TRUMAN CAPOTE'S LARGE CHALKWARE BULLDOG, AS SEEN IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST 1976
Large chalkware figure of a seated bulldog with a black painted collar and buckle, hollow cast and unglazed.
Extensive flaking and loss to the painted surface throughout commensurate with age and use.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 "W x 11 "D x 18 "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.
Literature: Architectural Digest, January/February 1976, text by Rosemary Kent, photography by Richard Champion.
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: chalkware, bulldog, chalkware dog, folk art dog, painted plaster, carnival chalkware, americana, large bulldog figure, architectural digest 1976, truman capote, sagaponack
Large chalkware figure of a seated bulldog with a black painted collar and buckle, hollow cast and unglazed.
Extensive flaking and loss to the painted surface throughout commensurate with age and use.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 "W x 11 "D x 18 "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.
Literature: Architectural Digest, January/February 1976, text by Rosemary Kent, photography by Richard Champion.
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: chalkware, bulldog, chalkware dog, folk art dog, painted plaster, carnival chalkware, americana, large bulldog figure, architectural digest 1976, truman capote, sagaponack
