Carved Walking Stick with Ball and Claw Handle England, c. 1904 Knobby shaft intricately carved with twisting vines and snakes, populated by birds and insects, continuing to a talon clutching ball finial, above reserves inscribed 'G. Harris, Esq / Aston Villa' and the date 1904, refinished, overall wd. 1 3/4, ht. 34 3/4 in. Footnotes: Provenance Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California. Literature Illustrated in Vertical Art: The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks (2008), cat. no. 188. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing