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AEDSouth Russian Silver Piqué 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 1890
An all-holly wood cane with a substantial classic reversed teardrop-shaped knob embellished with silver wire and dot inlay in delicate, lace-like and intricate repeating patterns.
The ornamentation extends on the first 9 ½” of the shaft in an impressive, longer, pedestal-like sleeve of echoing, dense, and seamless encircling fish bone-shaped elements to terminate in a matching narrow and fringed collar.
There is a strong traditional element to this cane that pays tribute to centuries-old Caucasian arts. It survived intact and with a superb age patina.
H. 11 ½” x 1 ½”, O.L. 35 ¾”
$400-$500
This timeless craft reveals the quiet romance between wood and silver. Skilled artisans carve fine grooves into the wooden surface and inlay slender silver wires to create intricate, flowing patterns. Each line and curve reflects patience, precision, and centuries of tradition, transforming simple wood into a luminous work of art.
Through this union of natural materials and human skill, every piece embodies balance, devotion, and enduring beauty, a shimmering symphony of craftsmanship, grace, and timeless love for beauty.
Once commonplace, this painstaking art has now all but vanished, leaving behind only its radiant legacy.
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