Fancifully Carved Whale Ivory and Wood Walking Stick
Offered: August 8-9, 2020
Sold for $1,830 Fancifully Carved Whale Ivory and Wood Walking Stick, 19th century, the tapered ivory grip is capped by a wood disc and the surface carved in low relief with three oblong reserves (one of a standing officer and two of flower-filled urns) bordered by rows of concentric drill holes; the wood shaft is carved in high relief with flowering and fruiting vines uniting the three registers of figures, viz., Adam and Eve, an angel holding a shield and a deep-sea diver wearing an […]