Cane, Bronze Monkey, Horn, C. 1900
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Description
This cane or walking stick has a smooth shaft, the bottom set with a horn ferrule while the top is capped by a bronze statuette of a monkey climbing over a hollowed tree, owls with wings spread are visible within the tree.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 1
Height (In.): 36"
Width (In.): .75"
Depth (In.): .75"
Size: 422.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Bronze, Walnut, Horn
Date: C. 1900
Provenance:
Condition: Patination on the collar piece, some scratching of the ferrule as well as a 1/4" divot in it. No noticed damage to the shaft.
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"
Width (In.): .75"
Depth (In.): .75"
Size: 422.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Bronze, Walnut, Horn
Date: C. 1900
Provenance:
Condition: Patination on the collar piece, some scratching of the ferrule as well as a 1/4" divot in it. No noticed damage to the shaft.
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, Bronze Monkey, Horn, C. 1900
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