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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CANE STAND: VICTORIAN BAMBOO231 - CANE STAND: VICTORIAN BAMBOO
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A nice late Victorian cane stand in grain decorated segmented bamboo. This stand is 30" high by 11" square with anoak base with 7" d...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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FIGURAL SHOE ADVERTISING CANE232 - FIGURAL SHOE ADVERTISING CANE
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The cast white metal L-like handle on this cane is cast to look like an old shoe, with a hole in the bottom, the heelworn out and a big toe protruding
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ALL-HORN CROOK-HANDLED CANE233 - ALL-HORN CROOK-HANDLED CANE
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This rather massive cane is made of 4 sections of horn. The crook handle is made of one section, and is at maximum5" wide and 4.75" high....
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CAST BRONZE BUST OF HERCULES CANE234 - CAST BRONZE BUST OF HERCULES CANE
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A finely cast bronze bust of the Greek mythological hero, Hercules with lion skin cap over shoulders and grapeleaves and fruit wreath in hair. Featur
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CARVED BONE CANE WITH STAG & HUNTING POUCH235 - CARVED BONE CANE WITH STAG & HUNTING POUCH
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The L-shaped bone handle on this cane is made in 2 parts, and has a stag head with a hunting pouch and riflespropped on each side carved into the lowe
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CARVED IVORY ANGLO-INDIAN CANE236 - CARVED IVORY ANGLO-INDIAN CANE
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A nice 2 piece elephant ivory L-shaped 5" high x 2.5" long handle carved in form of a highly stylized elephant headwith scroll work on low...
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TWO FINE EARLY IVORY KNOBBED CANES237 - TWO FINE EARLY IVORY KNOBBED CANES
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Lot of 2 early 19th century ivory knobbed canes, each with nice tapered exotic hardwood shafts. First with 1.75"high x 1" diameter with ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE238 - SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE
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A nice crook handled scrimshaw cane with stacked shark vertebrae and 1" long black horn end cap. Total length35.25", horn ferrule is 1.75...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOT OF 2 AMERICAN LUMBER MEASURE CANES239 - LOT OF 2 AMERICAN LUMBER MEASURE CANES
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A nice lot of 2 American lumber measure sticks with stamped & inked graduated numbers and brass knob withstamped numbers. Both are hexagonal, o...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SILVER KNOBBED CANE240 - SILVER KNOBBED CANE
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Handsome in its simplicity, this briarwood cane has a 3.5" high silver knob-like handle that appears to be acontinuation of the wood of the sha...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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