CANE WITH WHALE IVORY CLENCHED FIST HANDLE 19th...

CANE WITH WHALE IVORY CLENCHED FIST HANDLE 19th Century
Handle carved as a right fist clenching a stick or a scroll, with nicely carved fingers and shirt cuff. Whale ivory and baleen banded collar. Whalebone shaft with a 9" deeply reeded segment and a rope-carved band above a tapering cylinder. Length 34.5".
From a Private Collection, New York
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Handle carved as a right fist clenching a stick or a scroll, with nicely carved fingers and shirt cuff. Whale ivory and baleen banded collar. Whalebone shaft with a 9" deeply reeded segment and a rope-carved band above a tapering cylinder. Length 34.5".
From a Private Collection, New York
This item is not available for international delivery without CITES and other necessary permits. Obtaining these permits is the obligation of the buyer. Please be aware of current international and domestic regulations and bid accordingly.

Condition: Ivory with some areas of pearling. Some deterioration of one baleen band.

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