CANES & WALKING STICKS

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20.70  SCRIMSHAW LADY’s CANE.   Fine mid-1800’s whaleman-made scrimshaw cane fashioned for a wife or sweetheart.  This lovely walking stick is carved entirely of a single piece of whalebone forming an octagonal shaft gradually tapering to a rounded tip.  The knob is carved of whale tooth ivory in a matching octagonal fashion with a decorative inlay of colorful abalone shell in the top.  As is typical of mid-19th century walking sticks, this cane has a hole through the shaft just below the knob which would have accommodated thong.  31 ¾ inches long with the knob 1 3/8 inches in diameter.  A honest example of a mid-19th century scrimshaw walking stick in superb original condition.  995

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20.69  FABULOUS FOLK ART CANE.  Absolutely charming, really hilarious, late 18th or very early 19th century gentleman’s walking stick with a solid walrus tusk ivory handle carved in the form of a man sitting on a commode!  The handle is connected to its one-piece Malacca shaft rove through with two holes for a thong as is typical of earlier canes.  The holes are fitted with sterling silver eyelets in the shape of diamonds.  The tip of the long stout shaft retains its original sterling silver ferrule with iron tip.  The remarkable handle is extremely well carved in a naïve fashion depicting the man in a high waist coat with 3 buttons.  Indicative of the cane’s age, the man is shown with a late 18th century hair style reminiscent of powdered wigs of the era.  This old walking stick is in a remarkable state of original preservation, beautifully preserved in all respects with a mellow age patina to all surfaces.  The cane measures slightly over 37 inches long overall, while the ivory handle itself is 3 ½ by 1 ¼ inches.  One of the best subject canes with the best subject matter we have ever offered!  1695

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20.67  MATADOR’s CANE.  Genuine carved folk art cane for a Mexican bullfighter! This early 1900’s walking stick has a sculpted handle carved from the horn of a bull!  The meticulously incised polychrome wooden shaft is finely decorated with carved and painted vignettes of Mexican iconography.  The first is the emblem of the eagle and snake, then a turtle.  Next are spiral decorations followed by a matador fighting a bull.  Below are more decorative vignettes followed by yet another bull fighting scene ending in more decorative floral embellishments.  The tip of this cane is original, in its mottled painted surface.  32 ½ inches long by 4 ½ inches wide at the horn handle.  This rare cane is in outstanding original condition in all respects.  495

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20.66  FOLK ART CANE.  Charming, 19th century hand-carved wooden walking stick.  This genuine gentleman’s cane from the late 1800’s consists of a single piece of dense hardwood, probably maple, meticulously carved to exhibit the owner’s skill.  The handle is adorned with floral designs in high relief.  Below it is a capture ball over carved swirls.  The shaft consists of high relief flowers carved on vines, then a series of four capture balls.  The remainder of the shaft is carved to represent a rattlesnake entwined over 6 revolutions.  The cane measures exactly 3 feet in length and is about 1 inch thick.  It is in excellent condition in its original natural wood finish noting an expert repair in the middle.  A sturdy, very fine example of this type of American folk art.  289

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20.56 UNUSUAL IVORY-HANDLED WALKING STICK. Genuine very early 19th century, if not late 18th century gentleman's walking stick with a solid ivory knob. This very old cane is characterized by a knobby wooden shaft similar to bamboo with 14 distinct vertical sections, but unlike bamboo it has a rich dark variegated wooden surface. The turned solid ivory knob is striated with age, but still quite sound. It is connected to the shaft with a scribed coin silver separator. The tip of the shaft evidences the prior existence of a ferrule, with the securing pin still in place. 34 inches long by 1 1/4 inches in diameter at the knob. Generally excellent condition overall, with wonderful original surfaces on the cane shaft and patina to the ivory and silver. A bargain! 295

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20.65  SCRIMSHAW CANE.  Handsome 19th century sailor-made scrimshaw cane constructed of literally scores of gradually tapered shark vertebras on a stiff iron shaft.  The shaped knob is of horn with a decorative abalone inlay in the top.  It surmounts alternating layers of horn and baleen.  The bottom of this walking stick has its original baleen ferrule.  Outstanding original condition throughout.  One of the best examples of its type we have seen.  289

 

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20.64  ROPE TWIST CARVED CANE.   Genuine, turn-of-the-last-century folk art walking stick with the entire knob and shaft meticulously carved with helical spirals.  This hardwood cane evidences little graining, so could be hickory, maple or ash.  It consists of four intertwined bands running along its entire length.  The first is a blond groove, followed by a “ribbon,” a chipped-carved band and another ribbon.  The large spherical knob is laminated wood beautifully-carved in a spiral, inset with mother-of-pearl on the top.  The tip of the cane terminates in its original brass and metal ferrule.  36 inches long and the knob is 2 inches diameter.  Outstanding original condition.  A very distinctive folk art walking stick.  199

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