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Sterling silver repousse tray by Gorham. Initials of Rita de Acosta Lydig. Rita was first wife of W. E D. …
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Sterling silver repousse tray by Gorham. Initials of Rita de Acosta Lydig. Rita was first wife of W. E D. Stokes (built Ansonia hotel).
19 1/4 by 12 1/2 inches.
1177 grams.
Light use scratches. Monogrammed.
It belonged to ( W.E.D. Stokes) first wife,
Lydia Hernandez de Costa.They were only married for a couple of years. She divorced Mr. Stokes on the grounds of cruelty won a very large settlement
and and went on to remarry.
Several years later, Rita testified on behalf of my maternal grandmother, Helen Ellwood Stokes..who also sought a divorce from Mr. Stokes.
Mr. Stokes was the very litigious developer of the Ansonia Hotel in N.Y.C.
The silver bowl passed from his estate to my grandmother, then my mother's estate, and then, in 2010
to me.
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- Dimensions
- 12.5ʺW × 19.25ʺD × 1ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Sterling Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Use scratches. Use scratches. less
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