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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SCRIMSHAW SEA MONSTER IVORY AND BALEEN CANE352 - SCRIMSHAW SEA MONSTER IVORY AND BALEEN CANE
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A finely carved wood scrimshaw cane with sea monster head as handle, 6" high & 3.5" long with baleen & ivorysegments below handle ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES353 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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All of these malacca canes have silver knob handles. One of these is a "Modern Art" type handle molded to look likeit is covered with slot...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES354 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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These malacca shaft canes have a variety of handles. Three have silver knob handles with geometric and floralpatterns, one of which has a monogrammed
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 9 MALACCA SHAFT CANES355 - LOT OF 9 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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This lot of canes shares only the use of malacca shafts in common. Four have L-shaped handles, 4 have crookhandles and 1 has a sterling knob. Three of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES356 - LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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These canes have a variety of handles. One is a horn tau handle with a silver-plated monogrammed collar. Two havehorn crook handles, and one has a ros
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES357 - LOT OF 7 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Three of these malacca canes have crook handles formed from the malacca. Of these, 1 is stepped, 1 has a silverband marked "Brigg / London,&quo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES358 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Of these malacca shaft canes, six have crook handles, 1 is horn with a wide brass collar, and the rest are malacca. One ofthe malacca handles is leath
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES359 - LOT OF 8 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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Six of these malacca canes have silver knob handles, 1 with a geometric design with M & D and 3 other hallmarks,one with a bold scroll design wi...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LOT OF 14 STEPPED PARTRIDGE WOOD CANES360 - LOT OF 14 STEPPED PARTRIDGE WOOD CANES
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Seven of these canes have crook handles formed by bending the partridge wood, and of these, 3 have silver bands onthe shaft, 5 have silver caps on the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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NICE EDWARDIAN TURNED OAK CANE STAND361 - NICE EDWARDIAN TURNED OAK CANE STAND
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A very nice cane stand in turned oak and brass. This stand has a central turned oak column, 28" high set in a dishedout 14" diameter oak ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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LOT OF 6 MALACCA SHAFT CANES362 - LOT OF 6 MALACCA SHAFT CANES
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One of these malacca shaft canes is a crook-handled cane with vermeil band and cap with London hallmarks. Thecap is monogrammed "J.H.R. / 1911-...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LARGE GLASS & WOOD CANE DISPLAY CASE363 - LARGE GLASS & WOOD CANE DISPLAY CASE
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This custom made case to display canes is 6" long x 20" deep x 47" high. Case is top lighted with a top grid thatholds 168 canes and...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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EDWARDIAN STORE DISPLAY CASE FOR CANES364 - EDWARDIAN STORE DISPLAY CASE FOR CANES
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This fine case was made to display canes for sale at a retail establishment. It measures 45.5" high x 28" wide x 18"deep. The grid ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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TWO CLASSIC BOOKS ON SCRIMSHAW365 - TWO CLASSIC BOOKS ON SCRIMSHAW
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Lot of 2 small folio sized books on collecting scrimshaw. Includes book entitled Scrimshaw and Scrimshawers, byE. N. Flayderman, New Milford Conn., 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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BURTSCHER'S BOOK; THE ROMANCE BEHIND WALKING CANES366 - BURTSCHER'S BOOK; THE ROMANCE BEHIND WALKING CANES
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A nice reference book entitled The Romance Behind Walking Canes, by William J. Burtscher, Dorrance & Co.,Philadelphia, 1945. A very rare book i...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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STEIN'S CANES & WALKING STICKS367 - STEIN'S CANES & WALKING STICKS
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The classic reference book on canes entitled Canes & Walking Sticks, by Kurt Stein, Liberty Cap Books, York, PA.1974 Inscribed by author on free...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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STEIN'S CANES & WALKING STICKS368 - STEIN'S CANES & WALKING STICKS
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The classic reference book on canes entitled Canes & Walking Sticks, by Kurt Stein, Liberty Cap Books, York, PA.1974 Inscribed by author on free...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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