Auction details
Folk Art and Dress Canes in Two Sessions
7:30 AM PT - Oct 18th, 2008
offered by
Kimball M. Sterling Inc. TFL-1915
Johnson City, TN 37604

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20%
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 99 | 25 |
| 499 | 50 |
| 999 | 100 |
| 4999 | 200 |
| 14999 | 500 |
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296 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 51 |
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Child's Folk-C. 1850-A unique miniature countryside child's cane with no ferrule-H. 3 ½" x ¾", O.L. 23 ½"-$100-$200 |
100 - 200 |
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| 52 |
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Primitive Bird-C. 1890-A one-piece carved hardwood shaft with a free form bird which retains 50 percent of its orig... |
100 - 200 |
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| 53 |
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Viennese Folk-C. 1890-A cherry wood branch which has been carved to depict a young lady with two color glass eyes a... |
500 - 800 |
4 Bids
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| 54 |
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Folk Fist-C. 1865-A carved hardwood fist, which is attached to a malacca shaft with eyelets and a thimble style bra... |
300 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 55 |
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Anglo-Greek Folk-C. 1900-Cane is decorated with the Glucksburg Dynasty of Greece coat of arms. It has a fully carved... |
500 - 600 |
7 Bids
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| 56 |
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Fat Ugly Female-C. 1885-A one piece carved cherry branch with a lady with two color glass eyes, snagel tooth, big fa... |
400 - 700 |
2 Bids
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| 57 |
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Black Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans -C. 1885-A very rare depiction of an African American with a Native America... |
500 - 1,000 |
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| 58 |
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German Folk-C. 1880-A high grade German carved handle made from a single hardwood branch. There are wood eyelets, mu... |
400 - 600 |
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| 59 |
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Freaky Folk Carving-C. 1900-A twisted natural grown shaft which has a snake with two color glass eyes and also a gat... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 60 |
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Mexican Folk-C. 1920-A nicely carved example with the original finish and various lizards, eagles and other animals,... |
200 - 300 |
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| 61 |
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Folk Art Man-C. 1912-A one piece carved hickory primitive carving of a man with a grey mustache and signed "J.P. 191... |
200 - 300 |
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| 62 |
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Erotic Folk Cane-C. 1860-An erotic one piece hazelnut suggestive cane which depicts a naked beauty satisfying hersel... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
3 Bids
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| 63 |
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American Folk-C. 1875-A finely carved one piece shaft which has an early brass collar repair, large lizard, anchor, ... |
200 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 64 |
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Viennese Anti-Semitic-C. 1880-One piece cherry wood branch, insert glass eyes and a nice original patina. The head d... |
500 - 1,000 |
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| 65 |
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Mohawk Indian Chief-C. 1940-Hand carved chief's cane with animals, Indians and geographical descriptions. It was pur... |
200 - 400 |
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| 66 |
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German Folk-C. 1875-A spiny branch shaft which has various animals carved throughout including a dog, bird, reptile... |
300 - 400 |
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| 67 |
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Carved Snake-C. 1890-A carved one piece hardwood shaft with a chip carved snake and a small iron ferrule-O.L. 34 ½"-... |
300 - 400 |
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| 68 |
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Nautical Folk-C. 1850-A very nicely carved hardwood shaft with a clinched fist, carved nautical collar and a twisted... |
700 - 1,000 |
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| 69 |
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African American Folk-C. 1910-A one piece carved hardwood cane with a very stylized depiction and a vine wrapped cen... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 70 |
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Folk Whimsy-C. 1930-A one piece carved exotic wood shaft with three cages, pommel handle and no ferrule-O.L. 37 ½"-... |
100 - 200 |
1 Bid
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| 71 |
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American Folk-C. 1870-A carved oak shaft which has a full length snake and the reverse side of a carved palm. The s... |
300 - 500 |
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| 72 |
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Erotic Stanhope Folk-C. 1890-A very well carved bearded dwarf with two color glass eyes and a one piece hardwood bra... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 73 |
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Viennese Folk-C. 1895-A carved depiction of a monk wearing a hood with two color glass eyes, hardwood shaft and a m... |
250 - 400 |
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| 74 |
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Folk Dog-C. 1920-A stylized dog head for a handle and a hardwood shaft with no ferrule-O.L. 33"-$100-$200 |
100 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 75 |
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German Folk-C. 1840-A massive carved cherry branch with a 6" handle of an older gentleman. Carved by skilled hands ... |
500 - 800 |
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| 76 |
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Chippewa Carving-C. 1850-A very nice native carving of a dog of which part of the tail is missing, Native American, ... |
200 - 300 |
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| 77 |
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Turks Knot-C. 1900-A one piece carved Turks knot with a twisted rope hardwood shaft and a bi-metal ferrule-O.L. 35"-... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 78 |
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Shakespeare Commemorative-Early 20th Century-This knotted branch is inscribed "From Shakespeare Woodland" and the c... |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 79 |
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German Stag-C. 1850-A grotesque stag horn handle, engraved silver collar on a knobbed, blackthorn shaft and a metal ... |
400 - 700 |
1 Bid
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| 80 |
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Natural Folk-C. 1885-A primitive carved animal cane which is banded with copper. The animals are left to your imagin... |
200 - 300 |
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| 81 |
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Primitive Dog-C. 1900-A simple carved dog carved from a hickory stick with crosshatching, original patina and no fer... |
100 - 200 |
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| 82 |
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Viennese Folk Ghost-C. 1890-A one piece carved primitive skull with two color glass eyes with a draped body. It has ... |
400 - 800 |
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| 83 |
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. Snarling Creature-C. 1870-A one piece carved blackthorn shaft which depicts a large dog with two color glass eyes ... |
500 - 700 |
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| 84 |
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Afro-Colonial Cane-Early 20th Century-One piece African black wood shaft which has no ferrule-O.L. 40 ¼"-$100--$200 |
100 - 200 |
5 Bids
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| 85 |
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Carved Nude-C. 1900-A carved one piece blackthorn shaft with a female nude resting as the handle with two color glas... |
400 - 700 |
1 Bid
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| 86 |
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Decorative Folk-C. 1875-A one piece carved hazelnut branch with a man in a mustache, cane has an applied brass colla... |
250 - 450 |
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| 87 |
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. Natural Vine-C. 1900-A vine shaft with an extreme bazaar natural shape with a 2 ½" knob handle-O.L. 34"-$100-$200 |
100 - 200 |
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| 88 |
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Native American-C. 1920-A diamond willow cane with a stylized Indian as a handle with the inscription "Carved by Cr... |
400 - 600 |
5 Bids
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| 89 |
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Wild Vine-C. 1900-A knotty countryside cane with original patina and its original metal ferrule-O.L. 34 ½"-$100-$200 |
100 - 200 |
1 Bid
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| 90 |
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Presidential Historical-C. 1874-The hickory cane is inscribed 'from the Hermitage January 1874". The Hermitage being... |
300 - 500 |
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| 91 |
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Viennese Folk-C. 1900-A very well carved, probably anti-semantic, man with two color glass eyes, it has a stain dec... |
300 - 500 |
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| 92 |
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Great Primate-C. 1900-A nicely carved primate with two color glass eyes and a thick massive cherry shaft, it is a v... |
300 - 600 |
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| 93 |
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Decorative Folk-C. 1885-A one of a kind carving of a dinosaur style of animal swallowing a well carved leg, two col... |
400 - 600 |
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| 94 |
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Child's Folk-C. 1830-A very finely carved one piece hardwood shaft with a gentleman with a large mustache and two c... |
200 - 300 |
1 Bid
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| 95 |
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New York Folk-C. 1891-Hardwood branch with various animals including alligators, horses, vegetation, hand shaking a... |
300 - 500 |
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| 96 |
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Allegorical Folk-C. 1885-The hardwood handle depicts Adam and Eve with a snake laying between them, both figures hav... |
300 - 600 |
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| 97 |
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George Dewey Folk-Early 19th Century-An inked and etched fruitwood shaft with George Dewey and his officers, the sha... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
3 Bids
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| 98 |
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Country Cane-C. 1850-One piece carved hardwood cane with a spike ferrule and the initials "M.G." carved next to the ... |
100 - 125 |
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| 99 |
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Presidential Folk-Early 20th Century-Pen worked and carved portraits of McKinley and Roosevelt appear on this fine f... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
2 Bids
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| 100 |
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Viennese Anti Semantic-Dated 1900-A cherry wood branch which has an exaggerated face and a nose which has been turn... |
500 - 1,000 |



















































