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- Sale 6427
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Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6427
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Provenance:
William Vincent Astor,
Thence by descent within the family.
Note:
John Jacob Astor IV was born into one of the most prominent and wealthy families in U.S. His success is attributed to his many professional pursuits--inventing, writing, and business ventures such as real estate development. He built the Astoria Hotel in New York in 1897, which later became the Waldorf-Astoria through the combination of his cousin's adjoining property. He died on the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912.
William "Vincent" Astor was the eldest child of John Jacob Astor. Following his father's death, Vincent would inherit his immense fortune, using much of this wealth to fund philanthropic causes, including reinvesting in equitable housing projects in New York. He also gifted the family home Ferncliff to the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York upon his death. He served on active duty in both World Wars, even loaning his yacht Nourmahal to the Coast Guard. He was married three times, including to Roberta "Brooke" Russell, who became Brooke Astor.
Aside from being known as a New York socialite, Brooke was hugely charitable, founding the Vincent Astor Foundation with her husband, an organization that supports projects specific to New York City.
stable and sturdy; exhibiting signs of wear commensurate with age and use; the top surface of gallery with some shrinkage cracks, and with one puncture along left-facing side, also with some water spots and a couple minor areas of staining; with scattered losses to veneer, ebony inlay, and cockbeading, and with some occasional patches to veneer; a couple detached pieces of molding, etc. in one drawer; back two legs with repaired breaks at upper junctures, the back left-facing leg with evidence of nail and screw reinforcement- a screw hole has been filled; the applied reeded molding along upper middle edge of frame (below gallery) with considerable wear and tear including abrasions, scuffing, splitting, and losses; the brasses appear to be original, and retains locks; the left-most drawer missing its escutcheon; the legs show evidence that it once had brass sabots; includes one small key; wear to leather writing surface commensurate with age, including some surface loss and snagging
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