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THBRussian Cloisonn‚ Enamel 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. 1900
Giant modified Derby-shaped silver gilt handle entirely decorated with cloisonné enamel in an opulent setting and vibrant color scope, turned snake wood collar, malacca shaft, and a metal ferrule.
A showcase of wealth, this prestige line of jewelry showcases the extraordinary craftsmanship of the Russian goldsmith. It is authenticated by an “84” hallmark and an unidentified maker's mark on the bottom of the collar.
Its unique look stems from a combination of shape, size, color, and exemplary conservation, all of which define it as a true masterpiece of a long and distinguished ancient Russian metalwork tradition.
Indeed, this cane embodies the very essence of Moscow silversmith arts, beauty, and conveys much of the former splendor and luxury of the Russian Imperial Nobility.
So far, so good; however, what makes this cane more remarkable is the story that has been passed along with it, saying that the handle belonged to the step door of a coach of the Imperial Russian Court and was rescued by a guard during the Russian Revolution, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy.
Like many of the treasures of that era, it landed in the Western World, where it was recycled as a cane handle.
Ex-private collection formed during the 1930s, then in the possession of Marina Bowater, a prominent Russian art expert in London, and subsequently passed down through her family.
H. 5 ¼” x 2 ¾”, O.L. 36 ¼”
$1,600-$2,500
Because of its strategic location on trade routes between Western Europe and Asia, as well as between Scandinavia and the Byzantine and Islamic Near East, Russia absorbed many cultures and developed distinctive styles. It is not surprising that Russian jewels and enamels mirror the decorative traditions of many cultures. By the end of the 19th century, the rich layering of stylistic influences that had accumulated over about three hundred years had created apparent tension between Moscow’s Russianness and St. Petersburg’s Europeanism. These different approaches to cultural heritage are evident in the work produced by various workshops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. One produced sturdy silver everyday vessels using traditional techniques.
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