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Lot 331

Three Continental Figural Walking Sticks with Silver Eagle, Carved Stag, and Native American Handles

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,500
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

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$0 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

A collection of three Continental European figural walking sticks dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Comprising: (1) a finely modeled silver eagle-head handle with glass eyes and iv*ry beak mounted to a rosewood shaft with silver bands and steel ferrule; XRF analysis indicates the silver tests approximately .860 fine. (2) A carved stag antler handle depicting a half-skeletal, half-human figure emerging from the antler, mounted to a bamboo shaft with steel ferrule. (3) An Austrian polychrome carved Native American bust surmounted by stylized antlers decorated as feathers, mounted to an intricately carved simulated branch-form shaft.

 

Dimensions: Silver Eagle Cane: 36 in. Stag Figural Cane: 34 in. Native American Cane: 35 in.

 

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Condition

General wear consistent with age and use, including scattered handling marks and surface wear. The silver eagle handle retains its original glass eyes, and the carved decoration throughout remains well preserved.

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The Estate of Eddi Van Auken (1938–2024), Danville, California. Mrs. Van Auken assembled one of the foremost private collections of antique canes and walking sticks over more than three decades. Selections from her collection were published in the museum-quality volumes Vertical Art: The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks and Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antique Walking Sticks. Collection notes indicate the Native American cane was acquired in 2010.