TRUMAN CAPOTE'S PAIR OF ART NOUVEAU BRONZE FROG CANDLESTICKS
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze candlesticks, each modeled as a frog crouching on a domed veined stone base and grasping a sinuous stem rising to a flower-form nozzle.
Verdigris to the bronze.
Approx. Dimensions: 7.5 "H x 2.75 "dia at the base
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: art nouveau, bronze frog, frog candlesticks, figural candlesticks, pair of candlesticks, verdigris bronze, stone base, animalier bronze, truman capote.
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze candlesticks, each modeled as a frog crouching on a domed veined stone base and grasping a sinuous stem rising to a flower-form nozzle.
Verdigris to the bronze.
Approx. Dimensions: 7.5 "H x 2.75 "dia at the base
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: art nouveau, bronze frog, frog candlesticks, figural candlesticks, pair of candlesticks, verdigris bronze, stone base, animalier bronze, truman capote.
