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THBHard Stone Dress Cane
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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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About Auction
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. 1880
Substantial rose quartz knob wheel cut in a reversed teardrop pommel shape and presented on an extending silver collar with scrolls and foliates around a blank cartouche.
The overall profile of the knob resembles hookah mouthpieces, featuring faceting with soft-edged, broad panels clustered at the top within a beautiful eight-sided Islamic geometrical octagon panel. This design reflects Ottoman taste and suggests it was a custom order from France or Switzerland for that region.
Endowed with an addictive sensory feel, this “touch the difference” knob features a fully matured, blond, full-bark malacca shaft with a raised ridge and a long horn ferrule.
One of only two published examples so far, this cane is an exceedingly rare relic of Ottoman culture, when Istanbul ruled an empire. It is literally a wearable treasure, endowed with a great feel of age and in superb condition.
The plain surface of the knob and its soft edges made it difficult for the photographer to capture its essence. It must be observed in nature to fully appreciate its beauty and held in hand to enjoy its soothing feel.
H. 4” x 1 ¾”, O.L. 36 ½”
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