Contemporary Limited Edition and Mode...
New York, Grand Havana Room, Sep 28, 2000
LOT 150
Antique Gold and Enamel Walking Stick, circa 1820
USD 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: USD 1,840
The 18K yellow gold knob handle is decorated with blue and green champlevé enameled flowers and leaves with white enamel accents, the top with a blue enamel monogram, having an eyelet at the top of the exotic wood shaft and having a brass ferrule approx. 6 inches long.With hallmarks
Notes
The larger the ferrule, generally speaking, the older the cane, since most canes/walking sticks made prior to 1840 had 6 to 8 inch long ferrules, the lengths shortening to 2 inches or less after 1850.