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A late 19th or early 20th century ivory and bone cane
[unsigned], with a carved ivory turkshead top, a lignum vitae collar, tortoise shell inlays on the upper shaft, a baleen turkshead wrap on either side of a fluted shaft, the mid-section with an inlaid baleen twist indent at a third turkshead wrap and tapering down to the tip.
33½ in. (85.1 cm.)
[unsigned], with a carved ivory turkshead top, a lignum vitae collar, tortoise shell inlays on the upper shaft, a baleen turkshead wrap on either side of a fluted shaft, the mid-section with an inlaid baleen twist indent at a third turkshead wrap and tapering down to the tip.
33½ in. (85.1 cm.)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.