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 IVORY CAT AND GOOSE CANE21 - CARVED IVORY CAT AND GOOSE CANE
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The head of this stick is a wonderfully carved walrus ivory cat clenching a goose in it jaws. The handle is 4.5" tallwith a brown stain appli...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STERLING TAU HANDLED CANE22 - STERLING TAU HANDLED CANE
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An American heavy cast sterling tau-handled cane with acanthus leaf design, marked "R.F.S. & Co.". Handle is 2"high x 4" lo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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TWO FINE EARLY IVORY KNOBBED CANES23 - TWO FINE EARLY IVORY KNOBBED CANES
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Lot of 2 nice 19th century ivory knobbed canes. The first has a 1" x 1" ivory knob and coin silver eyelet, mountedon a nice tapered mahog...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE24 - SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE
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A very nice scrimshaw cane in crook form, made of tapering shark vertebrae with 1.25" long horn ferrule and endcap on crook. All mounted on a ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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ELEGANT STERLING CANE25 - ELEGANT STERLING CANE
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A nice American walking stick with bulbous marked 2.25" high x 1.25" diameter sterling silver knob decorated withelaborate Art Nouveau sty...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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ELABORATE STERLING HEADED CANE26 - ELABORATE STERLING HEADED CANE
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This stick is topped by a very elaborate open-work 3-sided sterling 6" high knob sporting lion masks and floral &shell scroll work. Mount...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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FINE IVORY SNUFF BOX CANE27 - FINE IVORY SNUFF BOX CANE
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Snuff box cane with turned elephant ivory knob handle that unscrews in the middle. The handle is 1.75" in diameter and1.5" high. Malacca ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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GREAT CARVED ALLIGATOR CANE28 - GREAT CARVED ALLIGATOR CANE
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A fine folk art walking stick with single piece of light colored hardwood, having 2 high relief carved alligators, facingeach other on a tapered shaft
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CARVED MECHANICAL IVORY SNAKE AND MONKEY CANE29 - CARVED MECHANICAL IVORY SNAKE AND MONKEY CANE
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A outstanding carved Japanese elephant ivory figural action cane with a 4.5" long ivory tau type handle. The handleis elaborately carved in th...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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GOLD TIFFANY CANE30 - GOLD TIFFANY CANE
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A fine marked "Tiffany & Co." cane with round "L" shaped 2 color gold handle, 1.5" high x 2.7" long x .25" di...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WRITING TOOLS GADGET CANE31 - WRITING TOOLS GADGET CANE
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An interesting gadget cane, being a grain decorated tapered 3 piece shaft with copper threaded joints and copperengine turned 1" high x .5"...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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EARLY IVORY-KNOBBED CANE32 - EARLY IVORY-KNOBBED CANE
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Very early, circa late 18th century cane with 1" diameter x .75" high walrus ivory knob. Mounted to a nice taperedmalacca shaft with earl...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SOLID WHALE BONE SHAFT CANE WITH FOLK ART HEAD33 - SOLID WHALE BONE SHAFT CANE WITH FOLK ART HEAD
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A nice tapered whalebone shaft cane with a nice carved mahogany parrot head. Shaft is 31.25" long. Parrot headmay be an old marriage. Total ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK34 - SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK
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A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn 1" ferrule & 2" high x 1.75" diameter knob. Totallength 35&qu...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STERLING AND SNAKEWOOD CROOK CANE35 - STERLING AND SNAKEWOOD CROOK CANE
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A fine American snake wood cane with sterling mounts. This beautifully figured cane has marked sterling mounts atthe angle where the shaft meets hand
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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WALKING STICK DEALER TRADE CARD36 - WALKING STICK DEALER TRADE CARD
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A 4 x 5.5" vertically oriented embossed polychrome decorated trade card from "Wm. Demuth & Co. Manufacturersand Importers of Walking S...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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THREE FRENCH PORCELAIN KNOB CANES37 - THREE FRENCH PORCELAIN KNOB CANES
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Lot of 3, all with cobalt blue porcelain spherical knobs and polychrome transfer printed scenes on top with giltscrollwork on cobalt ground. Includes
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NICE WILD BOAR TUSK CANE WITH COIN WOVEN COLLAR38 - NICE WILD BOAR TUSK CANE WITH COIN WOVEN COLLAR
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A fine cane with 1/2 crook handle made from naturally curved wild boar tusk. Tusk is 3" high x 4.5" wide withwoven coin silver wire 1&quo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE39 - SHARK VERTEBRAE CROOK CANE
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A nice crook handled scrimshaw cane with stacked shark vertebrae and 1.25" long black horn end cap. Total length35.25", horn ferrule is 1...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FINE STERLING KNOB CANE40 - FINE STERLING KNOB CANE
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A nice American made knob cane. The 1.75" high x 1.25" diameter knob is in a swirl pattern with one spiral havingstippled ground and cent...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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