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Vanderbilt Estate Stone Birdbath Fountain To Restore
Vanderbilt Estate Stone Birdbath Fountain To Restore
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One of 15 Vanderbilt garden and large annex lots that is NY-NJ-CT Tri-State pick up 1 hr from Manhattan, the rest of the sale ships from the Tampa Bay. Vanderbilt estate stone birdbath fountain to restore. One of 18 lots of sculpture and decorations from the artists studio widely publicized gardens and annexes, now in storage in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area for pick up by appt 1 hour from Manhattan, all items other than the 18 garden and annex lots are Florida pick up or shipping. Likely stone but possibly cast, uncertain if drilled to bottom, toppled and as is, approx 37in high x 30in diameter.Provenance: Vanderbilt Whitney family 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 to Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage by our staff this spring during real estate staging. 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, the property 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 these 18 large garden sculpture and decorations have been transported to our Florida facilities for FL pick up or shipping with this lot being part of the group of 18 garden sculpture and decorative arts lots now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. 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.
Condition
Toppled, large edge chips, base chips to surface was upside down embedded in the ground and not available for inspection during cataloging, apart, to fix.
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Vanderbilt Estate Stone Birdbath Fountain To Restore

Estimate $200 - $400
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Starting Price $100
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Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC

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