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MARK OF GEORGE LOVERIDGE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1896
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A VICTORIAN GENTLEMAN'S WALKING CANE
MARK OF GEORGE LOVERIDGE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1896
The ivory top fluted and carved with a band of foliage, the replaced silver ferrule engraved Lord FitzRoy Somerset, with woven black wrist loop; together with two silver-mounted ivory paper knives, mark of William Comyns, London, 1891 and 1903, and a silver-mounted horn paper knife, mark of Sampson Mordan, London, 1882, with a seated monkey finial
The cane: 35½ in. (90.5 cm.) long; largest paper knife: 15 in. (38 cm.) long
MARK OF GEORGE LOVERIDGE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1896
The ivory top fluted and carved with a band of foliage, the replaced silver ferrule engraved Lord FitzRoy Somerset, with woven black wrist loop; together with two silver-mounted ivory paper knives, mark of William Comyns, London, 1891 and 1903, and a silver-mounted horn paper knife, mark of Sampson Mordan, London, 1882, with a seated monkey finial
The cane: 35½ in. (90.5 cm.) long; largest paper knife: 15 in. (38 cm.) long
Provenance
The walking cane: Lord FitzRoy Somerset, later 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855).
Apparently sold from the Raglan collection in the 1930s.
Anonymous sale, Holts, London, 13 December 2005, lot 35, where acquired by Fitzroy, 5th Baron Raglan (1927-2010).
Apparently sold from the Raglan collection in the 1930s.
Anonymous sale, Holts, London, 13 December 2005, lot 35, where acquired by Fitzroy, 5th Baron Raglan (1927-2010).
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.
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