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19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF TWENTY FOUR WALKING STICKS, CANES AND PARASOLS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: an ivory and malacca "Napoleon Phantom Profile" Cane with a turned ivory top projecting the emperor's profile in a low light; a "flute" cane with a velvet lined case; a french bamboo walking stick with flower and fruit picking mechanism marked Cueille Fleur/Cueille Fruit A.D.; a Japanese "fishing pole" cane incised with Geishas; a green stained cane with a bell marked Harrods; an adjusting rod with brass mounts; an Austrian "umbrella" cane with faux-amber terrier handle; an ebonized walking stick with a carved hardstone handle in the form of a shell; a "Magician's Table" cane with a folding metal table with pleated silk skirt, signed Arjays, (lacking handle) a parasol with an amboyna wood carved handle in the form of a duck; a "writing set" riding crop with a silver plated handle having chased fox decoration, enclosing a pen and inkwell; a birch wood walking stick with a brass handle; a fruitwood turned cane with a silver mounted horn handle; a silver and horn handled cane, the collar monogrammed T.B.; a tortoiseshell walking stick with a spiral cast silver handle; an Anglo-Indian cane, inlaid with leaves and scrolls; an ebonized walking stick with a brass mounted tortoiseshell handle with a compartment; an English silver and ebony conductor's baton inscribed H. Spain Esq. within a fitted case; a "Music Stand" cane with brass mounts opening to reveal a tripod stand; a brass mounted fruitwood cane; a fruitwood walking stick with hammered silver handle marked RFS; a purple parasol within a brass mounted case; an ebonized trompe l'oeil walking stick; a stained beechwood cane handle; an ebonized letter opener lacking handle
The longest: 48¾in. (121cm.) (24)
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: an ivory and malacca "Napoleon Phantom Profile" Cane with a turned ivory top projecting the emperor's profile in a low light; a "flute" cane with a velvet lined case; a french bamboo walking stick with flower and fruit picking mechanism marked Cueille Fleur/Cueille Fruit A.D.; a Japanese "fishing pole" cane incised with Geishas; a green stained cane with a bell marked Harrods; an adjusting rod with brass mounts; an Austrian "umbrella" cane with faux-amber terrier handle; an ebonized walking stick with a carved hardstone handle in the form of a shell; a "Magician's Table" cane with a folding metal table with pleated silk skirt, signed Arjays, (lacking handle) a parasol with an amboyna wood carved handle in the form of a duck; a "writing set" riding crop with a silver plated handle having chased fox decoration, enclosing a pen and inkwell; a birch wood walking stick with a brass handle; a fruitwood turned cane with a silver mounted horn handle; a silver and horn handled cane, the collar monogrammed T.B.; a tortoiseshell walking stick with a spiral cast silver handle; an Anglo-Indian cane, inlaid with leaves and scrolls; an ebonized walking stick with a brass mounted tortoiseshell handle with a compartment; an English silver and ebony conductor's baton inscribed H. Spain Esq. within a fitted case; a "Music Stand" cane with brass mounts opening to reveal a tripod stand; a brass mounted fruitwood cane; a fruitwood walking stick with hammered silver handle marked RFS; a purple parasol within a brass mounted case; an ebonized trompe l'oeil walking stick; a stained beechwood cane handle; an ebonized letter opener lacking handle
The longest: 48¾in. (121cm.) (24)
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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