278
Snake Walking Sticks
Estimate:
CA$300 - CA$500
Sold
CA$100
Live Auction
Canadiana, Toys & Historic Objects | Featuring the Phil Barnett Collection
Size
34" x 1.5" x 1.5" and 35.5" x 1" x 1".
Category
Description
British or North American. Late 19th/early 20th century. Hardwood cane with tightly cross-hatched carved shaft with two spiralled snakes facing each other. Together with another example with a turned mahogany grip, having two hands gripping the spiral carved shaft. With brass ferrules. Unmarked.
Condition
Very good condition. One minor loss on the tip of the cross-hatched cane. Some loss to the tips on the horn cane.
Medium
Hardwood.
Provenance
From the Phil Barnett Collection.