see photo). The inside of the cup has a gold flashing (please see photo). It is approximately 4 3/4 inches at it's highest point by 3 1/16 inches at it's widest point. It has a total weight of approximately 315 grams. J.E. Caldwell & Co. was a major jewellery retailer and one-time silversmith in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company was founded at 163 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, by watchmaker James Emmot Caldwell in 1839. In 1843 the firm became the partnership of Bennett & Caldwell, then in 1848 was renamed J.E. Caldwell & Co. The piece has two very, very, very small minor flea bites near the bottom of the fox's head but overall is in really very good condition
. Please see all photos as they are a major part of this item's conditional description.