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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FINE VICTORIAN GOLD-FILLED CANE342 - FINE VICTORIAN GOLD-FILLED CANE
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The L-shaped handle on this cane is bright cut gold, with predominantly geometric and floral designs executed in finedetail. The tapering rosewood sha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FINE VICTORIAN BRIGHT CUT GOLD-FILLED CANE343 - FINE VICTORIAN BRIGHT CUT GOLD-FILLED CANE
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The knob handle on this cane has a "pineapple"-like design on the sides, and the top is monogrammed "P.G." Theknob is 1.5" ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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CARVED IVORY PRESENTATION CANE344 - CARVED IVORY PRESENTATION CANE
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The carved "L" handle on this cane has the inscription "From B.W.T. to T.C.W." on the elbow of the handle. Theend of the "L...
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JAPANESE BONE-HANDLED CANE WITH MONKEY345 - JAPANESE BONE-HANDLED CANE WITH MONKEY
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The 3.75" high bone handle on this fine cane has a monkey with nuts etched into the handle. There is also a coupleof nuts and a sun(?) etched i...
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CLASSIC BOAR'S TUSK CANE346 - CLASSIC BOAR'S TUSK CANE
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The simple handle on this cane is a boar's tusk, forming a small crook, which is pinned to the shaft with an ivory peg.The tapering rosewood sh...
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FINE CHASED GOLD-FILLED VICTORIAN CANE347 - FINE CHASED GOLD-FILLED VICTORIAN CANE
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The knob handle on this cane has bright cut acanthus leaf scrollwork with the top having been left plain forinscription. The handle is just under 2&...
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FINE VICTORIAN BRIGHT CUT GOLD-FILLED CANE348 - FINE VICTORIAN BRIGHT CUT GOLD-FILLED CANE
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The bright cut knob handle on this cane has more geometric designs than leaf scrolls, unlike many other canehandles of the period. The top is inscrib
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GREAT STERLING "METEOR" CANE349 - GREAT STERLING "METEOR" CANE
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A sterling knob handle that is just over 1" in diameter and has an irregular tops this palm cane shaft"honeycomb" surface with irregu...
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AUCTION & OTHER CANE RELATED LITERATURE350 - AUCTION & OTHER CANE RELATED LITERATURE
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Lot of 7 Trade Wind & other auction catalogs and a large lot of clippings & letters dealing with canes & scrimshaw.Some with water damag...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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LOT OF 6 SNAKEWOOD SHAFT CANES351 - LOT OF 6 SNAKEWOOD SHAFT CANES
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One of these snake wood canes has a silver knob-handle. Four have L-handles, 1 is all sterling and monogrammed"S.A.C." The other 3 have st...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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SCRIMSHAW SEA MONSTER IVORY AND BALEEN CANE352 - SCRIMSHAW SEA MONSTER IVORY AND BALEEN CANE
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A finely carved wood scrimshaw cane with sea monster head as handle, 6" high & 3.5" long with baleen & ivorysegments below handle ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES353 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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All of these malacca canes have silver knob handles. One of these is a "Modern Art" type handle molded to look likeit is covered with slot...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES354 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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These malacca shaft canes have a variety of handles. Three have silver knob handles with geometric and floralpatterns, one of which has a monogrammed
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 9 MALACCA SHAFT CANES355 - LOT OF 9 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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This lot of canes shares only the use of malacca shafts in common. Four have L-shaped handles, 4 have crookhandles and 1 has a sterling knob. Three of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES356 - LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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These canes have a variety of handles. One is a horn tau handle with a silver-plated monogrammed collar. Two havehorn crook handles, and one has a ros
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES357 - LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Three of these malacca canes have crook handles formed from the malacca. Of these, 1 is stepped, 1 has a silverband marked "Brigg / London,&quo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES358 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Of these malacca shaft canes, six have crook handles, 1 is horn with a wide brass collar, and the rest are malacca. One ofthe malacca handles is leath
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES359 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Six of these malacca canes have silver knob handles, 1 with a geometric design with M & D and 3 other hallmarks,one with a bold scroll design wi...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 14 STEPPED PARTRIDGE WOOD CANES360 - LOT OF 14 STEPPED PARTRIDGE WOOD CANES
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Seven of these canes have crook handles formed by bending the partridge wood, and of these, 3 have silver bands onthe shaft, 5 have silver caps on the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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NICE EDWARDIAN TURNED OAK CANE STAND361 - NICE EDWARDIAN TURNED OAK CANE STAND
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A very nice cane stand in turned oak and brass. This stand has a central turned oak column, 28" high set in a dishedout 14" diameter oak ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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