120. Silver Art Nouveau Dress Cane-Ca. 1900-Large and well-proportioned Derby silver handle hand chased and engraved with two matching floral panels. The fluid treatment of the flowers epitomizes many of the unique visual qualities of Art Nouveau and the subtle, but evident sinuous, organic rhythm speaks for a mature work. The handle is struck with the national silver Reichsmark of a crescent moon & crown representing the entire German state in conjunction with an 800 decimal silver standard marks and comes on an ebony shaft with a metal ferrule. The cane was obviously used, shows few dents but still is in keeping with its age. -H. 4 ¼” x 2 ¾”, O.L. 35 ¼”