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125 West Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
United States
Family-owned and family-run Johnson City Tennessee auction business for 25 years. Selling antiques and collectables for 38 years. Kimball M. Sterling, Inc. was founded and is owned by Kimball and Victoria Sterling, time and again, they have laid solid claim to world-wide attention and renown with an...Read more
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LiveJan 3, 2026
Masterpiece Cane auction is all from a Europeon collection. We offer items from this private collection about once a year, Kimball Sterling kimballsterling@earthlink.net
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- Lot Description
Ca. 1920
Designed in a simple style and wholly covered in shagreen, the cane features
a well-proportioned crook handle for a comfortable grip and a slightly tapered shaft for an aesthetically pleasing silhouette.
The surface displays throughout the mesmerizing beaded structure, emphasized by a natural light green, muddy color. While a homogeneous beaded structure enhances its appeal, the texture is soft and has an addictive, sensual feel, likely stemming from the material's position between the animal and mineral realms.
The pinnacle of sophistication and luxury at its best, this cane has a touch of eccentricity that never goes amiss. It has survived the test of time and is in surprisingly good condition, adding to its charisma. Indeed, few of these canes survive in good condition, as the untanned organic material with a pitted surface tends to be brittle and disintegrate with age.
In any case, shagreen, called galuchat in French, stands out as the defining material of the Art Deco period, reaching its full potential for covering cabinets, desks, and other furnishings in the homes of French aristocrats.
H. 7” x 5 ¼”, O.L. 35 ¾”
$700 - $900
After many tries, the first to successfully deal with stingray skin was Frenchman Jean-Claude Galluchat (with a double L), a Paris master upholsterer, in the second half of the 18th century. His most famous customer for the jewelry boxes he covered with it was Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV. The galuchat remained faithful to French luxury manufacturing heritage.
Also known as Stingray leather, it is a material that falls somewhere between animal and mineral. It comes from various families of stingrays. The bead-clad central part of the animal’s back makes it unique.
Unlike other exotic leathers, the natural pattern on the stingray skin makes each piece of galuchat leather unique. The leather features small, hard, bead-like bumps that are part of the stingray’s natural structure, giving it an interesting, three-dimensional texture. This texture can be either smooth or rough, depending on the treatment it receives.
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