$175
A 20th century Italian sterling silver and wood walking stick or cane, the silver handle decorated to one side with a female mask, the other a male mask amidst scrolling foliage and centered by a vacant cartouche to the top, issuing a bone colored, horn shaped resin handle and surmounting a tapering wood stick with brass ferrule. The silver hallmarked 925 and R for "Rivestito" or "Riempito" (covered or filled). Approximate length 36.5".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-08-28