CHILD'S CANE WITH WHALE IVORY HAMMER-FORM HANDLE Handle, a fine replica of a hammer, is affixed to an elongated collar comprised of...

CHILD'S CANE WITH WHALE IVORY HAMMER-FORM HANDLE Mid-19th Century

Handle, a fine replica of a hammer, is affixed to an elongated collar comprised of whale ivory and ebony segments composed in an unusual elliptical design. Whalebone shaft with twist carving at upper two thirds. Length 28".

Illustrated in Art and Antiques , February 1982, p. 71.

Provenance:

Charles and Mary Grace Carpenter.

Nina Hellman, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

Condition: Cracks to whale ivory components. Noted on hammer head, band and upper shaft.

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