Lot Essay
For a similar dog's head walking stick by Simmons, see Machmer, Just For Nice (Reading: HSBC, 1991), fig. 19, p.20
"SCHTOCKSCHNITZLER" SIMMONS (1870-1910), BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1885-1910
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A CARVED WALKING STICK
"Schtockschnitzler" Simmons (1870-1910), Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1885-1910
With carved dog's head grip, incised leaf-shaped ears and incised sawtooth-carved collar twisting and turning above a tapering irregular cylindrical stripped-branch shaft, terminating in a metal capped end
32¾in. length
"Schtockschnitzler" Simmons (1870-1910), Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1885-1910
With carved dog's head grip, incised leaf-shaped ears and incised sawtooth-carved collar twisting and turning above a tapering irregular cylindrical stripped-branch shaft, terminating in a metal capped end
32¾in. length