Fantastic Carved Cane of Man with Metamorphosing Nose United States, c. 1880 Highly imaginative cane carved from natural branch, the handle depicting man whose nose continues to a form multiple scaly creatures and animal heads, the shaft entwined with a serpent and punctuated with animal heads and birds conforming with knots, dark stain surface, overall wd. 5 1/4, 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. 195. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing