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American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024

Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 543

Nautical Walking Stick with Carved Marine Ivory Knob

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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19th century, likely sailor made, painted mahogany shaft topped by carved knob in the form of a hand grasping an eel, 32-7/8 x 1-3/4 in.

Provenance: Bruce Shelton Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee (accompanied by copy of receipt dated September 12, 2013 for $2,150); A North Carolina Private Collection

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Bruce Shelton Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee (accompanied by copy of receipt dated September 12, 2013 for $2,150); A North Carolina Private Collection

scratching and loss to painted surface, some cracks to wood near knob and ferrule, whalebone with small circular patch (possibly as made) on top of fingers, some hairlines to whalebone, surface dirt/accretion