TRUMAN CAPOTE'S CARVED WOODEN BOX AND WOOD MICE TOYS
Oval wooden box with a fitted cover, together with a group of carved wooden mice with bead eyes, leather ears and cord tails, and a carved wedge of cheese.
Approx. Dimensions: box 6 "L x 4 "W x 2.5 "H ; largest mouse 2.5" L x 1.5" H x 1" 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: carved wooden mice, wooden box, folk art carving, teak mice, danish modern, mid century wood, novelty carving, mouse figurine, treen, truman capote, sagaponack
Oval wooden box with a fitted cover, together with a group of carved wooden mice with bead eyes, leather ears and cord tails, and a carved wedge of cheese.
Approx. Dimensions: box 6 "L x 4 "W x 2.5 "H ; largest mouse 2.5" L x 1.5" H x 1" 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: carved wooden mice, wooden box, folk art carving, teak mice, danish modern, mid century wood, novelty carving, mouse figurine, treen, truman capote, sagaponack
