A GROUP OF THIRTEEN WALKING STICKS PERTAINING TO SMOKING,
拍品 447 A MARRIAGE OF COLLECTIONS: THE PROPERTY OF DR JULIUS AND DENA K TARSHIS (LOTS 447 - 489)

A GROUP OF THIRTEEN WALKING STICKS PERTAINING TO SMOKING,

19TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY,

已結束2010年6月25日

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A GROUP OF THIRTEEN WALKING STICKS PERTAINING TO SMOKING,
19TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY,
Comprising a silver-mounted and green-painted "Golf Putter" trompe l'oeil cigarette case cane; a grain-painted "pen and pencil" cane with a grain painted pencil holder; an amber and ebonized "Lighter" cane; a bamboo and rosewood "smoker's" cane with a handle formed as a pipe with an ivory mouthpiece; a painted metal "smoker's" cane opening to reveal three glass cigar containers and lighter in the handle; a painted metal "hearing aid" cane, with gilt detailing; a brass mounted example with lighter in the knop-form handle; a tapering example with boot-form matchstrike handle and match holder in tip, marked Simplex; a silver-mounted bamboo "picnic" cane containing a flask, knife and fork; a silver-mounted fruitwood example, the handle enclosing a cigar holder; an ebonized and silver-mounted "explosives" cane with bird-form handle and base containing a device for caps or explosives; a grain-painted cane with repousse silver handle lacking top to hinged cover; and a brass-mounted and ebonized example, the handle enclosing a cigarette roller
36in. (91.5cm.) high (13)