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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000
LOT 405
Probably German, circa 1860.Fine and rare ivory and horn walking stick with built-in sundial.
CHF 2,200 - 3,000
USD 1,200 - 1,700
Sold: CHF 3,105
C. Spherical ivory pommel in two hemispheres representing a globe with great detail, the equator in tortoiseshell, the hinged sphere opening to reveal the sundial, gold collet.Diam. 51mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Dial: 6 - 24 |
Notes
Illustrated in 'Canes From the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century', by JEFFREY B. SNYDER, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, USA, 1993, p. 102.