TRUMAN CAPOTE'S HB QUIMPER SOLEIL YELLOW FAIENCE, FIVE PIECES
Five pieces of Quimper faience with a yellow ground, comprising four octagonal plates each painted with a Breton figure within a floral border, and a rectangular serving dish painted with a Breton woman. Marked HB Quimper to the underside.
A chip to one corner of the serving dish.
Approx. Dimensions: plates 11 "x 11 "; serving dish 13 "L x 8 "W x 2 "D
Artist or Maker: HB Quimper
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: quimper, hb quimper, french faience, breton, soleil yellow, tin glazed earthenware, french pottery, octagonal plates, yellow faience, truman capote, sagaponack
Five pieces of Quimper faience with a yellow ground, comprising four octagonal plates each painted with a Breton figure within a floral border, and a rectangular serving dish painted with a Breton woman. Marked HB Quimper to the underside.
A chip to one corner of the serving dish.
Approx. Dimensions: plates 11 "x 11 "; serving dish 13 "L x 8 "W x 2 "D
Artist or Maker: HB Quimper
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: quimper, hb quimper, french faience, breton, soleil yellow, tin glazed earthenware, french pottery, octagonal plates, yellow faience, truman capote, sagaponack
