449
Closed Hand Over Snake Sword Gadget Walking Stick
Estimate:
CA$300 - CA$500
Sold
CA$425
Live Auction
Canadiana, Toys & Historic Objects | Featuring the Phil Barnett Collection
Size
36.5" x 1.5" x 1". Blade length 25".
Category
Description
American or British. 19th century. Sword stick with a bone handle carved as a fist grasping a snake. The plain shaft with dark mahogany stain finish. With steel blade of elliptical profile. Bronze ferrule and band. Unmarked.
Condition
Minor chip to the tip of the thumb. Pitting to the blade.
Medium
Bone, hardwood, steel, bronze.
Provenance
From the Phil Barnett Collection.