19TH CENT. MEDICINE DOCTORATE DIPLOMADESCRIPTION:19TH CENT. MEDICINE DOCTORATE DIPLOMADESCRIPTION: A Vanderbilt University Doctorate of medicine diploma. Awarded to "Joseph Asa Fowlkes" Dated 1879. Features (11) signatures from faculty in (Ink pen) lower left. Trustees signatures in (Ink pen) lower right. University embossment at lower right.
CIRCA: 1879.
ORIGIN: USA.
DIMENSIONS: H: 27.5" x L: 20.5"
CONDITION: Slight oxidation and creasing. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
VANDERBILT Gloria (American 20thVANDERBILT Gloria (American 20th C.): Flowering Gardens Lithograph sight size 23'' x 29'' pencil signed lower right numbered 61/250 lower left metal frame 28 1/2'' x 34''.
VANDERBILT Gloria (American 1924-):VANDERBILT Gloria (American 1924-): Portrait of a Young Girl Pen and Ink and Crayon sight size 17 1/4'' x 16 1/2'' signed dedicated to Evelynn and Tony framed 24'' x 23''.
American School late 19th/earlyAmerican School late 19th/early 20th c. "Portrait of George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862-1914)" a miniature watercolor on ivory unsigned sight 2 in. x 1 1/2 in. in original frame with inscription. Note: George Washington Vanderbilt II was the grandson of renowned American entrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt. He constructed the now-famous mansion The Biltmore in Asheville North Carolina and collected the work of such illustrious artists as Pierre Auguste Renoir John Singer Sargent and James Abbott McNeill Whistler the latter two of which also painted full-scale portraits of Vanderbilt.
UNIV. OF NASHVILLE MED SCHOOL ARCHIVEUniversityUNIV. OF NASHVILLE MED SCHOOL ARCHIVEUniversity of Nashville Medical School faculty photographic archive. Includes CDVs labeled as Prof. J.B. (John Berrien) Lindsley, Dr. V.S. Lindsley, Prof. T.R. Jennings, John W. Hanner, Jr., Prof. Joseph Jones, Rev. S.D. Baldwin D.D. (T.S. Saltsman, Nashville, photographer label verso), Dr. T.B. Buchanan (includes what appears to be his autograph, verso), and Prof. C.K. Winston, along with an unidentified CDV of a young man (Charles C. Giers, Nashville, photographer label verso), and a CDV of a two story gabled house with figures, horse and buggy outside. Also included is a University of Nashville Lecture card with the signatures of W.K. Bowling and Mr. W.M. Noel (dated 1852). A photocopy from the University of Nashville Medical Department Catalog of 1865-66 identifies Jones, Bowling, Jennings, both Lindsleys, Winston, and Buchanan as 7 of the 9 faculty members of the school. Also included is an 1856 copy of THE MEDICAL EXAMINER: A MONTHLY RECORD OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, ed. by Samuel Hollingsworth, M.D. published Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia. Note: John Berrien Lindsley organized the Medical Department of the University of Nashville, was elected Chancellor, and established Montgomery Bell Academy. Joseph Jones was also quite prominent: by the time he joined the University of Nashville faculty, he had worked as a Confederate Surgeon and conducted investigations into medical problems in the army of Northern Virginia and Tennessee and among prisoners of war at Andersonville. His Civil War experience led to his noteworthy research on Malaria and other infectious diseases. He went on to work at Tulane University School of Medicine and was president of the Board of Health of Louisiana and Surgeon General of the United Confederate Veterans (research material on Jones included).
Condition:
Some toning and foxing to CDVs, light stains, wear and small losses to medical journal.
Andrew Jackson signed diploma,Andrew Jackson signed diploma, partially printed vellum document boldly signed "Andrew Jackson" as trustee of the University of Nashville, Tennessee, granting a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree to Benjamin Franklin Allen, October 2, 1844, also signed by eleven other trustees including Senator John Trimble, Return Jonathan Meigs and Philip Lindsley (as university president), 14-1/2 x 20 in., scrolled, minor creases, slight edge loss, wear and fading to signatures ; with a vellum certificate instating Allen as a member of the Societas Erosophica of the University of Nashville, October 2, 1844, partially printed, silk ribbon and seal, 14 x 20 in., edge creases, minor hole ; a letter licensing Allen to practice law in Tennessee, dated October 17, 1846, 11 x 18-1/4 in., small separations, taped tear ; and a steel scroll or map tube used to house the documents, 20 in., possibly later . Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT SIGNED LETTERCORNELIUS VANDERBILT SIGNED LETTER United States1889Signed letter on Breakers stationary designating a meeting time to the recipient.
American School 20th century American School 20th century two views of mt. vernon
MR. VANDERBILT'S HOUSE AND COLLECTIONdescribedMR. VANDERBILT'S HOUSE AND COLLECTIONdescribed by Edward Strahan (pseudonym of Earl Shinn), Boston: Published by George Barrie, 1883-4, four volumes bound in three quarter leather over blue ribbed cloth, with five raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, one of 500 copies, unnumbered, the "Japan Edition," each volume is illustrated throughout with black and white text illustrations, plates of photogravures, chromolithographs, color photochromes with captioned tissue guards and mounted on hard stock, a record of Vanderbilt's New York home and his collections
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Condition:
light wear, slight loss at the extremities, and on the frontispiece of Volume IV there is residual paper on the plate where the tissue guard had once stuck to the plate, some tissue guards with creases, one color plate in Volume I with crease/small tear to hard stock, otherwise near fine condition
GLORIA VANDERBILT (NY, 1924-2019)GLORIA VANDERBILT (NY, 1924-2019) Tulips, oil on panel, initialed lower right, titled, initialed and dated 2006 vero, housed in a heavy black box frame with shadowline, OS: 21" x 17", SS: 18" x 14", fine condition.
MR. VANDERBILT'S HOUSE AND COLLECTIONbyMR. VANDERBILT'S HOUSE AND COLLECTIONby Edward Strahan, Boston/New York/Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1883-1884, Holland Edition, number 918 of 1,000 copies, four volumes, containing numerous illustrations, bound in full leather with gilt and silvered lettering, five raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, aeg
Provenance: Private Collection, Biltmore Forest, North Carolina
Condition:
bumped corners, some scuffs and minor losses to leather, bumped corners, moderate foxing throughout, some scattered light staining and offsetting throughout; volume one with some lifting to leather at one corner
[William H. Vanderbilt] COLLAGES[William H. Vanderbilt] COLLAGES OF MATERIAL PERTAINING TO NEW YORK RAILROADS
Estimate:$100-$200
Southern school (20th century)Southern school (20th century) LIEBER COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SC watercolor framed unsigned sight size: H20'' W28'' Provenance: Estate of Margaret Belser Hollis Columbia South Carolina.
AMERICAN SCHOOL: PLAN FOR THE VANAMERICAN SCHOOL: PLAN FOR THE VAN B. DELASHMUTTS BUILDING FRONT AND MADISON STREETS PORTLAND OREGON - BY HENRY J. HEFTY ARCHITECT Watercolor and pencil 19 3/4 x 30 in. (sight).
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), Seated Woman, lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered "AP XXVIII/L", 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37"h x 29.75"w (frame)
TWENTY TWO ORIGINAL PERIOD VANDERBILTTWENTY TWO ORIGINAL PERIOD VANDERBILT CUP RELATED POSTCARDS, ALL IN VG CONDITION.Twenty two original period Vanderbilt Cup related postcards, all in VG condition.
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Egyptian Head", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered "298/300", 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37.75"h x 30.25"w (frame)
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Two Japanese", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt", 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37"h x 29.75"w (frame)
GLORIA VANDERBILT, SIGNED LITHOGRAPHGLORIA VANDERBILT, SIGNED LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Venus", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered "216/300", 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37"h x 29.75"w (frame)
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Cat", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered 54/300, 24"h x 28.75"w (sight), 30"h x 35.5"w (frame)
1908 UNOFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP1908 UNOFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP RACE PROGRAM, A SMALLER PROGRAM PUBLISHED BY A NEWSPAPER, ETC, THIS WAS THE FIRST US MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RACE WIN, ROBERTSON IN LOCOMOBILE #16, 5.5 X 8.5, 25 PGS, VG CONDITION.1908 unofficial Vanderbilt Cup race program, a smaller program published by a newspaper, etc, this was the first US major international race win, Robertson in Locomobile #16, 5.5 x 8.5, 25 pgs, VG condition.
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Egyptian Head", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered "AP XXVIII/2", 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37"h x 29.75"w (frame)
OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT OF DR. MENEES,OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT OF DR. MENEES, MD19th century oil on board oval portrait of Dr. Thomas Menees, MD (TN, 1823-1905) depicting Dr. Menees seated with partially opened book. Brass plate attached to the frame reads: "Thomas O. Menees, MD, Dean of The Medical Department, Vanderbilt, 1875 - 1895". Housed in an oval gilt wood frame. Sight - 29" H x 24" W. Framed - 36" H x 31" W. Biography: Born in Davidson County, TN, Menees served in the Tennessee State Senate in 1857. He represented Tennessee in the First Confederate States Congress and the Second Confederate States Congress from 1862-1865, during the Civil War. Trained a physician and working in Springfield and Nashville, he also served as the dean of the merged medical departments of the University of Nashville and Vanderbilt University between 1875-1895.
Condition:
Canvas laid down on aluminum backing, losses to canvas perimeter, primarily upper left margin and lower right margin near the brass plate. Visible inpainting to left background of subject's face.
American School late 19th/earlyAmerican School late 19th/early 20th c. "Battle of Mobile Bay August 5th 1864: Admiral Farragut's Union fleet defeating the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee" oil on canvas unsigned 20 1/2 in. x 29 1/4 in. in a period giltwood frame.
1904 OFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP RACE1904 OFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP RACE PROGRAM, 10 X 7, 68 PAGES, THIS WAS THE FIRST RACE IN THIS SERIES, DREW INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, WON BY AMERICAN GEO HEATH IN A PANHARD, SOME COVER DAMAGE.1904 official Vanderbilt Cup Race program, 10 x 7, 68 pages, this was the first race in this series, drew international competition, won by American Geo Heath in a Panhard, some cover damage.
GLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH GloriaGLORIA VANDERBILT, LITHOGRAPH Gloria Vanderbilt (American, 1924-2019), "Two Japanese", lithograph in colors, pencil signed "Gloria Vanderbilt" and numbered 205/300, 30"h x 22.5"w (sight), 37"h x 29.5"w (frame)
GLORIA VANDERBILT, (AMERICAN, 1924-2019),GLORIA VANDERBILT, (AMERICAN, 1924-2019), GERTA, 1964, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 30 IN., HOUSE OF HEYDENRYK FRAME: 41 X 41 IN.GLORIA VANDERBILT (American, 1924-2019) Gerta 1964, oil on canvas signed and dated Gloria Vanderbilt 1964 upper right; titled, dated, and signed verso 30 x 30 in., House of Heydenryk frame: 41 x 41 in. 1964, oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 x 30 in., House of Heydenryk frame: 41 x 41 in. Provenance: Provenance: Hammer Galleries (New York); Private Collection. Exhibitions: Hammer Galleries, New York, Gloria Vanderbilt, Recent Paintings, April 5 - April 16, 1966, cat. no. 13. (Accompanied by exhibition catalogue). Gerta depicts Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner, a cousin and friend of Gloria Vanderbilt, the granddaughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (the founder of the Whitney Museum), and an accomplished artist herself. Condition: Scattered stable craquelure in white paint, most pronounced in upper half of background.
Virginia/TennVirginia/Tenn
VINTAGE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH, YALEVINTAGE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH, YALE LAW SCHOOL CLASS OF 1933 Black-and-white photograph, 1933, framed.
George Benjamin Luks (American/NewGeorge Benjamin Luks (American/New York, 1867-1933) "Cornelius Vanderbilt Mansion, Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York", ca. first quarter 20th century, charcoal and graphite drawing, unsigned, inscribed with various architectural notations including lower left "sand stone trimmings", sight 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". Glazed, handsomely matted and framed. In 1928, the luxury goods department store Bergdorf Goodman was erected on the former site of the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion.
VANDERBILT FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM (1913-1917)AdeleVANDERBILT FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM (1913-1917)Adele Sloane Burden (Vanderbilt family) leather photo album (1913-1917), covers from approximately July 26, 1913 - September 22, 1917, containing pasted or tipped in photos depicting travel, leisure, family, outdoor pursuits and sporting, lavishly bound in full red leather by Asprey with its moire endpapers, distinctive gilt decorations, aeg, 12 x 16-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Note: Burden was the daughter of William Sloane and Emily Thorne Vanderbilt.
Condition:
fine condition, a few scuffs to leather
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH OF THE HUDSONCHROMOLITHOGRAPH OF THE HUDSON RIVER DAYLINER "C. VANDERBILT" AMERICA, CIRCA 1870 ON PAPER, 17.75" X 33" SIGHT. FRAMED 21.75" X 37.5".CHROMOLITHOGRAPH OF THE HUDSON RIVER DAYLINER "C. VANDERBILT", America, Circa 1870, Depicts the dayliner C. Vanderbilt cruising down the Hudson River on a moonlit night. Dimensions: On paper, 17.75" x 33" sight. Framed 21.75" x 37.5".
Southern School 19th c. "The SteamboatSouthern School 19th c. "The Steamboat Bayou Belle on the Mississippi River probably decorated for the American Centennial of 1876" oil on canvas unsigned 24 in. x 36 in. original frame.
American School, Late 19th/EarlyAmerican School, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
USS Constitution and Merchant Vessel
watercolor and pencil on paper
13 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches.
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY 48"AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY 48" x 50" Vega Car. Oil on canvas of various famous historical figures surrounding a Vega, no signature found, in thin black wood frame, overall 49 ¾" x 51 ¾".
1906 OFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP RACE1906 OFFICIAL VANDERBILT CUP RACE PROGRAM WITH REMOVABLE SCORE CARD, 7 X 10 OVER 100 PAGES, SOME INK STAIN IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER.1906 official Vanderbilt Cup race program with removable score card, 7 x 10 over 100 pages, some ink stain in lower right corner.