AN ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU CERAMIC, 900 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER GILT ORB CANE With mark for Galileo Chini, Florence, circa 1900-1910 The tao handle with a floral decorated blue glazed ceramic orb, overlaid with silver and gilt ribbons with orbs at each terminal, the collar signed G.CHINI, on a Malacca shaft with a metal ferrule. height overall 33 1/4in (84.3cm); height of handle 2in (5cm); width 4in (10cm) Footnotes: Provenance Il Segno del Tempo, Milan; Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California, purchased from the above June 2016. Literature Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 124-125, number 87. (illustrated) Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to request a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing