Carved Cane Depicting a Court Jester and Eagle Italy, c. 1675 The handle formed from the pointed jester's hood worn by a grotesque bearded man, the bell-tipped points of his collar draping over an emergent eagle's head, continuing to natural shaft, refinished, overall wd. 5, ht. 35 1/2 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. 173. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing