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An amusing Cane with a perched boy. France, ca. 1900

A little boy peeking out from the hollow of a tree trunk captures the scene, his facial features showing his joy are carved on ivory and executed masterfully, then applied on a Neflier-wood shaft. This lovely and original piece of art is 4 cm high x 2,5 cm lengthwise, it ends with a bimetal ferule, the O.L. is 89 cm, and without chips, cracks, or hairlines the condition is perfect.

This walking cane is astonishing and seductive, it is still wearable.

We deliver this piece with a signed document issued by a certified appraiser, corroborating the ivory is older than 100 years and therefore before 1947.

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Two Bears Cane, Russia ca. 1900

The silver crook handle is 11 cm high x 13 cm to the side x 2,5 cm thick, it represents a forest scene where two bears collaborate to reach two hanging chestnuts, one of the bears has climbed on the shoulders of his companion and clutching the trunk of the tree is already a few centimeters from the nuts, the scene is adorable and recreating the essence of a fable which is a message through a happening among animals. Silver-work is very well modelled, cast and finely hand chased, the detail is astonishing! Stamped with illegible marks on silver this cane comes from a collection of Russian objects among them other canes, this piece shows in motive and details the evidence of Russian parentage. Since the mid-19th century, the bear became the symbolic animal of the Russian empire.

It is on top of a sound laurel wood shaft with a bimetal ferrule. The O.L. is 94 cm, and without chips or cracks our dents, only minimal signs of usage, the condition is perfect !

Evidence suggests that since Paleolithic times, human beings have made the bear an object of magic-religious veneration. Clever, curious, dexterous, the bear is so like a human in appearance and character. Some stories tell of marriages and crossings-over between bears and human. * Book of symbols.

Unfortunately, global warming threatens the existence of this mighty species.

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Silver Horse cane. Vienna ca. 1910

It is a precious handle where function meets art. It has been hand chased and engraved with a slightly stylized horse-head with striking protruding eyes and a magnificent mane extending on the entire curving back of the handle. It was intentionally modelled with rounded edges to maximize the comfort for the hand of the cane’s wearer. Brilliant silversmith art is on display in this case, in so far as, that the technique used for the modelling and chasing as well the engraving attest for a singular, one-of-a-kind, custom order.

The large silver crook handle is 10 cm high x 12 cm to the side. There is the tiny diamond-shaped hallmark with a dog head attest for the Austrian origin while the second one with the initials “WS” is for Wilhelm Schrank, Vienna, where he started his business in the II district, 1909-1922. It is on top of a reddish ebony shaft and ends with a bimetal metal ferrule, the O.L. is 88 cm. There are signals of use, nevertheless, the quality is underscored by an excellent condition.

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Maiden and Flowers, Art Nouveau Walking stick. Germany, ca. 1900

This fascinating Belle Époque cane has a large silver handle representing at both sides two different naked nymphs arising from water waves, a symbolic Iris flower is also delineated, it measures 12 cm lengthwise x 6 cm high x 2,5 cm at its widest, it has German marks: The Crown, the 800 and the maker marks R S M. It is on top of a sound ebonized wood shaft and finishing with a horn tip. The O.L. is 90 cm, and the condition is perfect. It is still a very wearable cane.

The Art Nouveau movement was inspired by Nature and Fertility, and the artists represented exquisitely the sinuous forms of plants and women, this cane contains all of these elements in its design. Luckily it survived intact.

Notable is that cast figural silver handles were the top of the line of their kind, by far costlier than the standard, modelled production, and the most durables.

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Historic Anti-war Political System Walking Cane, France ca. 1880

While in the US political canes have been part of election folklore, in Europe, they have often played a subversive and sometimes bellicose role, in this way, Canes become a sign of allegiance not only to political factions but to other groups as well, as is the case with this one, where the warlike-spirit of the German military is discredited after the bloody Franco-Prussian wars by dressing a pig in the distinctive pointed helmet of the Prussian armies.

The tested Silver knob, modelled in heavy cast and finely hand chased, is 6,5 cm high x 4,5 cm to the side x 3 cm wide. There is a silversmith mark C. Martel and engraved with the first owner initials S.T. It is on top of an ebonised shaft and finishing with a replaced ferrule, the O.L. is 90 cm. Without any chips or cracks or crashes, the condition is excellent!

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A Gold & Silver Art Nouveau Jewell Cane, France ca. 1900

The designer of this Art Nouveau Jewell communicates the joy that plants feel when being caressed by the sun and being moved by the wind, conceived by three plants all along, where the curved lines of its stems and long leaves intertwine harmoniously. Goldsmith technique suggests high skills, combining yellow-gold and rose-gold applied on a silver surface decorated with dotted incisions. A beautiful cultured grey pearl on the terrace is the cherry on the top of this marvellous composition.

The tested Silver knob, modelled in heavy cast and finely hand chased, is 5,5 cm high x 4 cm diameter. There is an unreadable silversmith mark, it is on top of a sound malacca shaft and is finishing with a 3 cm. horn tip, the O.L. is 90 cm. Without any chips or cracks or crashes, the condition is excellent!

The Art Nouveau ornament is composed of motifs that usually comes from asymmetrical compositions, as seen on furniture, jewellery, lamps, printed fabrics, etc. Nature is the source of inspiration for this art movement. The motifs are often long-stemmed, gracefully stylized plants and flowers as lilies, chalices, irises, poppies etc.

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A beautiful Japanese Cloisonné mounted into a cane. Japan, ca. 1890

The term Cloisonné comes from the French “cloison” which translates to mean “partition”. It is the process by which different colours of enamel are, as the name suggests, separated by partitions made of thin metal ribbons, no thicker than a strand of hair, and fused onto a base layer of enamel to form intricate designs. This can be done by hand, or by using tweezers. Once in place the partitions, then filled with layers of enamel, until level with the top of the ribbons. The metal remains visible, allowing the beautiful patterns to shine through.

Cloisonné is widely considered to be the first enamelling method to come into existence and the ancient Mediterranean cultures have witnessed these beautiful crafts since the 10th century BC. * Anordain enamelling techniques.

This cane is fashioned as an elongated Milord shape and modelled in the enamel cloisonné technique with Japanese patterns, it is coloured with Bordeaux-red, yellow, stardust-composite, white, and pistachio green, where butterflies and cherry blossoms are the predominant motifs. The elaboration detail and fineness suggest high skills. It is 15 cm high x 4 cm diameter on top of a slender ebonized shaft, carved imitating dots, and finishing with a bimetal ferrule, the O.L. is 91 cm, there are minimal signs of use, and the condition is perfect.

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Bakelite Bengal Tiger Walking stick. France, ca 1900

Mysterious and wraithlike, the tiger is rendered invisible in the jungle, forest, or high grasses by its magical fur cloak of irregular body stripes. The tiger signifies the stature and ferocity of the professional or momentary warrior, the pure capacity to spring into action at a critical time. The tiger also crosses into fluid dimensions, loving the waters of hidden jungle pools, oceans, and swamps.

This large handle figure depicts a masterly Bengal Tiger shaped in bakelite with glass eyes, showing an expression of being alert and ready to attack, it is standing on its hind legs and holding a shield in its claws. The detail of his anatomy and engraving of the body stripes is extraordinary, here we have to mention also de high bakelite quality, made in order to imitate the ivory-structure lines. It is 14 cm high x 7 cm wide. There is a silver ring and it is on top of a knotted wood. The O.L. is 92 cm, it ends with a metal ferrule and the whole cane has minimal signs of usage, without chips or cracks the condition is perfect.

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An American Indian by Lucien Gaillard, Silver Walking stick, France ca. 1900

The Indian craze was a political-cultural movement in American history, that took place between 1890 and 1915, consisting of exalting the artistic-cultural values of the different native groups to try to incorporate them within the nation and in this way understand the role of Native Americans in modernist culture.

The crook handle is 9 cm high x 25 cm to the side x 3 cm wide. It is beautifully fashioned in the form of an American Indian with long earrings, a scarf and a head band with diamonds, oval stones and very long feathers. It is on top of a Rosewood shaft, there is a bimetal ferule. The O.L is 90 cm. Without chips or cracks, it has minimal traces of use and the condition is perfect.

It is a wonderful ethnographic figural portrait that deserves to be identified, made during their American Indian craze of the 1890’s.

This cane has a very dynamic design, it fits perfect, is a very wearable cane.

Lucien Gaillard, Paris 1861 - 1942 was a French goldsmith and jeweler, who worked in the art nouveau style. He won a prize for his jewelry at the 1889 Universal Exposition. He was also a judge at the 1893 Universal Exposition in Chicago.

Lying Horse Cane. England, ca. 1900

This large red-deer antler handle is carved depicting a horse lying flat with folded legs and raised neck, his face with an open mouth is decorated with two inset glass eyes and an amusing mane, the skilful carver used the natural indentations of the horn to decorate the animal's back.

This enjoyable cane is 5,5 cm high x 15 cm to the side x 3 cm wide and is on top of sound malacca shaft, there is a metal collar decorated with scrolls. The O.L. of the cane is 88 cm and is ending with an old bimetal ferrule. Without any chips or cracks in the handle, the condition is excellent!

Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history. The creating artist of this cane must have exceptional knowledge of the subject.

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The stick’s association with medicine is legendary. Witness the sticks associated with Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine and healing which is represented with a snake coiled in his staff. At the beginning of the 20th century, a caduceus badge became the symbol for the medical corps of the U.S. British and French armies. Different instruments have been used to determine the measurement of time and thanks to them all sciences have been able to achieve advances, being the case of this sandglass with the purpose to be used by a doctor or the patient himself to control blood pressure by counting the heart rate for 30 seconds. The Milord silver handle is 3,5 cm high x 4 cm diameter it has maker marks where we appreciate S.M. by Sampson & Mordam, a walker lion and a panther for London, an H character for 1883 all this according to the online catalogue https://www.925-1000.com/dlLondon13.html#M it also has an elegant monogram on the terrace with the characters A L D ( is D for Doctor ? ) It unscrews to reveal a cylindric compartment where we find a sandglass contained in a steel frame and marked at its base with figure 30 due to the measure of seconds it takes for the sand to descend. It is on top of a beautiful Macassar ebony shaft ending with a bimetal ferrule, the O.L. 90 cm. Without chips or cracks or dents all this piece is shining in perfect condition as in its first day. For a similar example of a Sandglass System Cane see C. Dike Cane Curiosa picture 8/4 Pag 82 Antique Walking Cane Collection Antiker Spazierstock Sammlung Antique Canne Collection Antiek Wandelstok Verzameling Antico Bastone Collezione Античный трость коллекции Baston Antiguo Coleccion

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