A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU MOONSTONE INSET PARCEL GILT 800 STANDARD SILVER AND COPPER ALLOY CRAB CANE Marked for Camille Colot and Mathurin Méheut, Paris, circa 1910 The chassed silver milord handle mimicking small bubbles with a silver-gilt crab atop the terminal and overlaid moonstone inset silver-gilt stylized water, on a Malacca shaft with a metal ferrule. height overall 33 1/4in (84.5cm); height of handle 2in (5.1cm); diameter 1 3/4in (4.4cm) Footnotes: Provenance Il Segno del Tempo, Milan; Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California, purchased from the above March 2017. Literature Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 282-283, number 222. (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