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10:00 AM PT - Jul 17th, 2011

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

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Silver Horse Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A solid c

ast silver handle which has unreadable hallmarks and marked...

500
-
800
2
Lot 2
Rock Crystal Eagle Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-A b

eautiful carved rock crystal handle with enameled eyes, unmarked...

800
-
1,200
3
Lot 3
Ivory Elephant Cane-Early 20th Century-A double carv

ed handle with Mama and Baby elephant, basket woven silver collar...

800
-
1,200
4
Lot 4
Massive Ivory Frog-Circa 1925-A large carved handle

with two color green and black eyes, silver metal collar, large...

1,000
-
1,500
5
Lot 5
Horse Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-An ornate signed

900 silver handle with unreadable hallmarks, mahogany shaft and a...

400
-
800
6
Lot 6
Compass Cane-Mid 20th Century-A brass handle with mo

ther of pearl handle inlay, large brass collar, mahogany shaft and...

300
-
400
7
Lot 7
Horn and Ivory Dress Cane-Early 20th Century-An ivor

y handle with a carved horn disc of a horse atop, mahogany shaft...

300
-
400
8
Lot 8
Massive Ivory Fist Cane-Circa 1930-A large carved pi

ece of ivory done in nice detail, metal collar, ebony shaft and a...

800
-
1,200
9
Lot 9
Massive Ivory Dog-Circa 1930-A large carved ivory ha

ndle, ornate brass collar, ebony shaft and a horn ferrule-H. 4" x...

1,000
-
1,500
10
Lot 10
Ivory Owl Cane-Early 20th Century-A massive carved

Ivory handle, two color glass eyes, massive exotic wood shaft and...

1,000
-
1,500
11
Lot 11
Ivory Gambler's Cane-Circa 1900-An ivory dice cane

with five die which are covered by a glass insert, spinning ivory...

400
-
600
12
Lot 12
Gold Dress Cane-Circa 1920-Unsigned but tested to b

e 14k, ornate compass collar, exotic wood shaft and a horn...

500
-
1,000
13
Lot 13
Gold Sunday Stick-Circa 1925-The cane has an unread

able hallmark, but appears to be much like the hand of Cartier...

500
-
1,000
14
Lot 14
Queen's Guard Silver Cane-Circa 1900-A cane which i

s engraved "E. Ponter, Queen's Guard Bath," ornate silver handle...

500
-
1,000
15
Lot 15
Silver Horse Cane-Circa 1900-A signed 800 silver or

nate cast handle, ebony shaft and a horn ferrule-H. 3 ½" x 2", O.L...

500
-
700
16
Lot 16
Ivory Lion Cane-Circa 1875-A full carved lion, orna

te coin silver collar with etchings and dents, ebony shaft and a...

1,000
-
1,500
17
Lot 17
Ivory Cat Cane-Early 20th Century-An ivory cat with

three color glass eyes, signed but unreadable silver collar...

1,000
-
1,500
18
Lot 18
Soccer Silver Dress Cane-Late 19th Century-A signed

800 silver handle which is probably German done in very high...

500
-
1,000
19
Lot 19
Sterling Eagle Dress Cane-Circa 1900-A large signed

sterling eagle with three color glass eyes, ebony shaft and a...

500
-
1,000
20
Lot 20
Erotic Silver Dress-Circa 1890-A beautiful signed s

terling nude maiden with flowing hair, exotic wood shaft and a...

700
-
1,000
21
Lot 21
Sterling Dog Dress Cane-Circa 1920-A wonderful rest

ing dog with two color glass eyes, small silver collar, ebony...

500
-
700
22
Lot 22
Tiger Eye Dress Cane-Circa 1930-A large oval tiger

eye handle, gold metal collar, exotic wood shaft and a horn...

500
-
600
23
Lot 23
Ivory Victorian Bust Cane-Late 19th Century-A carve

d ivory bust of what appears to be an African American lady with...

500
-
1,000
24
Lot 24
Japanese Ivory Dress Cane-Circa 1890-A large carved

ivory handle with a ape steeling an egg from a mother eagle...

1,000
-
1,500
25
Lot 25
Continental Dress Cane-Circa 1850-A massive cast an

d signed 800 silver handle, pair of silver eyelets, massive...

500
-
1,000
26
Lot 26
Massive Ivory Biblical Character Cane-Circa 1890-Ma

ssive handle done in great detail with two color glass eyes...

1,200
-
1,800
27
Lot 27
Ivory Full Nude Dress Cane-Circa 1890-A carved ivor

y handle done by an expert's hand, featured on page 134 of "The...

4,000
-
5,000
28
Lot 28
Victorian Ivory Street Walker's Cane-Circa 1875-A b

eautiful carved English Ivory Nude which is featured on page...

5,000
-
6,000
29
Lot 29
Erotic Ivory English Dress Cane-Circa 1890-A museum

quality carving of a nude lady holding an ivory penis in her hand...

14,000
-
16,000
30
Lot 30
Ivory Hunter / Vine Cane -19th Century-A very fine

and substantial carved hunter boy with bow and prey integrated on...

2,000
-
3,000
31
Lot 31
Barking Ivory Dogs Cane-Late 19th Century-A unique

ivory cane carved in high relief with two facing dogs barking at...

1,200
-
1,800
32
Lot 32
Teplitz Wood and Silver Dog Cane -Circa 1900-A well

carved Bulldog head ornate with applied silver, fine grained wood...

1,000
-
1,200
33
Lot 33
Carved Ivory Dog Cane-Late 19th Century-A large and

finely carved ivory handle with a family of five dogs, silver...

1,800
-
2,500
34
Lot 34
Aventurine Quartz Dress Cane -Early 20th Century- S

ubstantial shimmering green aventurine quartz French handle with a...

600
-
1,000
35
Lot 35
Folk Art Automation Cane-Circa 1900-An original wor

king example of a German Black Forrest cane showing what seems to...

800
-
1,200
36
Lot 36
Figural Hippo Ivory Cane -Circa 1870-An L-shaped Ge

rman Hippo ivory handle with old man face, engraved silver collar...

600
-
900
37
Lot 37
Black Forrest Fold Automation Cane-Circa 1900-A pri

me example of this German cane in perfect working condition, by...

2,000
-
3,000
38
Lot 38
Early Meissen Cane - 18th Century-Porcelain knob pa

inted in the taste of Höroldt with an idealized river harbor scene...

2,000
-
3,000
39
Lot 39
English Ivory Horse Cane-Circa 19th Century-L-shape

d and curving ivory horse handle on a stepped partridge shaft and...

1,600
-
2,400
40
Lot 40
Viennese Equestrian Cane-Late 19th Century-Large Op

era silver handle chased with laurel and bays and shield with a...

700
-
900
41
Lot 41
French Lapis Lazuli Dress Cane -Early 19th Century-

Lapis lazuli ball knob of an intense natural blue color with white...

600
-
900
42
Lot 42
Tula Russian Dress Cane-Circa 1880-A large crook Tu

la silver handle with 84 and maker hallmarks, finely decorated and...

800
-
1,200
43
Lot 43
French Ivory Nude Cane-Late 19th Century-A substant

ial ivory handle with a standing naked Venus tied against a tree...

7,000
-
9,000
44
Lot 44
French Rock Crystal Dress Cane-Circa 1900-Substanti

al rock crystal butterfly handle with finely tooled and partly...

5,000
-
8,000
45
Lot 45
Pietradura and Silver Cane-Circa 1860-The finely ch

ased handle is topped by a round panel with tiny, oblong micro...

1,200
-
1,800
46
Lot 46
English Dual Purpose Compound Cane -Circa 1880-Gun

metal container knob with an unfolding, hinged and jeweled top on...

800
-
1,200
47
Lot 47
English Dual Purpose Snuff Tobacco Cane-Circa 1865-

Baroque Staffordshire Bilston enamel container knob with opening...

1,000
-
1,800
48
Lot 48
Knob Kerrie Mythological Erotic Cane-Ca. 1890-Well

modeled silver plated casting of Leda and the Swan with a...

800
-
1,200
49
Lot 49
Viennese Porcelain Mildly Erotic Cane-Late 19th Cen

tury-The famous mildly erotic motif of Leda & Swan in white...

700
-
1,200
50
Lot 50
English Ivory Erotic Cane-Late 19th Century-Ivory h

andle suggestively carved as female organ, stepped malacca shaft...

1,000
-
1,500
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