TRUMAN CAPOTE'S CERAMIC LEOPARD HEAD ASHTRAY, AS SEEN IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST 1976
Ceramic ashtray modeled as a leopard head with the mouth open to form the bowl, the glaze spotted in black and ochre with a pink mouth and black ears.
Approx. Dimensions: 6 "W x 6 "D x 4.5 "H
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.
Literature: Architectural Digest, January/February 1976, text by Rosemary Kent, photography by Richard Champion.
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: leopard ashtray, big cat ashtray, ceramic leopard, figural ashtray, leopard head, midcentury ceramics, animal ashtray, novelty ashtray, jaguar ashtray, hollywood regency, truman capote, sagaponack
Ceramic ashtray modeled as a leopard head with the mouth open to form the bowl, the glaze spotted in black and ochre with a pink mouth and black ears.
Approx. Dimensions: 6 "W x 6 "D x 4.5 "H
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.
Literature: Architectural Digest, January/February 1976, text by Rosemary Kent, photography by Richard Champion.
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: leopard ashtray, big cat ashtray, ceramic leopard, figural ashtray, leopard head, midcentury ceramics, animal ashtray, novelty ashtray, jaguar ashtray, hollywood regency, truman capote, sagaponack
