Sale 9831
London, South Kensington
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28 April 2004
Price realised
GBP 574
Estimate
A BONE MOUNTED BAMBOO SWORD STICK EARLY 20TH CENTURY WITH TAPERING CYLINDRICAL GRIP. A STEEL BLADE WITHIN 36IN. (91.5CM.) HIGH A VICTORIAN BAMBOO SWORD STICK, LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE WHITE METAL TOP INSCRIBED JOHN WOODWARD, with steel blade; and a gnarled wood walking stick with concealed stilletto blade, late 19th century (3)
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