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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DAY'S PATENT UNDERHAMMER CANE261 - DAY'S PATENT UNDERHAMMER CANE
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A nice example of Day's Under hammer .54 caliber percussion gun cane. Day placed the hammer under the handle tohelp keep the firing mechanism d...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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UNUSUAL CENTERFIRE GUN CANE262 - UNUSUAL CENTERFIRE GUN CANE
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An unusual .50 caliber cartridge type gun cane with thread wrapped tapered 30" round barrel, hexagonal steel frameand walnut single piece pisto...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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SNAKESKIN COVERED CANES263 - SNAKESKIN COVERED CANES
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Lot of 2. Both American and each a single piece crook type. One is covered with a snake skin, total length 36.5".The second is beautifully pa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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HORSE MEASURE GADGET CANE264 - HORSE MEASURE GADGET CANE
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A nice horse measure gadget cane in bamboo with the concealed measure in hands and metric calibration. With an L-shaped stag handle with 1" hi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NICE CARVED IVORY BULLDOG CANE265 - NICE CARVED IVORY BULLDOG CANE
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A nicely carved & detailed ivory cane with bulldog head, 2.5" high, mounted on an ebonized tapered hardwood shaftwith unmounted eyelets and...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FINE CARVED IVORY LION CANE266 - FINE CARVED IVORY LION CANE
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A very nicely carved full figure lion in Walrus ivory with glass eyes. Handle is 2 piece with lion resting on grasscovered ground atop a turned ivory
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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HIPPO IVORY TAU HANDLED CANE267 - HIPPO IVORY TAU HANDLED CANE
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A very fine cane with tau-shaped 1.75" high x 4.75" long hippo ivory handle. Below the handle is basket weave1.5" coin silver coll...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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EARLY ANTLER AND STEPPED MALACCA CANE268 - EARLY ANTLER AND STEPPED MALACCA CANE
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The knob-like antler handle on this early cane is not carved, and is 2.5" high and 1.5" in maximum diameter. Thenarrow, 1/8" wide sil...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CARVED IVORY LION AND SNAKE CANE269 - CARVED IVORY LION AND SNAKE CANE
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The walrus ivory knob on this cane is beautifully carved into the head of a lion holding a snake in its mouth. Thelion has glass eyes, the snake does
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ANTLER INDIAN HEAD FIGURAL CANE270 - ANTLER INDIAN HEAD FIGURAL CANE
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The handle on this cane represents an Indian with the uncarved part of the antler creating a war bonnet. The Indianbust is about 2.5" high and ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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