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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OUTSTANDING AMERICAN FOLK ART CANE101 - OUTSTANDING AMERICAN FOLK ART CANE
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An outstanding American folk art cane with wonderfully whimsical carvings of 3 alligators, 4 frogs, 1 turtle and agiant snake, which is being attacke
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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EARLY STAG HANDLED CANE102 - EARLY STAG HANDLED CANE
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A very early (late 18-early 19th century) stag handled cane with coin silver .5" collar with gadrooned design, eyeletsand panel on top of antle...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 900.00
 
 
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FOLK ART CANE DATED 1936103 - FOLK ART CANE DATED 1936
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An interesting American folk art carved cane with partial bark covering on knobby hardwood single piece shaft.The top 7" are carved with openw...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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SILVER SWIRLED KNOB CANE104 - SILVER SWIRLED KNOB CANE
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A fine sterling knob cane with French hallmark of "LB" in diamond with unknown item between letters, other markappear to a Paris mark. Th...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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STERLING AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CANE105 - STERLING AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CANE
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A fine marked sterling knobbed cane with decorated with Japanese style relief bamboo plants. Top is left blank foran inscription. Knob is 1.75&quo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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SQUIRTING GADGET CANE106 - SQUIRTING GADGET CANE
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A nice figural gadget cane in the form of a Britannia metal comical male head, 2.5" high x 2" wide. Thishead is mounted to shaft with a ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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EARLY GOLD MOUNTED PRESENTATION CANE107 - EARLY GOLD MOUNTED PRESENTATION CANE
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A nice early 19th century elegant gold mounted presentation cane with a .5" high x .75" diameter unmarked (approx.12-14K) yellow gold flat...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOB CANE108 - EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOB CANE
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This cane has a small ivory knob 1" high and not quite 1.25" in diameter. The shaft is stepped malacca. The coinsilver bands have geometri...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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18TH CENTURY STEPPED MALACCA WITH IVORY KNOB109 - 18TH CENTURY STEPPED MALACCA WITH IVORY KNOB
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The turned elephant ivory knob handle on this early cane is 1.75" high and 1.5" in diameter. The stepped malaccashaft has silver oval eyel...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CANE WITH THREE BULLDOGS IN CARVED IVORY110 - CANE WITH THREE BULLDOGS IN CARVED IVORY
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This cane sports an L-shaped handle with 3 bulldogs sitting on a log/branch. The vertical part of the handle iscarved as a tree trunk with 2 stubs fr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOBBED CANE111 - EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOBBED CANE
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This cane has a rounded knob of elephant ivory which is 1.75" in diameter and high, the stepped malacca shaft endsin a 4" long brass and ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOBBED CANE112 - EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IVORY KNOBBED CANE
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This classic cane has an ivory knob 2" high and just over 1.25" in diameter. The stepped malacca shaft has a .75"coin silver band at...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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GORHAM STERLING SILVER CANE113 - GORHAM STERLING SILVER CANE
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The silver tau-shaped handle on this cane has elegant floral design elements, similar to many used for furniture. Therim is stamped with a number of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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JAPANESE BONE CANE WITH CARVED LOTUS NUT114 - JAPANESE BONE CANE WITH CARVED LOTUS NUT
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This beautifully carved cane has a 5.25" long bone handle, with a lotus nut "knob", a pad in the middle of the handle,and vines and l...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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FLASK CANE WITH MALACCA SHAFT115 - FLASK CANE WITH MALACCA SHAFT
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A nice flask cane with a metal head opening to reveal a 2.1" blown clear glass goblet and a 10"matching blown flask.Mounted on a nice mala...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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GREAT SHARK VERTEBRAE AND BALEEN CANE116 - GREAT SHARK VERTEBRAE AND BALEEN CANE
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A very nice scrimshaw cane in crook form, made of tapering shark vertebrae, and tipped with 1.25" long baleenferrule. Baleen also serves as an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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FINE FIRECRACKER CANE117 - FINE FIRECRACKER CANE
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An interesting hardwood cane with L shaped handle. The cane is made of 2 pieces of wood, one light colored andsecond glued together to form a shaft...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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STAG HANDLE GUN CANE118 - STAG HANDLE GUN CANE
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A 68 caliber European percussion gun cane with stag antler handle that when pulled back cocks the firingmechanism. Button trigger is set just forward
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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UNUSUAL IVORY GRIP GUN CANE119 - UNUSUAL IVORY GRIP GUN CANE
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An unusual percussion gun cane. This 28 caliber cane has a turned ivory knob handle which pulls out and down tocock and expose the trigger. The frame
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CARVED IVORY HORSEHEAD CANE120 - CARVED IVORY HORSEHEAD CANE
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The L-shaped handle on this cane is walrus ivory carved into a horse's head. The horse has flaring nostrils, openmouth and flowing mane. The eye...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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