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10:00 AM PT - Feb 13th, 2011

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Kimball M. Sterling Inc. TFL-1915
125 West Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
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193 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Ivory Dog Cane-Late 19th Century-Carved elephant ivo

ry head with two color glass eyes, silver metal collar, ebony...

600
-
800
2
Lot 2
Erotic Wood and Ivory Cane-Late 19th Century-A finel

y carved wooden lady with a carved face and a hidden ivory, nude...

2,500
-
3,500
3
Lot 3
Silver Mythological Erotic Cane-Ca. 1885-This mildly

erotic cane has a casting of Leda and the Swan atop, and high...

800
-
1,200
4
Lot 4
Ivory Portrait Cane-Ca. 1875-Carved elephant ivory l

ady in scarf, signed sterling collar, oak shaft and a brass...

600
-
800
5
Lot 5
Leda and the Swan Horn Dress Cane-Ca. 1890-A very we

ll known subject matter but carved in a not so common honey brown...

1,200
-
1,500
6
Lot 6
Asian Ivory Dragon Cane-Ca. 1890-A very high relief

carved ivory dragon handle, rich snakewood shaft and a brass...

600
-
800
7
Lot 7
Carved Ivory Dog Cane-Early 20th Century-A begging i

vory dog with glass eyes which appears to be of the poodle family...

700
-
900
8
Lot 8
Ivory Deer Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-A carved ivo

ry handle with a stag in antlers and a large hunting horn, India...

400
-
500
9
Lot 9
Carved Ivory Roman Soldier Cane-Ca. 1875-A wonderful

carved portrait cane with a soldier in full helmet and rear plume...

800
-
1,200
10
Lot 10
Asian Antler Cane-Ca. 1890-The stag handle is carve

d deeply with various depictions of Asian life, nice bamboo shaft...

300
-
500
11
Lot 11
Ivory Lion Cane-Ca. 1875-A full figured lion with t

wo color glass eyes, ornate gold filled collar, exotic wood shaft...

400
-
600
12
Lot 12
Carved Ivory Deer Cane-Late 19th Century-A nicely c

arved ivory handle, ornate gold filled collar, rich Malacca shaft...

300
-
500
13
Lot 13
Ivory Dog Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-Carved ivory

dog with two color glass eyes, early ebony shaft and a small...

300
-
500
14
Lot 14
Tiger Eye Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A very nice

example of this mineral, ornate gold-filled crown collar, natural...

400
-
500
15
Lot 15
Cheroot System Cane-Late 19th Century-A prime examp

le of this genre with a near perfect gunmetal finish, "load it and...

800
-
1,200
16
Lot 16
Ivory Sword Cane-Ca. 1875-A stylized ivory pistol g

rip, a push and lock mechanism, 19 ½", 4-sided blade, white metal...

700
-
900
17
Lot 17
Damascene Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-A very nice

example of this type of work with various dragons and foliage...

600
-
800
18
Lot 18
Asian Bone Container Cane-Early 20th Century-A carv

ed handle with dragons and flowers which has a carved lotus top...

300
-
500
19
Lot 19
Holuska Watch Cane-Ca. 1880-A fine example of this

genre of system stick which has all of its original hallmarks and...

1,200
-
1,500
20
Lot 20
Toledo Sword Cane-Ca. 1890-A beautiful honey horn h

andle, unsigned silver collar, faux bamboo hardwood shaft, signed...

800
-
1,200
21
Lot 21
Nautical Whalebone and Ivory Cane-Ca. 1870-An unusu

al under carved handle which is probably a tooth, a whalebone...

1,500
-
2,000
22
Lot 22
Ivory Elephant Dress Cane-Ca. 1900-A dandy carved e

lephant with glass eyes, rich mahogany shaft and an ivory...

700
-
900
23
Lot 23
Tiffany Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-The handle is

signed "Tiffany and Co. Makers, Sterling C", this cane is...

1,000
-
2,000
24
Lot 24
Carved Ivory Dog Cane-Early 20th Century-This is ab

out as good as it gets when it comes to a carved ivory dog. It has...

1,000
-
1,500
25
Lot 25
Shibayami Ivory Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-This J

apanese cane has a group of nine insects which are masterfully...

2,000
-
2,500
26
Lot 26
Ivory Gator Cane-Ca. 1900-A very nicely carved ivor

y gator with its tail wrapped under the handle, white metal collar...

800
-
1,200
27
Lot 27
Ivory Organ Grinder Monkey Cane-Ca. 1885-A massive

carved and smiling monkey, ornate unsigned coin silver collar...

2,000
-
2,500
28
Lot 28
Erotic Ivory Ball Cane-Ca. 1880-This is one of the

best carvings that we have seen in this style of erotic hinged...

12,000
-
16,000
29
Lot 29
Erotic Harem Slave Girl Ivory Masterpiece Cane-Ca.

1875-This cane is truly delightful. It is the finest erotic cane...

20,000
-
25,000
30
Lot 30
Ebony & Ivory Carnival of Venice figural Cane -Ca.

1890-This carved unusual subject matter is very striking , ebony...

900
-
1,500
31
Lot 31
Tiffany Sterling Dress Cane-Ca. 1900-A removable st

raight handle, densely etched and engraved, struck Tiffany and Co...

800
-
1,200
32
Lot 32
American Patriotic Bald Eagle Cane- 19th Century-Iv

ory bold eagle over the National Shield with three stars, detailed...

2,000
-
4,000
33
Lot 33
French Art Nouveau Dress Cane-Ca. 1890-Straight, lo

ng and tapering silver handle topped by an owl face, ebonized...

900
-
1,500
34
Lot 34
French Art Nouveau-Ca. 1890- Carved ivory siren fig

ural handle, malacca shaft and horn ferrule. Carved to depict a...

3,000
-
4,000
35
Lot 35
French Art Nouveau Cane-Ca. 1900-A well carved port

rait of a beauty with a smiling face and long, flowing hair...

1,800
-
2,800
36
Lot 36
Art Nouveau Silver Dress-Early 20th Century- A silv

er handle with a beautiful; face, flowing hair extending on the...

600
-
800
37
Lot 37
French Porcelain Cane- 19th century-Large Baroque p

orcelain handle with girl head, finely modeled and colored painted...

1,200
-
1,800
38
Lot 38
Paperweight Glass French Cane-Late 19th Century-A s

olid glass art latticino and Clichy Rose colored glass knob with...

700
-
1,000
39
Lot 39
Russian Ivory Bear Cane-19th Century-L-shape ivory

handle with a clamping bear, stepped partridge shaft and a brass...

1,500
-
2,000
40
Lot 40
English Figural Ivory Cane- Ca. 1880-A fine example

of the classic humanized monkey head in a substantial size. Well...

2,000
-
3,000
41
Lot 41
Viennese Day Cane -Ca. 1890-A figural silver handle

depicting a grouse with long beak and ruby cabochon eyes, superb...

800
-
1,200
42
Lot 42
Ivory Dog Cane -Late 19th Century-A large carved iv

ory dog head, rosewood shaft, silver collar and staghorn ferrule-H...

1,000
-
1,500
43
Lot 43
Ivory Pig Cane-Ca. 1900-Carved ivory prone swine do

ne in a master's hand, malacca shaft and a brass ferrule. -H...

2,000
-
3,000
44
Lot 44
Silver Eagle Cane- Late 19th century-A well modeled

and finely chased silver eagle handle on an ebonized hardwood...

800
-
1,500
45
Lot 45
English Ivory Dachshund Cane-Ca.1900-Ivory ball kno

b carved with eight dachshund under an umbrella, ebony shaft with...

1,800
-
2,500
46
Lot 46
English Ivory Tropical Bird Cane-Late 19th Century-

Well carved, large and beautiful head with glass eyes, silver...

2,000
-
2,500
47
Lot 47
Triple Ivory Dog Cane-19th Century-Large sized Oper

a shape ivory handle carved with three dog heads and AR initials...

1,200
-
1,800
48
Lot 48
Horn Sword Cane-Late 19th Century-Plain L-shaped da

rk horn handle with metal collar, thin full bark malacca shaft and...

1,200
-
1,800
49
Lot 49
Parade Sword Cane -Dated 1841-Straight silver handl

e with floral over an applied silver coin PATRONA BAVARIA, malacca...

800
-
1,000
50
Lot 50
German Classic Siren Cane-Ca. 1880-Silver plated kn

ob made in two unscrewing parts. The top has a hole in its center...

600
-
900
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