TRUMAN CAPOTE'S GROUP OF FIVE CAT TRINKET BOXES AND TINS
Five cat boxes and tins: an oval bentwood box, the cover painted with a black and white cat on a blue ground, together with four small lithographed tins decorated with cats.
Approx. Dimensions: largest 4.5 "L x 2.5 "W x 2 "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: cat tins, trinket boxes, lithographed tin, bentwood box, shaker style box, painted cat box, cat collectibles, vintage tins, truman capote, sagaponack
Five cat boxes and tins: an oval bentwood box, the cover painted with a black and white cat on a blue ground, together with four small lithographed tins decorated with cats.
Approx. Dimensions: largest 4.5 "L x 2.5 "W x 2 "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: cat tins, trinket boxes, lithographed tin, bentwood box, shaker style box, painted cat box, cat collectibles, vintage tins, truman capote, sagaponack
