Silver and Enamel Dress Cane

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By Kimball Sterling

May 24, 2025

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  Ca. 1890 Silver knob fashioned in a classic stretched and tapering pommel shape with a slender and widening Saturn like upper part engine turned with a repeating diamond shaped pattern on the side and a matching radiating design on the round domed top. The knob is furthermore entirely translucent light sky blue enameled highlighted with three opaque white encircling ribbons. The integral and plain collar is struck with the “G.A.S.” maker’s mark of the celebrated Georg Adam Scheid from Vienna, besides a “900” for the high-grade precious metal title. One can also see two other obscured hallmarks, one of them an Austrian “Diana Head” for first-rate silver. A clear “Half Moon and Crown” silver hallmark speaks for the official import into Germany. The knob is presented on a rightfully selected, classy and vibrant brown black streaked Makassar ebony shaft and a horn ferrule. Luxurious indulgence is apparent in the profile of this cane made to the highest standards and finest styles. It bears the distinctive Viennese flavor of sophistication and refinement from the glorious Imperial Period. For many cane enthusiasts, the ultimate goal is to own one day an enamel cane. While a plain example will do for the majority, a flawless and refined jeweled one of this caliber remains the Holy Grail for the connoisseur. Notable is that the profile of this knob became over the years one of the signature creations of G.A.S., and was produced in various sizes occasionally customized to individual preferences. Encountered were seed pearls and semi-precious stone inlay as well as singular gold applications. The production of translucent hard enamel demands the highest levels of patience, experience, and skill. Since an excessive fragility, the very few of these wonderful knobs survived intact. H. 2 ½” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 33 ¼” $800-$900 Georg Adam Scheid, from Vienna (1837–1921), is one of the most recognized silversmiths, niello masters, and enamelers worldwide. At the age of 15, he went to Pforzheim, where he completed an apprenticeship and was sent back to Vienna as a sales representative in 1858. There, he founded his first company in 1862. Scheid has been producing high-quality silver and gold jewelry as well as luxury items that have been exported to all of Europe for more than 50 years, with around 300 employees in his factory in Gumpendorfer Straße 85. Sales outlets were in Vienna, Budapest, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Istanbul. The most famous works of Scheid are related to the Austrian secessionist movement and took advantage of the collaboration with famous artists such as Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, and Josef Maria Auchentaller. He was not only a great artist but also a very successful businessman and an influential figure in Viennese society in the golden age of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of the 19th century.
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