TRUMAN CAPOTE'S LEATHER PIG FOOTSTOOL, ATTRIBUTED TO DIMITRI OMERSA
Leather pig footstool, the hide stitched over a shaped body with applied ears and a brass ring through the snout, on four stub legs.
The leather is darkened and lightly scuffed, consistent with use.
Approx. Dimensions: 15.5 "H x 9 "W x 25 "D
Artist or Maker: Attributed to Dimitri Omersa
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: dimitri omersa, omersa, liberty of london, abercrombie and fitch, leather pig, leather footstool, leather animal, pig ottoman, midcentury leather, english leather, animal stool, library stool, pig stool, truman capote, sagaponack
Leather pig footstool, the hide stitched over a shaped body with applied ears and a brass ring through the snout, on four stub legs.
The leather is darkened and lightly scuffed, consistent with use.
Approx. Dimensions: 15.5 "H x 9 "W x 25 "D
Artist or Maker: Attributed to Dimitri Omersa
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: dimitri omersa, omersa, liberty of london, abercrombie and fitch, leather pig, leather footstool, leather animal, pig ottoman, midcentury leather, english leather, animal stool, library stool, pig stool, truman capote, sagaponack
