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8:00 AM PT - Apr 10th, 2010

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Kimball M. Sterling Inc. TFL-1915
125 West Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
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A New York Cane Collection -11:00 Eastern

143 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
101
Lot 101
Straw Covered Cane- Early 18th Century- A seldom f

ound woven straw (possibly a prisoner of war example) cane over...

500
-
700
102
Lot 102
Gold Dog Dress Cane- Victorian- A heavily plated h

andle with a New Haven presentation, probably a defensive cane due...

500
-
600
103
Lot 103
Two Ivory Court Canes- C. 1830- Both have ivory ha

ndles with wear, partial ivory eyelets, one with brass ferrule and...

600
-
800
104
Lot 104
Two Court Canes- C.1820- Both have walrus ivory ha

ndles, exotic wood shafts and no ferrules. Largest handle is an...

600
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800
105
Lot 105
Baseball Silver Presentation Cane- Dated 1909- The

signed sterling silver handle has the presentation "To Mr. M...

600
-
900
106
Lot 106
Two Ivory Dress Canes- Late 19th Century- Two ivor

y handles, one with an ornate gold collar and the other with a...

300
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400
107
Lot 107
United States Centennial Cane- Dated 1876- A heavy

brass handle which has ornate work near the bottom, an inlayed...

300
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400
108
Lot 108
Two Petite Ivory Canes- Late 19th Century- One is

walrus and the other elephant ivory, shafts are oak and bamboo...

250
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350
109
Lot 109
Carriage Canes- C 1800- A pair of early malacca sh

aft canes, both with 2" brass ferrules, and can best be seen by...

350
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450
110
Lot 110
Two Stag and Silver Day Canes- Early 18th Century-

Two nice examples of this type of cane with two coin silver...

300
-
400
111
Lot 111
Two Ivory Knob Canes- Early 18th Century- Both hav

e elephant ivory handles with the largest being 1 ½", one has a...

400
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600
112
Lot 112
Two Stag Antler Canes- Early 18th Century- Two nic

e handles with largest being 2" x 3", one with coin silver eyelets...

300
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500
113
Lot 113
Two Antler Canes- C. 1800- Largest handle being


Two Antler Canes- C. 1800- Largest handle being 1 ½" x 3", malacca...

300
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500
114
Lot 114
Two Ivory Dress Canes- Early 20th Century- One is

whale tooth and the other is elephant, ebony shafts and both have...

300
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500
115
Lot 115
Two Country Canes- Late 19th Century- One is bone


Two Country Canes- Late 19th Century- One is bone and one is stag...

200
-
400
116
Lot 116
Dress Cane- C.1900- Elephant ivory handle, twisted

rope hardwood shaft and a horn ferrule. H 1 ¼" x 2 ¼" O.L...

250
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400
117
Lot 117
Two Ivory Knob Canes- C.1810- 1 ¾" handle has only

one silver eyelet and a shaved end with a rubber stopper. The...

250
-
350
118
Lot 118
Ivory Crooked Cane- C. 1875- A hexagonal carved el

ephant ivory handle, a natural grown grapevine shaft and a 2" iron...

300
-
400
119
Lot 119
Two Walrus Canes- C. 1890- The largest being 3 ½ x

3" has a small chunk missing on it's right side, the smallest has...

300
-
400
120
Lot 120
Two American Canes- C 19th Century- One has a 1827

bust dime inlayed in the top and the other a horn handle. The...

200
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300
121
Lot 121
Japanese Mixed Metal Cane -Meiji Period - A very u

nique and well-crafted handle with silver grapes and leaves, gold...

1,000
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1,500
122
Lot 122
Ivory Cat Cane- C. 1900- A carved walrus ivory cat

which is perched in a tree , two color glass eyes, exotic wood...

600
-
1,200
123
Lot 123
Nautical Sword Cane- C. 1875- A whale ivory hexago

nal handle, 11 ¾" blade with blood grooves, large brass collar...

500
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700
124
Lot 124
Ivory and Silver Dress- Art Nouveau- An elephant i

vory handle with a sterling ladies medallion, signed sterling...

500
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600
125
Lot 125
Nautical Fist Cane- C.1870- A carved whale's tooth

fist, holding a baleen baton, coin silver inscribed collar...

700
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1,200
126
Lot 126
Two Nautical Canes- C 1865- Seeing these together,

they appear as a father and a son's cane, they both have whale's...

700
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1,000
127
Lot 127
Ivory Talon Cane- C. 1902- An ornately carved ivo


Ivory Talon Cane- C. 1902- An ornately carved ivory with a signed...

500
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800
128
Lot 128
American Flag Systemstick- C.19th Century- A very

unusual cane. When the cane handle is removed, it will fit into...

500
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1,000
129
Lot 129
Cloisonné Dress Cane- Meiji Period- A one color ca

ne with fine silver and enameling work. It is in fine condition...

400
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600
130
Lot 130
Ivory Dress Cane- C. 1900- An elephant ivory handl

e with silver overlay and a signed sterling collar, ebony shaft...

300
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500
131
Lot 131
Damascene Collection- Late 19th Century- A collect

ion of three diminutive canes with the largest being 2 ¾"x...

700
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1,200
132
Lot 132
Southern Folk Cane- Early 20th Century- A nicely c

arved one piece hardwood cane with an iron ferrule. O.L. 36" $300-$500

300
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500
133
Lot 133
Silver Wolf Dress- Early 20th Century- A signed s


Silver Wolf Dress- Early 20th Century- A signed sterling handle...

300
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500
134
Lot 134
Two Sword Canes- Late 19th Century- One is a short

sword and one is longer, both need work. $100-$200

100
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200
135
Lot 135
Horn Rancher's Cane- Early 20th Century- The cane

has over 20 sections and has no insect damage at all, heavy metal...

150
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250
136
Lot 136
Ivory Horse- C. 1900- A walrus ivory carved horse

with two color glass eyes, signed ornate silver color, ebony...

500
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700
137
Lot 137
Art Nouveau Dress Cane- C. 1890- A signed silver h

andle with the signed Geszmutzi, stepped partridege wood shaft and...

300
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500
138
Lot 138
Ivory Dress- C 1900- A large carved elephant ivory

handle with oriental characters signed in red, ornate gold filled...

300
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500
139
Lot 139
Order of the Iron Cross Dress Cane- C.1889- A mass

ive gold filled ornate handle with a formal presentation to "L...

500
-
1,000
140
Lot 140
Huge Folk-Art Bird Cane- Early 20th Century- A sup

erior carving of a bird looking down an empty tree trunk, copper...

700
-
1,200
141
Lot 141
Two Ivory Canes- 19th Century- Both canes are whal

e ivory, hardwood shafts, and a brass and ivory ferrule. The...

300
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500
142
Lot 142
American Folk Snake Cane- C. 1890- Nice early bone

handle, diamond shaped bone eyelets, five carved and painted...

600
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900
143
Lot 143
Ivory Presentation Cane- Early 20th Century- The c

ane is marked with five inked oriental inscriptions, an English...

300
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500
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