CRUTCH-HANDLED WALKING STICK INSCRIBED "ELLA" Whale ivory handle with baleen end cap. Tapered bone shaft with baleen rings. Engraved...

CRUTCH-HANDLED WALKING STICK INSCRIBED "ELLA" Circa 1847

Whale ivory handle with baleen end cap. Tapered bone shaft with baleen rings. Engraved at throat "Ella" and "1847". Length 31.25".

Provenance:

Michael C. German, London, 1984. Purchased by the current owner.

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