Vanderbilt Mantelpiece, ca. 1881–83, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Marble, mosaic, oak, and cast iron, 184 3/8 x 154 7/8 x 37 1/4 in. (468.3 x 393.4 x 94.6 cm), Architecture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire), This mantelpiece originally dominated the entrance hall of the residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II on Fifth Avenue at 57th Street (demolished 1925-27). Working for the architect George B. Post, the artist John La Farge (1835-1910) created a lavish decorative program, to which Saint-Gaudens contributed many of the sculptural elements
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Vanderbilt Mantelpiece, ca, 1881–83, New York, United States, American, Marble, mosaic, oak, cast iron, 184 3/8 x 154 7/8 37 1/4, 468.3 393.4 94.6 cm, Architecture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Dublin, 1848–1907, Cornish, Hampshire, mantelpiece, originally, dominated, entrance hall, residence, Cornelius Vanderbilt, II, Fifth Avenue, 57th Street, demolished 1925-27, Working, architect George, B, Post, artist John, La, Farge, 1835-1910, created, lavish decorative, program, Saint-Gaudens contributed, sculptural elements
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