Cane, Japanese, Mahogany, 19th C.
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Description
This cane or walking stick has a head depicting a Japanese woman leaning over a stump with a long ladle to pull water from a pot on the ground beside the base of the stump. It is affixed to the shaft of the cane with a silver collar.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 0.5
Height (In.): 34"
Width (In.): 1"
Depth (In.): .75"
Size: 292.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Mahogany
Date: 19th C.
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed breaks or losses. Minor rubbing of the shaft resulting in worn varnish.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
Height (In.): 34"
Width (In.): 1"
Depth (In.): .75"
Size: 292.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Mahogany
Date: 19th C.
Provenance:
Condition: No noticed breaks or losses. Minor rubbing of the shaft resulting in worn varnish.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
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Cane, Japanese, Mahogany, 19th C.
Estimate $300 - $700
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