Vanderbilt archive signed 14k gold sapphire sterling silver Art Deco Flora Miller lidded box purse compact cigarette vanity dresser etc 2.95ozt 91.8g. Aprox 0.8in x 2.9in x 2.8in, signed with a distinctive but currently unidentified hallmark of interlocking circles in a rectangle with doubled short endlines, marked 14k and sterling, features a silver body with linearly engraved top surmounted by a yellow gold ornament with channel set sapphires, sapphires test as gems, if treated and origin unknown, interior engraved F.M.M. from G.M.M. Christmas 1935.This item qualifies for flat rate plus insurance shipping by our specific UPS Store of $24.75 plus per hundred insurance in the Continental US by the service and signature requirements of their choice, additional pieces of qualifying jewelry at $14.75 additional each.Provenance: The Vanderbilt Whitney Family Archive from the landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, NY studio former residence of noted sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum and great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, removed by our staff this spring during real estate staging. Comprising over 500 to 1000 items offered as 50 to 100 lots including the Cornelius Vanderbilt era, late Victorian photography including Yale athletics and fraternal photography, important Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Flora Whitney items including soiree costumes and couture as well as love letters, documents, equestrian memorabilia, ephemera and more. A once in a lifetime glimpse into family threads that are forever woven into the American experience of a nature seldom seen on the market. The Studio, decorated with murals by prominent Gilded Age to Art Deco artist colleagues and the site of legendary soirees attended by a Whos Who of actors, painters and philanthropists, has been listed for sale, emptied of contents and staged for its real estate sale listing. Earlier this year our firm was commissioned by the Vanderbilt Whitney family owners to offer 22 lots of GVW sculpture and 32 lots of paintings, important silver, jewelry, fine art photography, decorative arts and Chinese antiques descended in multiple branches and generations of the Vanderbilt Whitney family. We are now excited to present a second sale including the Vanderbilt Whiney Archive and Important Studio Garden Sculpture and Decorations. All lots but the 18 large garden sculpture and annex decorations have been transported to our Florida facilities, including Archive items, for FL pick up or shipping with the 18 large garden sculpture and decorative arts now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. Florida previews are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt at our St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday July 15th through Friday July 21st as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. ALSO NOTE: There is no in person preview available for the 18 large garden sculpture and decorations stored in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area. Their preview is photo only. Note the sale is online only with no in person auction audience or warehouse activity the day of sale or the Sunday after the sale.

Good condition, not polished, rear side edge small dent.