Cane, Carved Cork, Stag Horn, 19th C.
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Description
This staff or cane or walking stick is made of a carved cork, with a brass ferrule and a stag horn grip. Two inches from the base of the grip is a pair of eyelets, rimmed in brass.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 36
Width (In.): 2.25
Depth (In.): 2
Size: 272.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Cork, Stag, Brass
Date: 19th C.
Provenance:
Condition: Some dirt build-up, scratching and rubbing to the shaft, heavy patination of the brass.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
Height (In.): 36
Width (In.): 2.25
Depth (In.): 2
Size: 272.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Cork, Stag, Brass
Date: 19th C.
Provenance:
Condition: Some dirt build-up, scratching and rubbing to the shaft, heavy patination of the brass.
History: Canes were a popular accessory to the fashion minded far more than as an actual ambulatory aid during the 18th and 19th Centuries, dying out as a stable by the early 20th Century. Interestingly, the size of the ferrule, the metal cap on the base of a cane, is a fairly accurate measure of dating the cane, as by the 18th century, it began to shorten with the advent of maintained road systems and paved paths.
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Cane, Carved Cork, Stag Horn, 19th C.
Estimate $250 - $550
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