Auction details

Stuart White Folk Art and Dress Cane Auction
10:00 AM PT - Feb 17th, 2008

offered by
Kimball M. Sterling Inc. (TFL-1915)

125 West Market Street
Johnson City TN 37601

Auction dates

10:00 AM PT - Feb 17th, 2008
10:00 AM PT - Mar 23rd, 2008

236 Items

Lot	Description	Estimates (USD)
51	Full Carved Female Nude Woman Cane--A spectacular f ull carved nude female with a fig leaf, Eve (?) A very folky look...	1,200 - 1,500	13 Bids
52	Bird Handle Folk Art Cane-C. 1890- Simple use of a twig to make a bird handle. The paint on bird is quite worn, gre...	200 - 300
53	Dog Handle Folk Art Cane-C. 1890-Use of a natural b end in a twig carved into the likeness of a dog head, eyes & ears...	100 - 300	4 Bids
54	Superb Carved Bird Cane-C. 1800's-Great carved bird with nice old paint. This is one of the better bird handles on t...	600 - 800	7 Bids
55	Group of Three Black Heads- C. 1880-1910- A nice co llection of different styles of carving. Average length 34" -$400...	400 - 600	4 Bids
56	Painted Carved Face-20th Century-A 4" carving of a man face, green hat, blue eyes, carved by Johnson, nondescript c...	100 - 300	2 Bids
57	Unique World Globe & Snake Cane by Paul Casey-C. 19 78-Mr. Casey was the premier folk carver in Washington County TN....	300 - 600	8 Bids
58	Carved Cow Head Cane-C. 1930-A nice incorporation o f natural wood from the wild to make a cow cane, plastic eyes, na...	200 - 400	1 Bid
59	Old Carved Indian Cane-C. 1930-The first 6" of cane is carved in the likeness of an Indian with a piece pipe, kind o...	150 - 300	1 Bid
60	Mexican Carved Folk Art Cane-20th Century-Typical M exican cane, one of the darkest we have seen, all the typical car...	200 - 400
61	Huge Full Shaft Carved Man-C. 1912-This is a carvin g of a man that is incorporated into the whole cane. The handle a...	200 - 400
62	Bold Carved Snake & Fish Cane-Early 20th Century-Ve ry bold carving of a snake with fish among the coils of the snake...	300 - 600	2 Bids
63	Full Carved Folk Art Cane-C. 1910-Carved with many birds and woodland animals, flowers & leafs, probably 25-30 diff...	600 - 800	2 Bids
64	Full Figure Folk Art Man-Early 20th Century-Quite c olorful full figure man in a top hat with a cane. The man is 7 �"...	400 - 600	4 Bids
65	Mohawk Indian Chief's Walking Stick-C. 20th Century -This is a carved cane made by a Native American. It is full of s...	800 - 1,000
66	Full Carved Gator-Early 20th Century-The fully carv ed gator is 20 �" long with decent detail and rest of shaft is gr...	300 - 500	3 Bids
67	Large & Bold Snake Cane-C. 1875-1910-This is a big old snake winding it's way up the shaft, carved from one piece o...	300 - 500	4 Bids
68	Unique Cobra Snake & Mongoose Cane-C. 1875-1900-Not seen often in folk canes. A cobra type snake wrapping 31" down t...	400 - 600	3 Bids
69	Unique Snake Cane-C. 1875-1900-This is made from 2 pieces of wood pegged together. The knob on the shaft is applied...	300 - 500	2 Bids
70	Carved Indian-Bison Cane-Early 20th Century-This is what's believed a college football or sports team cane, kind of ...	150 - 300	5 Bids
71	Carved Masons Folk Art Cane-C. 1910-A carved Masoni c cane with words "Southern Pines NC E, Ed Smith, Winchester" and...	400 - 600	2 Bids
72	Huge Carved Sailor's Head Cane-C. 1875-1910-An abso lutely fantastic, superbly carved man's head. This is spectacular...	1,500 - 2,500	45 Bids
73	Carved Horn & Animal Cane-C. 1875-1900-This is a ca rved handle, probably IBEX or similar horned animal, carving is d...	200 - 300	3 Bids
74	Unique Carved Snake Cane-C. 1875-1900-A very fine c arved snake cane, snake wraps up the shaft then over the handle. ...	800 - 1,200	10 Bids
75	If Trees Could Talk Cane-C. 1905-Highly unusual and magnificent cane that has at least 10-12 faces carved where the ...	400 - 600	6 Bids
76	Indian Carved Walking Stick-Mid 19th Century-Label reads "Great Lakes Walking Stick, Chippewa", Mid 19th Century, p...	400 - 600
77	Fully Carved Turks Knot Nautical Cane-C. 1900-Canes of this nature are amazing works of art, carved from one piece o...	800 - 1,200	6 Bids
78	Carved World War I Motto Cane-C. 1918-The end of WW I, carved into the shaft is "Democracy Against Autocracy, From Au...	400 - 600	1 Bid
79	Crooked Folk Masterpiece-C. 1860- One fantastic bus y carved cane. It has a primitive face for a handle and many diff...	1,000 - 2,000	11 Bids
80	Carved Cane from Natural Form-C. 1875-This cane is quite unique in that the natural form of the piece has not reall...	200 - 400
81	Carved Dog Head Cane-C. 1900-A simple carved dog he ad cane from a hickory stick, most of bark is still on shaft, inc...	100 - 200
82	Carved Pig & Paint Cane-C. 1875-1900-Pigs are quite rare in folk art canes. This one is nicely carved and actually l...	400 - 600	6 Bids
83	Carved Bull Dog Head Cane-C. 1900-A nice carving of a bull dog with glass eyes, carved from a branch of a tree, wear...	100 - 150	3 Bids
84	African American Full Carved Great Paint Cane-C. 18 50-A very busy cane and the best of old paint. The handle is a sn...	2,000 - 2,500	8 Bids
85	P.O.W. Carved Snake Cane-C. 1880-1910-A very fine c arved and painted snake cane, super nice piece, carved into the s...	600 - 800	9 Bids
86	Large Bearded Man Head Cane-C. 1930-A very nicely c arved bearded man with a moustache top cane, handle is quite larg...	300 - 500	3 Bids
87	Carved Folk Man & Snake Cane-C. 1925-This is a simp le carved standing man with a hat and a snake coming up the shaft...	200 - 400	12 Bids
88	Rare Indian Wars-Custer-Indian Carved Cane-Early 20 th Century-This is a diamond willow carved cane, painted in gold ...	1,500 - 2,000
89	Rare Carved 4 Snake Cane-C. 1890-Very nice big and beefy 4 snake cane that took some doing, each snake is carved se...	500 - 1,000	2 Bids
90	Full Carved Snake & Lizard Cane-C. 1925-A fully car ved cane with a lizard coming out of shaft, having a stare down w...	300 - 500	1 Bid
91	Great Old Paint & Large Snake Cane-C. 1850-Nicely c arved, quite large snake cane, very bold carving, painted with sp...	600 - 800	1 Bid
92	Carved Head-Root Sculpted Shaft Cane-C. 1875-A very large bold cane in that in nature sometimes vines wrap around tr...	300 - 500	8 Bids
93	Twelve Ball Whimsy Cane-C. 1900-A very nice hand ca rved 12 ball whimsy cane, cages are quite delicate and are intact...	200 - 400	3 Bids
94	Carved Bird Head Cane-C. 20th Century-A cane with a bird head carved as a handle, plastic eyes, wrapped in red cloth...	200 - 400
95	Carved Face Cane-C. 1875-1900-A great carving of a man's face with a goatee, superior carving, above his head it is...	400 - 600	4 Bids
96	Rare Two Face Allegorical Cane-19th Century-Rare ca rved cane belonged to Steve Miller, featured in Main Antique Dige...	800 - 1,200
97	Early Carved Dog Head Cane-Quite Early 1800's-Carve d L-shaped dog head cane, very nice features on dogs face and wor...	400 - 600	13 Bids
98	Best Antique 101 Ranch Beaded Cane-C. 20th Century- We have seen several examples of similar canes; this is by far th...	1,000 - 2,000	5 Bids
99	Carved Man's Face Cane-C. 1800-A simple carving of a man's face with a frown, nice folk appeal, similar canes in Ma...	200 - 400	9 Bids
100	Full Figure Man-Snake Critter Cane-1936-A full fig ure man cane for a handle, coming up the shaft is a snake and bet...	500 - 1,000	16 Bids