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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CARVED BONE-HANDLED CANE191 - CARVED BONE-HANDLED CANE
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The L-shaped handle on this cane is carved from 2 pieces of bone joined at the "elbow" of the handle. The "L" is3.75" wide ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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TOLEDO SWORD CANE192 - TOLEDO SWORD CANE
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Although it appears to be an umbrella at first glance, this horn and bamboo cane houses a great Toledo steel sword.The L-shaped handle is horn that ha
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CHINESE SILVER CROOK CANE193 - CHINESE SILVER CROOK CANE
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The deeply hand-tooled silver crook on this cane is about 3.5" high and 4.5" wide. The images on the distal portionare peasants working in...
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GREAT FIGURAL SILVER REPOUSSÉ CANE194 - GREAT FIGURAL SILVER REPOUSSÉ CANE
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The silver knob handle on this cane is 2" high and 1.5" in diameter. The figure on top is a somewhat comical manpulling his hair. Just ab...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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WHALE BONE AND WALRUS IVORY CANE195 - WHALE BONE AND WALRUS IVORY CANE
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The walrus ivory knob handle on this cane is rounded on the top, and octagonal on the sides. It is 2" high and 1.25"in diameter, and has ...
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WELL-LOVED WHALE BONE CANE196 - WELL-LOVED WHALE BONE CANE
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This cane was made of a two sections of whale bone. It is octagonal at the top, becoming round about 1/4 of theway down. There is a 1.5" brass ...
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SOLID WHALE BONE CANE197 - SOLID WHALE BONE CANE
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This cane is made from a single piece of whalebone that tapers smoothly from the handle end to the tip. The handleis roughly octagonal for about the f
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CARVED LION HANDLED CANE198 - CARVED LION HANDLED CANE
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The L-shaped handle on this handsome cane is antler, carved into a reclining lion with glass eyes. The handle is justover 5" wide and 2" h...
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CARVED IVORY BUST CANE199 - CARVED IVORY BUST CANE
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This ivory figural cane has an intricately carved bust of a man with a golden-colored horn (possibly rhino) hat. The.5" gold-plated collar has...
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CARVED BONE WHISTLE CANE200 - CARVED BONE WHISTLE CANE
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The L-shaped turned bone handle on this cane is 4.75" long and carved as a whistle, with the end plug of wood. Theunderside has notches, possib...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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