TRUMAN CAPOTE'S FIVE ASIAN MINIATURE PORCELAIN VESSELS
Five miniature vessels in porcelain.
Condition: wear to the enamels and to the gilding where it survives, and light rubbing to the footrims. The turquoise glazes are finely crackled, which may well be as made. Wear commensurate with age and use. See photos.
Approx. Dimensions: largest, the cup with the handle, 2.5" x 3.5" x 2.5" 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.
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: asian porcelain, miniature vessels, miniature porcelain, chinese porcelain, japanese porcelain, scholar objects, cabinet miniatures, decorative arts, collectible porcelain, sagaponack, truman capote
Five miniature vessels in porcelain.
Condition: wear to the enamels and to the gilding where it survives, and light rubbing to the footrims. The turquoise glazes are finely crackled, which may well be as made. Wear commensurate with age and use. See photos.
Approx. Dimensions: largest, the cup with the handle, 2.5" x 3.5" x 2.5" 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.
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: asian porcelain, miniature vessels, miniature porcelain, chinese porcelain, japanese porcelain, scholar objects, cabinet miniatures, decorative arts, collectible porcelain, sagaponack, truman capote
