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THBSilver and Hyppo Tooth Dog 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
A classic opera-shaped silver handle, masterfully engraved with an intricate tapestry of scrolls, foliates, and blossoming flowers, creates a richly textured surface evocative of a brocaded carpet. The ornamental design winds seamlessly around the handle’s form, conjuring the image of a sumptuous textile coiled around a stylized canine.
At one end, the hypo-tooth-sculpted head of the dog emerges, alert, noble, and finely detailed, with inset colored crystal eyes, while its hindquarters and tail subtly complete the illusion on the opposite side. The head's shape, along with its expressive features and cropped ears, unmistakably evokes a French Bulldog, a breed that enjoyed great popularity at the time. The result is a handle that is both a refined accessory and a whimsical work of art, brimming with character and historical charm.
The handle is fitted with a plain silver collar and mounted on a well-matched, attractively tapering shaft, whose richly textured surface and warm, reddish-brown hues suggest fine mahogany. It concludes with a tastefully selected, high-grade, and tall horn ferrule that harmonizes with the piece's overall sophistication.
While the absence of hallmarks complicates a definitive attribution, subtle stylistic nuances allow us to confidently place the cane’s origin in France, during the Belle Époque—a period when the French Bulldog reigned as the beloved coqueluche of Parisian society.
H. 4 ¼” x 2 ¼”, O.L. 37 ½”
$600-$800
Because of the animal's tooth size, hippopotamus teeth are only available in smaller and relatively flat pieces. Fragile, with a layered structure and sensitive to moisture, and with an inborn strong tension, hippo-tooth carvings often split in dry weather and, over the years, acquire a glazed, luminous surface coupled to a specific, creamy patina.
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