19TH/20TH CENTURY
細節
A GROUP OF SEVEN WALKING STICKS
19TH/20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a silver-mounted horn handle cane enclosing a steel dagger; an ivory-mounted fruitwood parasol with metal plaque stamped E. SMITH MANUFACTURER 294 PEARL STREET NEW YORK; a Venetian (Pietro Bigaglia) glass millefiori cane enclosing the PB monogram; a Russian silver and shaded enamel parasol cane, apparently no maker's mark, Moscow, 1898-1907; a 'Writing set' cane fitted for pen, pencil and ink; a Japanese 'Brush holder' cane inscribed with Japanese characters; and a cinnabar lacquer cane
38 in. (96.5 cm.) long, the largest (7)
19TH/20TH CENTURY
Comprising: a silver-mounted horn handle cane enclosing a steel dagger; an ivory-mounted fruitwood parasol with metal plaque stamped E. SMITH MANUFACTURER 294 PEARL STREET NEW YORK; a Venetian (Pietro Bigaglia) glass millefiori cane enclosing the PB monogram; a Russian silver and shaded enamel parasol cane, apparently no maker's mark, Moscow, 1898-1907; a 'Writing set' cane fitted for pen, pencil and ink; a Japanese 'Brush holder' cane inscribed with Japanese characters; and a cinnabar lacquer cane
38 in. (96.5 cm.) long, the largest (7)
來源
Christie's, New York, 19 October 1981, lot 285 (the Russian example).
Sotheby's, Belgravia, 16 November 1980, lot 141 (the 'Writing Set').
Sotheby's, Belgravia, 16 November 1980, lot 141 (the 'Writing Set').
展覽
D. Tarshis, Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 2001, p. 30, no. 16 (the Pietro Bigaglia).
注意事項
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