TRUMAN CAPOTE'S DESK ORGANIZER WITH METAL ROOSTER AND ACCESSORIES
Four desk pieces: a letter rack in inlaid wood; a cast metal cockerel in a silver color; an octagonal hinged box; and a hinged box modeled as a stack of four leather-bound books.
Approx. Dimensions: cockerel 7.75 "H x 5.5 "W x 8 "D
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: desk organizer, letter rack, rooster, cockerel, book box, trompe loeil, poker work, pyrography, desk accessories, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
Four desk pieces: a letter rack in inlaid wood; a cast metal cockerel in a silver color; an octagonal hinged box; and a hinged box modeled as a stack of four leather-bound books.
Approx. Dimensions: cockerel 7.75 "H x 5.5 "W x 8 "D
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: desk organizer, letter rack, rooster, cockerel, book box, trompe loeil, poker work, pyrography, desk accessories, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
