Descriptif du lot
A similar walking stick is illustrated in Meyer, American Folk Art Canes (Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1992), p. 42, fig. 52.
AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A CARVED WALKING STICK
American, late 19th-early 20th century
With flaring L-shaped cylindrical grip above a conforming tapering shaft encircled at the top by a relief-carved twisting snake with mouth closed on a turtle's tail
37in. long
American, late 19th-early 20th century
With flaring L-shaped cylindrical grip above a conforming tapering shaft encircled at the top by a relief-carved twisting snake with mouth closed on a turtle's tail
37in. long