TRUMAN CAPOTE'S BOAR FORM HAT PIN
Hat pin with a long round tapering shaft drawn to a fine point, surmounted by a cast boar with the bristles and tusks modeled, in dark patinated metal. A Tyrolean or Bavarian hunting hat pin of the type known as a Hutnadel, made substantial to pass through the heavy loden felt of an alpine hat; boar, stag and chamois are the traditional subjects.
Approx. Dimensions: 8 "H x 2.25 "D x 0.5 "W
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: hat pin, hutnadel, tyrolean, bavarian, alpine, hunting, boar, stick pin, loden, austrian, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
Hat pin with a long round tapering shaft drawn to a fine point, surmounted by a cast boar with the bristles and tusks modeled, in dark patinated metal. A Tyrolean or Bavarian hunting hat pin of the type known as a Hutnadel, made substantial to pass through the heavy loden felt of an alpine hat; boar, stag and chamois are the traditional subjects.
Approx. Dimensions: 8 "H x 2.25 "D x 0.5 "W
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: hat pin, hutnadel, tyrolean, bavarian, alpine, hunting, boar, stick pin, loden, austrian, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
