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THBSilver Liberty Style Cane
About Seller
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. 1910
The refined silver handle begins with a straight, slender, cylindrical neck that transitions into a broader upper section, culminating in a striking, faceted, green oval stone. While the lower portion remains unadorned, the upper section is richly embellished with four identical bands of intricate, tracery-like filigree. Interconnected ovals, adorned with motifs resembling laurel leaves and berries, lend a delicate yet structured elegance to the design. The ornamentation culminates in an oval frieze, where bold, crown-like prongs rise to encircle the central stone in a regal frame.
The gemstone, natural or man-made, is particularly captivating, with its color shifting from green in natural daylight to blue under electric light, hinting at optical properties warranting further investigation.
The handle's style leans towards Art Nouveau, yet it possesses a New World spirit that speaks of American origins. It is locally known as the Tiffany style, also called the Liberty Style. The handle has a slender, stiff, single-piece, weighty white shaft and a brass ferrule. Its surface has a grayish hue and few apparent pores, suggesting a whale-bone-like material. However, it cannot be ruled out that it might also be man-made resin or the like. This issue requires some expert attention.
Classy and decorative, this cane attracts attention with its seamless blend of art and craft that converges in a vertical integration. It possesses a certain allure, and the unique shaft contributes to that appeal.
H. 5 ¾” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 40”
$400-$500
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