Carved Walking Stick Depicting an Old Woman Austria, c. 1855 Full portrait head of a smiling figure with knotted headkerchief and long braid over right shoulder, inscribed 'H. TSeiner.' on chest, the knob invisibly attached and continuing twist decoration down the shaft, tapering to an iron ferrule with diamond-cut spike tip, refinished, overall wd. 2 1/2, ht. 36 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. 186. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing