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An early whaler’s dress cane with a clenched fist top

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
An early whaler’s dress cane with a clenched fist top, the shaft of turned whale bone, probably cut from a jaw bone, the top carved from the tooth of a sperm whale into a clenched fist with a four button cuff united to the shaft by a silver coloured metal collar cut to the top with scallops and decorated with engraving. English, circa 1840.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Bone
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1840
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	734128

Dimensions

H.	32.25 in;
H.	81.92 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art