$2,750
JAPANESQUE SILVER TRAY BY WHITING MFG. CO.; Square with etched daisy and scroll border, circling dragonfly field rendered in perspective, the nearest insect, an applied dragonfly, laps over edge. #1190A. Inscribed "Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo, 1887". 8 1/2". 13.35 OT. Note: Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo (1837-1914), an American heiress, had the Rhinelander Mansion, a four story residence at Madison Ave. and 72nd St. in N.Y.C., built in the 1890"s. It currently houses the flagship store of Polo Ralph Lauren.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05