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Truman Capote,
New York, 1967
Estimate: $800-1,200
©1967 The Richard Avedon
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The Private World of Truman Capote
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 1pm EST
Bonhams New York
• Full Exhibition:
Saturday November 4 10am – 5pm
Sunday November 5 12pm – 5pm
Monday through Wednesday November 6-8 10am – 5pm
Bonhams New York
595 Madison Avenue (at 57th St), 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022
Three hundred-plus piece collection belonging to Joanne Carson to be offered at auction by Bonhams New York
Twenty-two years after his untimely passing in 1984, his name still commands attention, interest and excitement, inspiring the recent 2005 film Capote, featuring an Academy Award®-winning performance, and the upcoming feature film Infamous due out in October.
The Truman Capote collection consists of hundreds of items providing a unique and fascinating insight into the life and character of the man. Highlights include the tuxedo worn in 1966 to his famous Black and White Ball at The Plaza Hotel; his personal pair of ice skates; the intriguing collage boxes he created in the early 1980s; needlepoint pillows; Baccarat glass; as well as books, prints, photographs, manuscripts, jewelry and furniture.
Catalogs are available for $50, plus $5 shipping and handling.
To order a catalogue, please contact:
+1 800 223 2854 ext. 3550
Email: info@butterfields.com
Press release - please click here
Highlights from the sale:
 Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood.
New York : 1965.
First edition, signed,
with Capote library stamp.
Estimate: $1,000-1,500 |
A Truman Capote
collage box: "Emily Dickenson"
Estimate: $3,000-5,000 |
Truman Capote's signed passport,
issued Febuary 22, 1972
Estimate: $1,000-1,500 |
A handwritten postcard
with self-portrait,
postmarked Febuary 9, 1978
Estimate: $1,000-1,500 |
A Joanne Carson manuscript
heavily edited by Truman Capote
Estimate: $10,000-15,000 |
A Tiffany silver monogrammed
wine goblet
Estimate: $600-800 |
A tuxedo worn by Capote
to the Black and White Ball
Estimate: $4,000-6,000 |
A fancy colored diamond,
diamond, emerald, eighteen
karat gold and
platinum ring
A birthday gift given to
Joanne Carson by
Truman Capote, 1972
Estimate: $20,000-30,000 |
A pair of monogrammed
black velvet and leather loafers
Estimate: $800-1,200 |
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