SOLD FOR $3,120
Fist and Cuff Whale Ivory and Rosewood Cane, 19th century, carved ivory finial, baleen separator, octagonal tapering upper shaft with alternate ivory and rosewood sections, transitioning into a circular rosewood lower shaft, with ivory tip.
Length 36 ¼ in.
Provenance: Rafael Osona Auction, Nantucket, MA 07 August 1993

SOLD FOR $1,200
Grasping Hand Whale Ivory and Whalebone Cane, 19th century, rivet fastened knob carved as a right hand gripping a baton detailed with a five pointed and six pointed star at opposite ends, tapered octagonal upper shaft with three baleen separators and a plaited baleen collar, whalebone shaft tapers to round, lacks metal tip.
Length 32 ¾ in.
Provenance: Sotheby’s New York 17 June 2004

Both Canes from the Carol and Stephen Memishian 19th C. Scrimshaw Collection