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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ARTS AND CRAFTS SILVER KNOBBED CANE11 - ARTS AND CRAFTS SILVER KNOBBED CANE
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The heavy silver knob on this cane is marked "Henry H. Rhees" in block letters around the bottom band. Thevertical raised block has Asian-...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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COIN SILVER KNOBBED CANE12 - COIN SILVER KNOBBED CANE
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This coin silver knob has 3 applied rope twists and is monogrammed on top " LCP" (?). The bottom of the cherryshaft is carved out to fit a...
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WHALE BONE MASONIC CANE13 - WHALE BONE MASONIC CANE
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The turned walrus ivory handle on this cane is 1.75" high and 1" in diameter. There are 3 inset silver wire bands, 2 atthe top and 1 near ...
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SCRIMSHAW TURK'S HEAD CANE14 - SCRIMSHAW TURK'S HEAD CANE
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This stick features a finely carved walrus ivory Turk's head knob, topping a mismatched hardwood shaft with a hornferrule. The overall length o...
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LOVELY STERLING HEADED CANE15 - LOVELY STERLING HEADED CANE
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A lovely marked Sterling knobbed cane with indistinct American marker's mark, though the repousee floral work isquite similar to mid-nineteenth ...
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SCRIMSHAW FRIGATE BIRD CANE16 - SCRIMSHAW FRIGATE BIRD CANE
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An outstanding carved horn L shaped figural cane handle in form of a glass-eyed frigate bird head with an egg in its mouthand glass eyes. This handle
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OUTSTANDING CARVED IVORY LIZARD CANE17 - OUTSTANDING CARVED IVORY LIZARD CANE
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An exceptional carved ivory lizard, climbing a branch. Ivory knob is 3.25" high and has inset glass eyes. Mountedon a nice black palm shaft w...
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HORN AND STERLING SNUFF BOX CANE18 - HORN AND STERLING SNUFF BOX CANE
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A large (3.,5" high) egg shaped horn snuff box with threaded lid tops this stick. Below the box is a floral repousseSterling 1" collar wi...
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CLENCHED FIST ROSEWOOD AND IVORY CANE19 - CLENCHED FIST ROSEWOOD AND IVORY CANE
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A fairly primitive one piece rosewood cane with carved clenched fist handle with brass & ivory inlaid dots justbelow fist. Possibly a piece of ...
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TWO FINE PORCELAIN TAU HANDLED CANES20 - TWO FINE PORCELAIN TAU HANDLED CANES
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Lot of 2. Includes a nice black transfer printed tau-handled example with figure of a young classically attired womanin forest setting. Handle is 1.
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