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A CARVED WHALE-BONE WALKING STICK
Lot 712WALKING STICKS FROM THE COLLECTION FORMED BY 1ST VISCOUNT BOYD OF MERTON
(LOTS 712-743)
THIS IS A SELECTION OF THE FIRST VISCOUNT BOYD OF MERTON'S COLLECTION OF WALKING STICKS. HE GATHERED EXAMPLES ALL HIS LIFE, PRIMARILY BETWEEN 1954 AND 1959 WHILE HE WORKED AS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, GATHERING SOME INTERESTING AFRICAN AND NON-EUROPEAN EXAMPLES. IN TOTAL HE AMASSED OVER 600 ITEMS, HOUSED AT INCE CASTLE IN CORNWALL, MANY WERE SADLY DAMAGED IN A FIRE IN 1984. THE NEXT 32 LOTS REPRESENT A SELECTION.

A CARVED WHALE-BONE WALKING STICK

POSSIBLY AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY

Fermé30 September 2008

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GBP 2,500

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A CARVED WHALE-BONE WALKING STICK
POSSIBLY AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY
WITH GADROONED AND CHIP-CARVED STEM AND A MARINE IVORY HANDLE
36¼ IN. (92 CM.)
TOGETHER WITH A PLAIN CANTED SQUARE WHALE-BONE WALKING STICK - 34¾ IN. (88 CM.) (2)