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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 940

Thomas Jefferson Craddock Carved Folk Art Cane

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Virginia, Albemarle County, circa 1895, cane featuring numerous relief carved tributes to Thomas Jefferson including his tomb and the rotunda at the University of Virginia, banners detailing the history of Jefferson, "THOS. JEFFERSON OF VA BORN APRIL 13, 1743, WAS PRESIDENT USA, 1801 TO 1809/ WROTE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, FOUNDER OF UNIVERSITY VA 1819/ DIED JULY 4, 1826. THIS CANE /WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSON TOMB/ MONTICELLO, VA/ JEFFERSONS DYING WORDS I RESIGN MY SPIRIT/ TO GOD MY/DAUGHTER TO MY COUNTRY", additionally decorated with birds, rabbits, fish, and other animals, with metal tip, 36-1/8 in. - Note: Thomas Jefferson Craddock was a resident of Milton VA and sold his canes at Jefferson's tomb at Monticello. During the Civil War, Craddock served as a private in the 5th Virginia Cavalry. - Provenance: Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Condition

wear to metal tip
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