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Early Whaler’s Dress Cane with a Clenched Fist Top (1 of 6)
Wick Antiques Ltd
Flag of United KingdomHampshire, UK
Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art, as well as taking the occasional auction. Together they make a formidable team with extensive knowledge and buy and sell some of the best items on the market.
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Early Whaler’s Dress Cane with a Clenched Fist Top

REF: LA494635
£1,150
€1,343
$1,447
Certified DealerApproved item423 sales by dealer
Certified DealerApproved item423 sales by dealer
Description
19th Century (c.1840) English whaler’s dress cane with a clenched fist top, the shaft of turned whale bone, probably cut from a jaw bone, the top carved from the tooth of a sperm whale into a clenched fist with a four button cuff united to the shaft by a silver coloured metal collar cut to the top with scallops and decorated with engraving.
measurements
Height:
32.25 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Early Whaler’s Dress Cane with a Clenched Fist Top (LA494635) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1840
additional info
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1840
location
This Early Whaler’s Dress Cane with a Clenched Fist Top is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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