Set of Four American Sterling Silver Large Candlesticks, Presented to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

whitney vanderbilt aunt gertrude shepard louisa basesgertrude ounces.gertrude married cornelius alice gwynne henry plot buried august legacy marylou john payne candlesticks presented york margaret family large hendricksonhoward 1896each 1896.height 1896 gifted couple pair charities husband’s great scarborough operated 1845–1924 known silver property collection formed spiral-fluted baluster stem detachable engraved inches approximately harry breakers lavish newport “cottage” parents daughter william philanthropy particularly support working women giving generously death left moravian cemetery staten island remembered life social service alongside wealth woodlea mckim mead white–designed estate built 1892 1895 sleepy hollow sterling matching financially owned country american candelabra strained husband club