TRUMAN CAPOTE'S MEXICAN RUG WITH CENTRAL FIGURE
A woven rug with a green ground and a large frontal figure at each end. Warp fringe at both ends.
Condition: the weave is sound and the colors strong. Light soiling and a few loose warps at the fringe. No holes are apparent in the photographs.
Approx. Dimensions: 28 " x 56 "
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: mexican rug, figural rug, woven rug, folk weaving, latin american textile, area rug, decorative textile, interior decoration, sagaponack, hamptons, truman capote
A woven rug with a green ground and a large frontal figure at each end. Warp fringe at both ends.
Condition: the weave is sound and the colors strong. Light soiling and a few loose warps at the fringe. No holes are apparent in the photographs.
Approx. Dimensions: 28 " x 56 "
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: mexican rug, figural rug, woven rug, folk weaving, latin american textile, area rug, decorative textile, interior decoration, sagaponack, hamptons, truman capote
