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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EARLY IVORY CANE WITH BALEEN BUTTON141 - EARLY IVORY CANE WITH BALEEN BUTTON
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A very nice early scrimshaw cane with nice bulbous walrus ivory knob with inlaid baleen button at top. The 3.25"handle is mounted on a nicely p...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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WONDERFUL CARVED CANE WITH SKULL & SNAKE142 - WONDERFUL CARVED CANE WITH SKULL & SNAKE
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An outstanding carved folk art single-piece hardwood cane with 2" high root knob carved in form of a human skullwith a snake entwined in eye so...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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CANDLE & CIGARETTE GADGET CANE143 - CANDLE & CIGARETTE GADGET CANE
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A chrome-plated brass gadget knob handle with domed lid decorated with stamped floral pattern. The hinged lidopens to reveal a compartment for a cigar
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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14K GOLD-KNOBBED CANE144 - 14K GOLD-KNOBBED CANE
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A beautiful marked 14K bulbous gold knob, 2" high, engraved on side "W.R.P. Jr". Mounted on a tapered rosewoodshaft with horn ferrule...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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EARLY STERLING KNOBBED CANE145 - EARLY STERLING KNOBBED CANE
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A fine early 19th century marked Sterling knobbed stepped malacca shaft cane. This cane has a 1.25" diametersterling sphere knob with repousse...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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CARVED FIGURAL JAPANESE ANTLER CANE146 - CARVED FIGURAL JAPANESE ANTLER CANE
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A very nice figural cane carved from antler in the form of a raccoon type animal climbing a tree while being chasedby a fox or mongoose like creature.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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RUSSIAN SILVER INLAID TAU HANDLE CANE147 - RUSSIAN SILVER INLAID TAU HANDLE CANE
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This Russian inlaid cane has the usual geometric patterns, with a paisley-like design on the tau-handle, anddecorated for about 9" of the birch...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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CARVED WALRUS IVORY HORSE HOOF CANE148 - CARVED WALRUS IVORY HORSE HOOF CANE
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A nice 1.5" high x 3.75" long crook style walrus ivory figural handle in form of a horses hoof, with horse shoe.Features carved in gadroon...
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CARVED IVORY STAG HOOF CANE149 - CARVED IVORY STAG HOOF CANE
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An interesting walrus ivory handle, being 4.25" high by 3" long and carved in the form of a stag hoof. and ankle.There is a low grade (a...
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OUTSTANDING SILVER PLATED FIGURAL CANE150 - OUTSTANDING SILVER PLATED FIGURAL CANE
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A very fine and detailed cast white brass figural cane with silver plate in the form of a mountain lion atop a bunch ofreeds with large snake coiled a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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IVORY AND BALEEN STACKED CANE151 - IVORY AND BALEEN STACKED CANE
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This massive cane has a turned ivory knob that is 1.75" high and 1.5" in diameter. It has 24 ivory sections that areeach about 1.25" ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PATRIOTIC AMERICAN WHALE BONE CANE152 - PATRIOTIC AMERICAN WHALE BONE CANE
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A very finely carved, somewhat folk carved bone handled cane. The bone knob is 5" high x 1" diameter with carvedU.S. shield, gadrooning a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FINE SWORD CANE153 - FINE SWORD CANE
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A nice gadget cane, being a sword cane. This cane has a nice malacca shaft/scabbard with 1" steel ferrule and nickelcollar. The knob/grip is ...
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CARVED ANTLER-HANDLED CANE154 - CARVED ANTLER-HANDLED CANE
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The antler tine that makes the handle of this cane is carved with a lotus flower on each side at the "elbow" of thehandle, with their stem...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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FIGURAL STACKED HORN CANE155 - FIGURAL STACKED HORN CANE
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A very nice tapered stacked horn cane with a figural T shaped handle in horn carved in form of a hand clutching anarm. Multi-colored horn segments, m
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CARVED IVORY TERRIER HEAD CANE156 - CARVED IVORY TERRIER HEAD CANE
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A very finely carved ivory terrier head with glass eyes. This very detailed carving is 2" high x 2" long, mounted ona Basque medlar shaft...
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18K GOLD KNOB CANE WITH BRITISH HALLMARKS157 - 18K GOLD KNOB CANE WITH BRITISH HALLMARKS
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A fine cane with a simple .3" high x 1" diameter 18K yellow gold cap with date letter 1862-3. London and makersmark "JH". Mount...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STAG ANLTER CANE158 - STAG ANLTER CANE
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A very fine large stag antler handled cane with 3" high x 9" long antler handle with barrel shaped 1" nickel collar withgadrooned edg...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOT OF 2 STERLING-HANDLED CANES159 - LOT OF 2 STERLING-HANDLED CANES
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One of these canes has a tau handle, the other handle is more L-shaped, both are marked "Sterling" only. Thetau-handle is 3.75" wide ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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CORKSCREW GADGET CANE160 - CORKSCREW GADGET CANE
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A nice hallmarked silver tau handled cane that unscrews to reveal a 4" long hand forged steel cork screw. The 4"long x 2.25" high ta...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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