A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER FLAMINGO CANE After the Georges Le Turcq design for Breant & Coulbaux, early 19th century The handle in the form of a flamingo with a curved neck, on a snakewood shaft with a metal ferrule. height overall 33 1/4in (84.3cm); height of handle 3in (7.6cm); width 4 1/4in (10.8cm) Footnotes: Provenance Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California. Literature Dike, Catherine and Guy Bezzaz. La Canne Objet d'Art. Les Editions de L'Amateur, Paris, 1988, page 308, number 22. (illustrated); Lévy, Émile (ed.) July - December 1901. Art et Décoration: Revue Mensuelle d'art Moderne. Volume X. Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, page 89 (illustrated). Maneker, Roberta. Vertical Art. Hudson Hills Press, Easthampton, Massachusetts, 2008, pages 247, number 348. (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