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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FIGURAL STERLING CANE41 - FIGURAL STERLING CANE
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A nice marked Sterling handled cane with L shaped 3" high x 5" long handle in form of stag antler. Mounted on abeautifully finished knobb...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STERLING NAUTICAL TAU-HANDLED CANE42 - STERLING NAUTICAL TAU-HANDLED CANE
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This heavy cast sterling silver tau 2" high x 4.5" long handle has a long piece of kelp (seaweed) in casting on stippledground engraved &q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BICYCLISTS FIGURAL STERLING PRESENTATION CANE43 - BICYCLISTS FIGURAL STERLING PRESENTATION CANE
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A fine American marked "Sterling" figural cane with an L shaped handle made in form of stag antler. This 2" high x4" long handl...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STERLING CROOK CANE44 - STERLING CROOK CANE
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A fine American marked "Sterling" crook handle rosewood cane with hammered silver finish in Arts and Craft'sstyle. Silver cover on cr...
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STERLING AND STEPPED MALACCA CANE45 - STERLING AND STEPPED MALACCA CANE
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A very nice American cane with a 1.25" long x .80" wide fluted marked "Sterling" knob, mounted on a steppedpartridge wood shaft ...
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RARE MEISSEN FIGURAL CANE46 - RARE MEISSEN FIGURAL CANE
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An outstanding Meissen handled cane with tau type porcelain figural handle, 3" high x 4.5" long with woman's headwearing elaborate bla...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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WHALEBONE SCRIMSHAW CANE47 - WHALEBONE SCRIMSHAW CANE
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This nautical cane is made from 2 pieces of turned whalebone, with a brass ring with "sand dollar"-like designs on itat the top, some of ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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LOVELY JAPANESE SILVER KNOB CANE48 - LOVELY JAPANESE SILVER KNOB CANE
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The silver handle of this rather massive cane has an overall floral pattern dominated by chrysanthemums. Thebottom has a narrow raised band at the att
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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STERLING CRANE HEAD CANE49 - STERLING CRANE HEAD CANE
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The ornate crane head on this cane is just over 3" high and stamped "Sterling Silver" on the band. The beak of thebird is monogrammed...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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RARE GOLD QUARTZ CANE50 - RARE GOLD QUARTZ CANE
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A beautiful California gold quartz cane with unmarked yellow gold 1" high knob with floral scroll engravingsurrounding 4 panels for initials. ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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FINE STERLING SILVER STAG HOOF CANE51 - FINE STERLING SILVER STAG HOOF CANE
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The L-shaped stag hoof handle on this cane is stamped "Sterling" on the rim. The handle is 1.5" high and 3.25" wide.The tapering...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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CARVED ANTLER COMICAL CANE52 - CARVED ANTLER COMICAL CANE
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The comical figure on this antler handle has a very large nose, bushy eyebrows, a bald pate, and has glass eyes. Thefigure makes an abbreviated &quo...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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CHEROOT CANE53 - CHEROOT CANE
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A nickel-plated brass "cheroot" cane with a 22 caliber 3.75" long barrel in form of naval cannon, cast with 2" highpedestal moun...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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FINELY CARVED HOUND HEAD CANE54 - FINELY CARVED HOUND HEAD CANE
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This single-piece cane has an L-shaped handle that terminates in a carved hound head. The cane shaft terminates in a1.5" nickel and steel ferru...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ALL STEEL PERCUSSION GUN CANE55 - ALL STEEL PERCUSSION GUN CANE
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An interesting, apparently homemade percussion 9mm gun cane with all steel construction, cord wrapped aroundtapered 27.5" long barrel and pull-...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STERLING AND STEPPED MALACCA CROOK CANE56 - STERLING AND STEPPED MALACCA CROOK CANE
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A nice crook cane with floral engraved 3" long hallmarked sterling cap on crook end and garter type hallmarkedsterling 1.5" long band on s...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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EBONY AND STERLING CANE57 - EBONY AND STERLING CANE
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A nice American marked sterling knobbed cane with flaring 2.5" high x 1" diameter silver knob that is square incross section, terminating ...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART ALLIGATOR CANE58 - AMERICAN FOLK ART ALLIGATOR CANE
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Nice example of this type of American folk art cane with 2 well carved alligators, one on the L shaped handle and asecond on the front of the bark cov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK59 - SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK
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A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn 1" ferrule & 1.75" high x 1" diameter knob.Three horn discs be...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK60 - SHARK VERTEBRAE WALKING STICK
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A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn .5" ferrule & 1.25" high x 1" diameter knob.Three horn discs b...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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