Civil War Ship Relic Cane-C. 1911-This is a folk art carved nautical relic cane. It has carved into the shaft "Part of Gun Boat Beauregard Sunk in 1862 by the Benton Raised in 1911." On the shaft is rope work, 6 Turks knots made of twine and applied to shaft as decoration .The knot is also covered in rope work that a sailor would do. The end of the shaft has a small steel ferrule. There is wear to the finish and minor scuffing to some of the carved letters. Fine shape.-O.L. 32"-$800-$1,200
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Stuart White Folk Art and Dress Cane Auction
10:00 AM PT - Feb 17th, 2008
offered by
Kimball M. Sterling Inc. (TFL-1915)
125 West Market Street
Johnson City TN 37601
Johnson City TN 37601
