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LOT 76
Attractive Relief Carved Antique
Ivory Dog’s Head Cane - Starting in
the 16th century, canes and walking
sticks became extremely popular,
first among royalty and nobility,
and by the 19th and 20th centuries
having worked their way down to the
middle classes as a symbol of status.
Being most popular among the
upper echelons of society, popular
motifs for canes often featured prized
and valuable horses or hunting/
guard dogs, such as this example.
The antique ivory grip on this piece
shows a relief carved dog’s head,
having the look of some breed of
mastiff, which were popular guard
dogs at the time. The shaft is of
smooth malacca and tipped with a
nicely figured piece of medium toned
horn. It measures approximately 33
3/4 inches overall.
CONDITION: Fine, the grip shows an
attractively aged tone with some
very faint age lines and a light chip
absent from the nose. The shaft
also fine with some scattered light
handling marks and light crazing.
Estimate: 1,100 - 1,600
LOT 75
Desirable Relief Carved Antique
Ivory Fox Hunting Scene Cane -
During the 19th and 20th centuries,
canes reached their pinnacle of
popularity, becoming a must have
accessory for those wishing to
publicly proclaim their social and
economic status. Around that same
time, after centuries of practice,
modern fox hunting with hounds
was also reaching its zenith as a
popular sport of the affluent. The
antique ivory grip of this cane has
been masterfully relief carved into a
scene featuring a fox up a tree with
a bird it has taken as prey, as well as
a determined hound attempting to
climb the tree to get at the fox. There
is a small buckled collar carved at the
base of the grip where it joins the
shaft. The shaft is smooth malacca
and is tipped with antique ivory. The
cane measures approximately 34 3/4
inches overall.
CONDITION: Fine, the grip showing
an attractively aged tone with a
hairline crack near the bottom and
a few light chips absent from the
collar. The shaft is also fine with
some a couple hairline cracks, minor
handling marks, and some crazing.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250
LOT 74
Very Attractive Relief Carved
Antique Ivory Greyhound Cane
with Inscribed Sterling Silver Band
- In the 18th century to early 20th
century, canes became a very popular
symbol of social and economic status
as well as sophistication. By that
time, the greyhound dog had been
around for centuries, and it was often
associated with royalty, nobility, and
the upper echelons of society. In
the late 19th century and early 20th
century, the popularity of greyhound
racing began to take hold, just as
canes reached their peak as a fashion
accessory. The grip of this example
is antique ivory, relief carved in the
shape of a greyhound’s head fitted
with glass eyes. The grip is joined to
the shaft with a silver band marked
“STERLING” and inscribed with the
initials “G.M.L.” The smooth shaft is of
fruitwood tipped with dark horn, and
the cane measures approximately 31
1/2 inches overall.
CONDITION: Very good, the grip
shows an attractively aged tone
with some hairline age cracks and
minor chips on the tips of the ears.
The silver band shows an attractively
aged patina. The shaft is fine with
some mild handling wear.
Estimate: 1,100 - 1,600
LOT 73
Desirable Relief Carved Antique
Ivory “Jonah and the Whale” Cane
with Silver Band - Canes steadily
grew in popularity from the 16th
century into the early 20th century
as a fashion accessory and symbol of
one’s status. Throughout this time,
religious, biblical, and mythological
symbols were very popular themes,
perhaps only surpassed by animal
motifs. The antique ivory grip of this
example has been beautifully relief
carved to represent the biblical tale
of “Jonah and the whale”. It shows
Jonah’s upper body above a column
of water/waves, with a whale over his
head in the act of consuming him.
The grip is joined to the shaft with a
silver band that has a dagged lower
edge, and the shaft is of smooth
ebony with a lightly colored horn tip.
It measures approximately 36 1/2
inches overall.
CONDITION: Fine, the grip showing
an attractively aged tone with a few
faint age line and mild wear, while
the shaft has some light handling
marks and moderate wear on the tip.
Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250