Skip to main content

This auction has ended. View lot details

You may also be interested in

"The Party at Mrs. Malteese," by Mrs. Fannie M. Buffett, Suffolk County, New York, c. 1870. image 1
"The Party at Mrs. Malteese," by Mrs. Fannie M. Buffett, Suffolk County, New York, c. 1870. image 2
"The Party at Mrs. Malteese," by Mrs. Fannie M. Buffett, Suffolk County, New York, c. 1870. image 3
Lot 166

"The Party at Mrs. Malteese,"
by Mrs. Fannie M. Buffett, Suffolk County, New York, c. 1870.

18 November 2022, 10:00 EST
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$8,287.50 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our American Furniture & Decorative Arts specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

"The Party at Mrs. Malteese,"

by Mrs. Fannie M. Buffett, Suffolk County, New York, c. 1870.
Autograph manuscript, 24 leaves wove paper, including nine full-page ink and watercolor illustrations with pasted captions, unbound, with original lacing holes in the margins.

Relates an original story in verse about cats attending a party, with precise and detailed reference to their interior furnishings: the cats groom at the mirror, perform on a Doane-brand piano-forte, play cards, and share a meal of mice around the dinner table, (unbound, minor toning), 25cm wide, 27cm high (10 7/8in wide, 11 3/8in high).

Footnotes

Provenance
Descendants of author and illustrator Fannie Maria Homan Buffett (1830-1891), through her son, D. Nathaniel Buffett (1863-1942).

Note
The Huntington New York Historical Society owns a limited-edition facsimile of the book that was printed in the late 1980s by Doris Buffett of Omaha, Nebraska.

Additional information

Bid now on these items