TRUMAN CAPOTE'S THREE CAST METAL MICE WITH CARROT CANDLE HOLDERS
Three mice cast in metal with a dark brown patina, each modeled holding a carrot, the carrot in a contrasting reddish metal and its leafy top in a green patinated metal which forms the candle cup. The tails are long, ringed and separately worked. The three poses differ: one crouches low over a carrot laid almost flat, one sits upright with the carrot clasped against its chest, and the third leans back with the carrot angled across its body. No apparent maker mark.
Condition: the patina is worn on the high points. One carrot is loose from its mouse.
Approx. Dimensions: tallest 8 " T x 4 " x 2.5 "
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: cast metal mice, mouse figures, carrot candle holders, candle holders, novelty candlesticks, animal figures, whimsical metalware, table decor, decorative arts, sagaponack, hamptons, truman capote
Three mice cast in metal with a dark brown patina, each modeled holding a carrot, the carrot in a contrasting reddish metal and its leafy top in a green patinated metal which forms the candle cup. The tails are long, ringed and separately worked. The three poses differ: one crouches low over a carrot laid almost flat, one sits upright with the carrot clasped against its chest, and the third leans back with the carrot angled across its body. No apparent maker mark.
Condition: the patina is worn on the high points. One carrot is loose from its mouse.
Approx. Dimensions: tallest 8 " T x 4 " x 2.5 "
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: cast metal mice, mouse figures, carrot candle holders, candle holders, novelty candlesticks, animal figures, whimsical metalware, table decor, decorative arts, sagaponack, hamptons, truman capote
