A CARVED FIGURAL WALKING STICK

ATTRIBUTED TO "SCHTOCKSCHNITZLER" SIMMONS, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1885-1910

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A CARVED FIGURAL WALKING STICK
Attributed to "Schtockschnitzler" Simmons, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1885-1910
The irregular rustic cylindrical shaft surmounted at the top with carved notched collar and carved figural bird, chipped beak.
37in. long

Lot Essay

Similar examples of Simmons' canes appear in Chris Machmer, Just for Nice (Reading, PA, 1991), figs. 17-28, p.20, and p.76; and George Meyer, American Folk Art Canes (Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1992), figs. 59, 60, 66.