$38,750
IMPORTANT AND RARE FOLK ART FIGURAL WALKING STICK; A masterwork of American folk carving, with original surface and traces of original paint on animals carved in high relief from from shaft to tip, including turtle, owl, dog, alligator, duck, tiger, toad, fish, rhinoceros, weasel, snake, lizard, rabbit, bison, squirrel, deer, eagle, giraffe and an egret eating a fish. Vine inlaid hardwood head with tapering panels; base with brass collar. Maker unknown, presumed Pennsylvania, late 19th/early 20th c.; 40"
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2013-12-07