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8:00 AM PT - Apr 16th, 2011

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Kimball M. Sterling Inc. TFL-1915
125 West Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
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Antique Cane Auction

169 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Ivory and Silver Pique Dress Cane-Late 17th Century-

An original pique handle with carved eyelets, scalloped coin...

1,500
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2,500
2
Lot 2
Confederate Soldier Folk Cane-Circa 1870-A very nice


2. Confederate Soldier Folk Cane-Circa 1870-A very nicely carved...

300
-
500
3
Lot 3
Ivory and Gold Dog Dress Cane-Circa 1900-A carved iv

ory dog with two color glass eyes, belt buckle 14 karat dog collar...

600
-
900
4
Lot 4
Courtesan Ivory Sword Cane-Mid 19th Century-A carved

ivory tiger handle, ornate gold filled collar, push button...

500
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800
5
Lot 5
Carved Amber Dog Dress Cane-Art Deco-The carved head

has ivory and horn eyes, ornate signed German silver collar...

400
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700
6
Lot 6
Ivory Fist and Snake Sword Cane-Circa 1870-A nicely

carved fist and snake, two coin silver collars, a four sided...

500
-
1,000
7
Lot 7
Ivory Thousand Face Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A

fine example of this genre, British Hallmarked coin silver collar...

700
-
1,000
8
Lot 8
Art Deco Dress Cane Collection-Circa 1930-These thre


8. Art Deco Dress Cane Collection-Circa 1930-These three examples...

700
-
1,000
9
Lot 9
Nautical Going Ashore Cane-Mid 18th Century-A whimsi


9. Nautical Going Ashore Cane-Mid 18th Century-A whimsical example...

1,200
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1,800
10
Lot 10
Carved Dog Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-A carved iv

ory dog with two color glass eyes, silver belt buckle collar...

400
-
600
11
Lot 11
William Cooper's Sword Cane-Circa 1850-Cooper also


William Cooper’s Sword Cane-Circa 1850-Cooper also known as...

1,200
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1,800
12
Lot 12
Silver and Gold Dress Cane-Dated 1885-A very unique

, handmade silver and gold handle, stepped bamboo shaft and a very...

400
-
600
13
Lot 13
Samurai Style Dress Cane-Circa 1875-This cane is in

the style of a Samurai sword with a gold filled handle, large...

400
-
600
14
Lot 14
Brig Sterling Sword Cane-Hallmarked 1906-A plainly


Brig Sterling Sword Cane-Hallmarked 1906-A plainly hallmarked and...

600
-
900
15
Lot 15
Sterling Secret Compartment Dress Cane-Early 20th C

entury-A signed sterling handle with a hinged end cap, monogram...

500
-
800
16
Lot 16
Oryx and Silver Dress Cane-Victorian-A coin silver

end cap which is attached to the full horn and it has a brass...

300
-
400
17
Lot 17
Tiger's Eye Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A very ni

ce specimen with rolled gold mounts and collar, snake wood shaft...

800
-
1,200
18
Lot 18
Carved Dog Cane-Circa 1880-A very nicely carved han

dle which is attached to an octagonal tiger maple shaft and a...

400
-
600
19
Lot 19
Wood Character Cane-Early 20th Century-A carved woo

den head which could be anybody but has to be somebody, hardwood...

300
-
400
20
Lot 20
Guilloche Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-The handle

has a silver disc atop and a solid silver collar, some damage to...

300
-
400
21
Lot 21
Presentation Dress Cane-Dated 1886-A very ornate, m

assive layered gold dress handle in excellent condition, ebonized...

600
-
700
22
Lot 22
Half Sword Cane-Circa 1865-This rare and extremely

difficult to acquire sword cane has an ornate English silver...

1,600
-
1,800
23
Lot 23
Decorative Knobkerrie Cane-Late 19th Century-A heav

y silver handle well modeled and chased in the shape of an "Old...

1,200
-
1,500
24
Lot 24
French Jade Dress Cane-Circa 1880-A fabulous 1.5" d


. French Jade Dress Cane-Circa 1880-A fabulous 1.5” diameter jade...

1,700
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2,000
25
Lot 25
Guilloche Viennese Dress Cane-Circa 1890-The white


25. Guilloche Viennese Dress Cane-Circa 1890-The white guilloche...

2,700
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3,200
26
Lot 26
Opus Dei Penitents Cane-Mid 19th Century-Massive iv

ory handle with sharp thorn like projections which would cause...

15,000
-
20,000
27
Lot 27
Ivory Gator Cane-Late 19th Century-An ivory gator h

andle which is detachable from the shaft, inscribed ornate gold...

800
-
1,200
28
Lot 28
Ivory Dog Glove Holder-Circa 1925-A British glove h

older cane with two color glass eyes and ivory ears, coin silver...

300
-
500
29
Lot 29
Ivory Sword Cane-Circa 1880-A massive ivory sword c


29. Ivory Sword Cane-Circa 1880-A massive ivory sword cane which...

1,200
-
1,800
30
Lot 30
Candle Snuffer Cane-Circa 1900-A unique system stic

k with a bell bronze handle, attached plaque "Compliments of...

200
-
400
31
Lot 31
Silver and Ivory Dress Cane-Circa 1875-Fine overlai

d silver ivory handle, ornate silver collar, ebony shaft and a...

300
-
500
32
Lot 32
Tiffany 18 Karat Gold Dress Cane-Early 20th Century

-A signed "Tiffany & Co., 9791 Maker's 18 kt Gold", removable...

1,000
-
1,500
33
Lot 33
William Jennings Bryan Cane-Late 19th Century-A nic

e example in fine condition, oak shaft and a bi-metal ferrule-H...

200
-
300
34
Lot 34
Ivory Ram Dress Cane-Dated 1901-Carved ivory handle

, ornate sterling collar with the name "Anthony...

300
-
500
35
Lot 35
Defensive Cane-Early 20th Century-Small horn handle

, lanyard with a brass weight weapon, small ebony shaft and a horn...

200
-
300
36
Lot 36
Chicken Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A finely cast

gold plated chicken with ruby colored eyes, nice malacca shaft...

300
-
500
37
Lot 37
Mourning Cane-Circa 1900-A very unusual engine turn

ed signed and hallmarked sterling handle with a guilloche top...

300
-
500
38
Lot 38
Damascene Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-Extraordinar

y damascene work, rich malacca shaft and an ivory ferrule-H...

400
-
500
39
Lot 39
Carved Ivory Elf Cane-Late 19th Century-The elf is

carved setting under a large mushroom, ornate gold filled collar...

400
-
600
40
Lot 40
English Ivory Donkey Cane-19th Century-Substantial


40 English Ivory Donkey Cane-19th Century-Substantial ivory head...

2,500
-
3,500
41
Lot 41
Ivory /Ebony Dog Cane-Circa 1890-A nicely carved iv

ory and ebony dog head with two color glass eyes, gilt collar...

800
-
1,200
42
Lot 42
Ivory Horses Cane-English 19th Century-Vertical ivo

ry handle carved with a panel showing four horses in open...

2,500
-
3,500
43
Lot 43
Erotic Ivory Cane-French, late 19th Century-A sizea

ble ivory handle with a Pan embracing a naked Venus holding a...

6,000
-
9,000
44
Lot 44
French Ivory Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-Ivory all

egorical spring basket with flowers, jeweled silver ring collar...

1,500
-
2,500
45
Lot 45
Amazing ivory Erotic Cane-Anglo-Colonial around 186

0-Unscrewing ivory top with red painted woman genitalia facing the...

3,000
-
4,000
46
Lot 46
French Erotic Micro Carved Ivory Cane-Late 19th Cen

tury-An L-shaped carved ivory handle of a nude Venus...

4,000
-
6,000
47
Lot 47
Erotic Folk Art Cane -Viennese 1900-Fashioned of a

gnarled branch with a finely carved beauty in the knob suggesting...

1,500
-
2,500
48
Lot 48
Fancy Ivory Rabbit Cane-Circa 1880-A nicely carved

rabbit in the grass, personalized brass collar, malacca shaft and...

2,000
-
3,000
49
Lot 49
Erotic Stanhope Cane-Circa 1885-A single shaved bla


49 Erotic Stanhope Cane-Circa 1885-A single shaved blackthorn...

1,500
-
2,500
50
Lot 50
Ivory Erotic Cane-French, 19th Century-Elongated iv

ory knob with faceted stem and widening circular top engraved with...

2,000
-
3,000
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