TRUMAN CAPOTE'S PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS, AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY ARNOLD NEWMAN
Pair of Staffordshire pottery spaniels, modeled seated as facing mirror images, the coats molded in long curls and left white, with black muzzles, painted eyes and traces of gilding to the collars and chains, on plain rectangular bases, the reverses plainly molded in the flatback manner and the bases hollow and unmarked.
Note losses: a substantial chip to the head of one dog, with smaller chips and gilt wear to both.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 "x 5 "x 14 "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: Arnold Newman, portrait of Truman Capote in his New York apartment, 28 June 1977. One of the pair sits at the foot of the sofa.
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: staffordshire dogs, staffordshire spaniels, flatback, mantel dogs, king charles spaniel, english pottery, architectural digest, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
Pair of Staffordshire pottery spaniels, modeled seated as facing mirror images, the coats molded in long curls and left white, with black muzzles, painted eyes and traces of gilding to the collars and chains, on plain rectangular bases, the reverses plainly molded in the flatback manner and the bases hollow and unmarked.
Note losses: a substantial chip to the head of one dog, with smaller chips and gilt wear to both.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 "x 5 "x 14 "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: Arnold Newman, portrait of Truman Capote in his New York apartment, 28 June 1977. One of the pair sits at the foot of the sofa.
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: staffordshire dogs, staffordshire spaniels, flatback, mantel dogs, king charles spaniel, english pottery, architectural digest, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
