A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU 900 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER GILT MEDIEVAL CANE With mark for Verdier, Paris, circa 1890 The handle with a medieval theme design with figures on horses, cherubs, and soldiers, signed on the collar Verdier, on a Malacca shaft with a metal ferrule. height overall 33 3/4in (85.6cm); height of handle 2in (5cm); width 1 1/4in (3.2cm) Footnotes: Provenance Geoffrey Breeze Antique Canes, London; Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California, purchased from the above 2013. Literature Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 230-231, number 174. (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