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William K Vanderbilt

Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, By and Signed By William K. Vanderbilt
Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, By and Signed By William K. Vanderbilt

Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, By and Signed By William K. Vanderbilt

$1,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.25 in W 10.25 in D 1.5 in

Taking One's Own Ship Around the World, By and Signed By William K. Vanderbilt

Located in valatie, NY

, 1929 of the Yacht Ara, Written and Signed by William K. Vanderbilt. This is a First edition of

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Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Paper

A finely carved half-block model of the America’s Cup yacht Defender
A finely carved half-block model of the America’s Cup yacht Defender

A finely carved half-block model of the America’s Cup yacht Defender

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

. Commissioned for a New York Yacht Club syndicate led by William K. Vanderbilt, she successfully defended the

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Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

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Wood, Elm

Ironstone Suffragette Plate w/ Votes for Women Text, Made for Alva Belmont, 1914
Ironstone Suffragette Plate w/ Votes for Women Text, Made for Alva Belmont, 1914

Ironstone Suffragette Plate w/ Votes for Women Text, Made for Alva Belmont, 1914

Located in York County, PA

Vanderbilt Belmont, formerly married to William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. ** Folley

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Vintage 1910s English Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Porcelain

Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant

Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant

By Tennant New York

Located in Brooklyn, NY

eccentricities of globetrotting amateur naturalist and Jazz-Age aesthete William "Willie the K" Vanderbilt

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2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

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Jumbo Lobster Lamp with Antique Japanese Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
Jumbo Lobster Lamp with Antique Japanese Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant

Jumbo Lobster Lamp with Antique Japanese Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant

By Tennant New York

Located in Brooklyn, NY

eccentricities of globetrotting amateur naturalist and Jazz-Age aesthete William "Willie the K" Vanderbilt

Category

2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ironstone Plate with "Votes for Women" Text, Made for Ava Belmont, ca 1914
Ironstone Plate with "Votes for Women" Text, Made for Ava Belmont, ca 1914

Ironstone Plate with "Votes for Women" Text, Made for Ava Belmont, ca 1914

Located in York County, PA

married to William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. ** Folley, Keneth, "Women’s Suffrage

Category

Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Marble Bust of Jesus Christ
19th Century Marble Bust of Jesus Christ

19th Century Marble Bust of Jesus Christ

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H 32 in W 24 in D 13 in

19th Century Marble Bust of Jesus Christ

By Samuel James Kitson 1

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

, most notably for the William K. Vanderbilt house in New York.

Category

Early 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Marble

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