comprising: two canes or walking sticks with carved wood dog-form handles, one with inset glass eyes, ivory collar, leather cord, and horn ferrule, the other with traces of red paint to mouth; Anglo-Indian, 19th century, sword cane with fish-form handle, brass ferrule and locking mechanism, and bone collar, blade marked "INDIA" near base; small umbrella with carved wood dog-form handle, black fabric canopy; umbrella with sterling silver handle floral motif and monogram "EGD", later blue nylon canopy; largest 35-1/2 x 7/8 x 4-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
wear commensurate with use; painted dog example with wear and losses mostly to handle, age splits and cracks to wood, glass-eyed example with loss to ferrule; sword cane with small areas of loss to lacquer, some cracks or age splits to wood, wear to collar, ferrule, and blade, blade with dullness; dog-head umbrella with holes to canopy, lacking one glass eye; silver umbrella with tarnish, canopy likely later
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