American, late 19th-early 20th century. A silver-mounted writing box by E.F. Caldwell & Co., with decorative scrollwork and lion's head ornaments, on paw feet, marked R on underside; ht. 3.25, wd. 10.5, dp. 5.5 in.

See the E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, for a black and white photograph showing a similar model: Binder Category Stationary, Writing Pads & Clocks, Binder 84, page 21.