NOTE The former next Lot 85 has been removed to have the case opened and backs of medals photographed and will appear in our next sale, sorry for any inconvenience. Lot 84: Vanderbilt archive circa 1906 photograph Colombia electric automobile dual motor car USD 3500.00 120 years ago NYC. Over a century ahead of its time, shown in front of the assumed Manhattan, New York City dealership or perhaps factory, 7.25in x 9.5in image, 11in x 14in card mount signed Rockwood, Broadway, New York 1906. 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. This lot qualifies for Flat Rate Shipping within the Continental U.S. from our designated UPS Store. Cost is 36 dollars for the first lot and 12 dollars for each additional Flat Rate Shipping lot, picked up, packed and shipped insured with tracking via the UPS Store's choice of UPS, USPS, FedEx or DHL with their choice of ground, media, first class or air. Please be advised shipping may take several weeks due to sale total lot volume and or ground service. Alternately, winning bidders as well as any bidders outside of the Continental US not eligible for Flat Rate Shipping may have our UPS Store pick up and ship the item with their regular services as with any other lot in the auction, choosing the UPS range of air delivery options at varying costs. We do not offer in house shipping for this event.

Some toning, browning and spotting, card generally crisp with a mild bowing.