Cane, Pine, Snake, Ruby Glass, C. 1900
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Description
This pine cane or walking stick is carved as a slithering snake, coming to an egg-shaped head with embedded ruby-glass eyes. All along the back are shallow divots, on the belly are thin lines creating the appearance of segments.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 0.5
Height (In.): 36.75
Width (In.): 1.75
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 344.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Pine, Glass
Date: C. 1900
Provenance:
Condition: Some light rubbing, minor losses to the finish.
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.): 36.75
Width (In.): 1.75
Depth (In.): 1.25
Size: 344.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Pine, Glass
Date: C. 1900
Provenance:
Condition: Some light rubbing, minor losses to the finish.
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, Pine, Snake, Ruby Glass, C. 1900
Estimate $250 - $500
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