Featured Auction · November 21, 2026
The Magpie
and the Swans
The Possessions of Truman Capote
Bellport, New York · Live online worldwide · Preview October 26
Collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke, these personal possessions offer an intimate glimpse into the life of one of America’s most iconic writers.
Jointed Wooden Felix The Cat
Lot 1
A jointed figure of Felix the Cat in turned and carved wood, painted matte black with a cream face
Antique Black Forest Style Carved Bulldog Wall Pocket
Lot 7
Carved wood bulldog seated on a rectangular plinth, with glass eyes and an open mouth
“White Rose” Paperweight, Given to Capote by Colette in Paris, 1948
Lot 69
Faceted glass paperweight, the clear dome cut with a circular window and a band of flat printies
Jack Dunphy’s Olivetti Underwood Lettera 32 Portable Typewriter
Lot 174
Olivetti Underwood Lettera 32 portable manual typewriter in sage green, with its case. The personal typewriter of Jack Dunphy...
Folk Art Carnival Bean Bag Toss Target Figure
Lot 191
Painted wood carnival bean bag toss target, cut as a standing figure with an open mouth forming the target aperture, the reverse...
Black Forest Carved Wood Tray With Figural Teacup
Lot 205
Rectangular Black Forest tray, the plain figured panel within a border carved in high relief with oak leaves and acorns, the ends...
Blow Mold Goose Lawn Ornament Light
Lot 18
Blow molded plastic goose lawn ornament, modeled standing with the neck raised and the feathers worked in relief, painted white with...
Rabbit in Cabbage Automaton, Attributed to Roullet & Decamps
Lot 30
Automaton of a white fur rabbit rising from a green cabbage, the rabbit with glass eyes, a painted red mouth and movable ears, the...
Antique Ceramic Boar
Lot 52
Ceramic figure of a wild boar standing four square, the coat modeled with bristled texture under a mottled gray-brown and cream glaze
From the Catalogue · Featured Lots
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The Magpie
and the Swans
Truman Capote collected the way he lived — with joyful, unapologetic abandon.
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