A carved bone-handled ebonised cane of nautical interest
A carved bone-handled ebonised cane of nautical interest, the head carved as a curled scaly serpent holding a ball pommel in its mouth, the pommel incised with ships and sailors below the compass points, set on a tapering ebonised wood cane, possibly malacca, with brass collar and tip, 90cm long.
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A carved bone-handled ebonised cane of nautical interest, the head carved as a curled scaly serpent holding a ball pommel in its mouth, the pommel incised with ships and sailors below the compass points, set on a tapering ebonised wood cane, possibly malacca, with brass collar and tip, 90cm long.