TRUMAN CAPOTE'S PLASTER CAT WITH PIPE
Plaster figure of a seated cat smoking a pipe, painted white and gray with orange ears and collar, hollow cast and unglazed.
Losses and flaking to the painted surface, and chips to the base.
Approx. Dimensions: 10.5 "H x 5.5 "W x 8.5 "D
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: chalkware, plaster cat, cat with pipe, folk art cat, hollow cast plaster, carnival chalkware, painted plaster, americana, cat figure, truman capote, sagaponack
Plaster figure of a seated cat smoking a pipe, painted white and gray with orange ears and collar, hollow cast and unglazed.
Losses and flaking to the painted surface, and chips to the base.
Approx. Dimensions: 10.5 "H x 5.5 "W x 8.5 "D
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: chalkware, plaster cat, cat with pipe, folk art cat, hollow cast plaster, carnival chalkware, painted plaster, americana, cat figure, truman capote, sagaponack
