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Lot 1158: Relief Carved Elephant Bust Cane

Relief Carved Elephant Bust Cane with Inscribed Gold Plated Band

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 18, 2024

Lot 1158: Relief Carved Elephant Bust Cane

Relief Carved Elephant Bust Cane with Inscribed Gold Plated Band

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 18, 2024

Estimated Price: $1,300 - $1,900
Price Realized:
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Relief Carved Elephant Bust Cane with Inscribed Gold Plated Band

Manufacturer: None
Model: None
Type: Other
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Item Views: 958
Item Interest: Average
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Catalog Page: 123
Class: Other
Description:

The popularity of the cane as a status symbol for the middle classes through the upper echelons of society reached its pinnacle in the 18th and 19th centuries at roughly the same time as many European powers reached their peaks of global power. This cane would have certainly befit a worldly British gentleman after a post in certain parts of the British Empire such as Africa or India, given its subject matter. The L-shaped grip of this cane has been attractively relief carved in the form of an elephant's head. The grip is joined to the shaft with a gold plated brass band that has a zig-zag motif and is inscribed with the initials "C.F.M." The shaft appears to be Malacca coated in a dark varnish and appears to have once had a protective tip that is now absent.

Rating Definition:

Fine, the grip shows an attractive lightly aged tone with a chip absent from the tip of the right tusk and a few scattered hairline age cracks. The band retains most of the gold plating with some light wear. The otherwise good shaft shows some moderate crazing of the varnish and a few light handling marks.



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