TRUMAN CAPOTE'S FIVE MILLEFIORI DESK OBJECTS, FOUR PAPERWEIGHTS AND A CANDLE
Five millefiori objects: four glass paperweights and a millefiori candle. The paperweights comprise a close-packed millefiori weight of colored canes, a swirl weight radiating in red, green and white from a central cane, a faceted weight cut with printies, and a smaller close-packed example. Two retain old collectors paper labels to the underside: one inscribed CLICHY, Larry Selman, May 31, 1981, PCA Conv.; the other inscribed Sotheby, lot 40, May 18, 1982, Wayne Moses collection.
Capote began collecting paperweights in 1948, when Colette gave him one in Paris; that weight is also in this sale.
Approx. Dimensions: largest 3.5 "H x 3.5 "round
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: millefiori, paperweights, clichy, art glass, glass paperweight, larry selman, wayne moses, paperweight collectors association, swirl weight, desk objects, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
Five millefiori objects: four glass paperweights and a millefiori candle. The paperweights comprise a close-packed millefiori weight of colored canes, a swirl weight radiating in red, green and white from a central cane, a faceted weight cut with printies, and a smaller close-packed example. Two retain old collectors paper labels to the underside: one inscribed CLICHY, Larry Selman, May 31, 1981, PCA Conv.; the other inscribed Sotheby, lot 40, May 18, 1982, Wayne Moses collection.
Capote began collecting paperweights in 1948, when Colette gave him one in Paris; that weight is also in this sale.
Approx. Dimensions: largest 3.5 "H x 3.5 "round
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: millefiori, paperweights, clichy, art glass, glass paperweight, larry selman, wayne moses, paperweight collectors association, swirl weight, desk objects, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
