A Cornucopia of Canes III

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Join Cowan's Historic Americana Auctions is pleased to offer more than
350 fine canes and walking sticks from the lifetime collection of Merton

Price of Palm Beach, Florida. Carved ivory, scrimshaw, folk art,
Tiffany and gold quartz canes will be sold without reserve. Register
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OUTSTANDING ALL-HORN CROOK-HANDLED CANE301 - OUTSTANDING ALL-HORN CROOK-HANDLED CANE
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This beautiful cane is made of 13 sections of horn in various shades. The crook handle is a single piece of horn 4"wide and 3.25" high, wi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BRIGHT CUT GOLD PLATED PRESENTATION CANE DATED 1924302 - BRIGHT CUT GOLD PLATED PRESENTATION CANE DATED 1924
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A nice Edwardian gold plated presentation cane with bright cut scrollwork flaring knob with top engraved "W.L.Griffin From J.H. Herald & Fa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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NICE ANTLER MOUNTED CANE WITH CARVED SHAFT303 - NICE ANTLER MOUNTED CANE WITH CARVED SHAFT
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An interesting early 19th century cane with a polished antler knob with coin silver mount at top and reeded brass.25" collar. Mounted on a wal...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ANTLER TAU-HANDLED CANE304 - ANTLER TAU-HANDLED CANE
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The antler handle on this cane has been smoothed on the sides, but has a part of the "root" of the antler remains onthe back, giving it ne...
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NICE 18TH CENTURY STAG CANE WITH STEPPED MALACCA SHAFT305 - NICE 18TH CENTURY STAG CANE WITH STEPPED MALACCA SHAFT
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A nice early cane with highly polished 2.5" high stag handle with coin silver rivet mounted cap. Mounted on a nicestepped malacca shaft with c...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NICE ANTLER-HANDLED CANE306 - NICE ANTLER-HANDLED CANE
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The large antler tine on this cane is 7" wide and 2.5" high. It is attached to a birch sapling shaft that has been stainedwith a metallic ...
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ANTLER CANE WITH SILVER OVERLAY SNAKES307 - ANTLER CANE WITH SILVER OVERLAY SNAKES
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The L-shaped antler handle on this cane has silver snakes curling around the handle and collar. The 3 snakes appearto be crawling through the handle.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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PISTOL GRIP GUN CANE308 - PISTOL GRIP GUN CANE
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A nice example of a gadget cane, being a nice percussion 52 caliber gun cane that could be used as a rifle or pistol.The 2 piece burled walnut grip/ha
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ONE OF THE FINEST SCRIMSHAW CANES309 - ONE OF THE FINEST SCRIMSHAW CANES
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One of the highlights of the sale. An outstanding carved whale bone, walrus ivory and baleen scrimshaw cane with a3 part carved ivory knob, separated
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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OUTSTANDING IVORY CANE310 - OUTSTANDING IVORY CANE
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A wonderful elephant ivory cane with a single piece ivory shaft & 2" long x 1.5" diameter mushroom shaped ivoryknob, 1.25" nickel...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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RHINO HORN AND GOLD CANE311 - RHINO HORN AND GOLD CANE
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A very nice English cane made of two pieces of rhino horn with a 1.75" hallmarked London 12.5K rose gold band atthe joint of the horn pieces....
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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DATED 1838 SCRIMSHAW CANE312 - DATED 1838 SCRIMSHAW CANE
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This fine scrimshaw cane has 1.5 x 1.5 " walrus ivory knob mounted to a tapered whalebone hexagonal shaft.Engraved on the .5" coin silver ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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EARLY SCRIMSHAW CANE313 - EARLY SCRIMSHAW CANE
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This solid whale bone shaft cane features a carved 3" hexagonal walrus ivory knob with a baleen washer betweenthe knob and shaft. Total length...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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CARVED SPERM WHALE TOOTH SCRIMSHAW CANE314 - CARVED SPERM WHALE TOOTH SCRIMSHAW CANE
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An exceptional scrimshaw cane with a wonderfully carved medium-sized Sperm Whale tooth mounted as a handle.This tooth is nicely curved, 6" long...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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GREAT DATED SCRIMSHAW CANE315 - GREAT DATED SCRIMSHAW CANE
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A very fine whale bone, walrus ivory & baleen scrimshaw cane with silver 1 shilling British coin set in top of 1.5"diameter ivory knob. T...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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FINE BOAR TUSK CANE316 - FINE BOAR TUSK CANE
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A very nice highly polished 4" long and very curved boar tuck in coin silver 1.5" collar. Mounted on a nice taperedrosewood shaft. Total...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FINE CARVED ELEPHANT IVORY CANE317 - FINE CARVED ELEPHANT IVORY CANE
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The elegant "L"-shaped handle on this cane has a band of dots carved into the elephant ivory that begins at the collaron one side and spir...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FINE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY CANE WITH LOTUS NUT318 - FINE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY CANE WITH LOTUS NUT
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The carved ivory handle on this cane is beautifully carved to depict a lotus nut supported by leaves and resting on astump. It is 5.5" high and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NICE STAG ANTLER-HANDLED CANE319 - NICE STAG ANTLER-HANDLED CANE
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A very nice L shaped antler handled cane with 1" marked Lyon Sterling collar, mounted on a fine malacca shaft with1.5" nickel & steel ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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NICE EARLY STAG HANDLED CANE320 - NICE EARLY STAG HANDLED CANE
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An early 19th century stag handled cane with 3.5" high stag handle mounted with silver rivet at top and .5" coinsilver collar. Mounted on...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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