Comments on: The Unofficial Guide to the Biltmore Estate https://keithsoares.com/the-unofficial-guide-to-the-biltmore-estate/ Author of The Oasis of Filth and the John Black series Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Bobby Graden https://keithsoares.com/the-unofficial-guide-to-the-biltmore-estate/#comment-133 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:10:00 +0000 http://keithsoares.com/?p=10548#comment-133 In reply to ksoares.

Notifying the proper authorities in the 1st arrondissement as I type. Thank you for your spectacular research and reporting.

]]> By: AUGUST SYRINEK https://keithsoares.com/the-unofficial-guide-to-the-biltmore-estate/#comment-132 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 22:03:56 +0000 http://keithsoares.com/?p=10548#comment-132 Thanks for the reply, I have searched the internet extensively and cannot find any information on the statue. I am sure it represent a figure in history.

]]> By: ksoares https://keithsoares.com/the-unofficial-guide-to-the-biltmore-estate/#comment-131 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:05:24 +0000 http://keithsoares.com/?p=10548#comment-131 In reply to AUGUST SYRINEK.

My understanding is that the statue itself holds no symbolic value, at least to the Vanderbilt family. It seems their eldest son, being a bit of kleptomaniac as well as a bored wealthy teen, enjoyed relieving famous museums of their works of art. This one “showed up” after a family visit to the Lourve. Thankfully, the family was kind enough to return it to the museum, but only after museum officials put in the winning bid at the silent auction.

]]> By: AUGUST SYRINEK https://keithsoares.com/the-unofficial-guide-to-the-biltmore-estate/#comment-130 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:18:38 +0000 http://keithsoares.com/?p=10548#comment-130 Question: In the Sitting Room, Silent Auction Table is a small statue of a winged horse, with a Knight and a woman on the horse. Who is the Horse/Knight/Woman and what does it represent?

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