Vanderbilt Mantelpiece date panel, 1881–83, Mahogany, ivory, mother-of-pearl, and coral, 79 1/8 x 24 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (201 x 62.2 x 13 cm), Architecture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire), This carved and inlaid panel was created for 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 created a lavish decorative program, to which Saint-Gaudens contributed many of the sculptural elements
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Vanderbilt Mantelpiece date panel, 1881–83, Mahogany, ivory, mother, pearl, coral, 79 1/8 x 24 1/2 5 1/8, 201 62.2 13 cm, Architecture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, Dublin, 1848–1907, Cornish, New Hampshire, carved, inlaid, created, residence, Cornelius Vanderbilt, II, Fifth Avenue, 57th Street, demolished 1925-27, Working, architect George, B, Post, artist John, La, Farge, lavish decorative, program, Saint-Gaudens contributed, sculptural elements
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