TRUMAN CAPOTE'S SET OF LEWIS CHESSMEN REPLICA CHESS PIECES
Chess pieces after the Lewis Chessmen, the kings and queens seated with hands to their faces, the bishops mitred, the knights mounted and the warders bearing shields, cast in a cream composition in imitation of walrus ivory, the pawns as plain domed markers.
Approx. Dimensions: tallest 4 "H x 2 "W x 1.25 "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: lewis chessmen, chess set, chess pieces, replica, british museum, isle of lewis, medieval, walrus ivory style, games, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
Chess pieces after the Lewis Chessmen, the kings and queens seated with hands to their faces, the bishops mitred, the knights mounted and the warders bearing shields, cast in a cream composition in imitation of walrus ivory, the pawns as plain domed markers.
Approx. Dimensions: tallest 4 "H x 2 "W x 1.25 "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: lewis chessmen, chess set, chess pieces, replica, british museum, isle of lewis, medieval, walrus ivory style, games, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
