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RUSSIAN SILVER INLAID TAU HANDLE CANE

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
RUSSIAN SILVER INLAID TAU HANDLE CANE
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 shaft. This particular cane has the silver laid between the bands more closelyspaced than many, with the problem that some of the wood has split away over the years, and some of the inlaidwire is lost as well. There are also dots missing in the other patterns. The handle is 4" wide, the cane is overallnearly 37" long. There is a 1" brass and steel ferrule.May be missing as much as 5% of the silver(EST 300-400)
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