Lot 50: Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt 1843-1899 seated by a window with a view of crashing waves and…

Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt 1843-1899 seated by a window with a view of crashing waves and is holding a Metropolitan Museum of Art Annual Report Trustees of the Association 1898. oil on canvas painted in 1900 signed and dated, bottom right: D. Huntington/1900 Plaque: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Member of the Chamber of Commerce 1876-1899, Presented by Mrs. Vanderbilt, painted by D. Huntington 50 x 40 frame circa 1860’s style, possibly a circa 1890’s frame made by T.A. Wilmurt’s Sons of New York. frame wd. 7 in. Vanderbilt was a railroad and shipping Businessman and was one of the richest men Americans in history. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 19, no. 39.

Starting Bid: $2500

Estimate: $5000- $10000

Auction Date: November 7, 2015

Realized Price: $45600.00