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AEDAmerican Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service with Tray, Presented to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
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A Vanderbilt & Whitney Legacy Part II: The Collection of Marylou Whitney & John Hendrickson Auction of Contents of The Marylou Whitney Farm, Lexington, Kentucky, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10am Elegant Furniture, Artwork, Silver, Racing Memorabilia, Decorations and More Doyle info@doyle.com
A Vanderbilt & Whitney Legacy Part II: The Collection of Marylou Whitney & John Hendrickson Auction of Contents of The Marylou Whitney Farm, Lexington, Kentucky, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10am Elegant Furniture, Artwork, Silver, Racing Memorabilia, Decorations and More Doyle info@doyle.com
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A Vanderbilt & Whitney Legacy: Property from the Collection of Marylou Whitney & John Hendrickson
Howard & Co., New York, 1896
Comprising a teapot, coffee pot, kettle-on-stand, hot milk jug, sugar bowl, cream jug, and waste bowl, each chased with foliate decoration, the two-handled tray, rectangular, with matching foliate border, marked on bases, the service engraved on one side GVL , also engraved under bases Gertrude Vanderbilt from her Grandmother Vanderbilt, August 25, 1896 . Length of tray over handles 32 1/4 inches; height of kettle 13 1/2 inches; approximately 446 ounces, all in.
NYSEC license #203.
Gertrude Vanderbilt married Harry Payne Whitney on August 25, 1896 at The Breakers, the lavish Newport “cottage” of her parents, Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt. The tea set was a wedding gift from Gertrude’s grandmother, Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt (1821–1896), wife of William Henry Vanderbilt and matriarch of one of America’s most powerful families. Known for her quiet influence and devotion to family, she embodied the domestic and social traditions that anchored the Vanderbilt world.Excellent quality and very good condition. Scratching to surface of tray. The handle to the hot milk jug has been glued at insulatorsCondition
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A Vanderbilt & Whitney Legacy: Property from the Collection of Marylou Whitney & John Hendrickson
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