 Eastlake Sterling And Ivory (8244)
This sterling cane handle has what is called chip carvings. Charles Eastlake, an American architect, wrote a book on architecture in 1876. His house line and dot carvings, as well as chip carvings are easily seen in house styles until 1890. Jewelers and furniture makers also copied his styles. Eastlake was only popular in America, therefore I have no question the handle, shaft and ferrule is American. The Ivory insert on top has a hand carved bezel the holds the beveled glass cover. These beautiful ivory plaques were only made in Europe where the talent to paint them has been handed down for generation where they were made for a variety of uses and would be a part of the handle that was made for other uses. See gadget cane philosophy. The plaque was made about the same time as the handle, and it’s a perfect mushroom shape. The handle screws off the large 1.1” rosewood tapered shaft with ivory ferrule, to reveal a large hollow container in the handle. I put it under the gadget catagory because of the container inside. This was a custom made cane, no matter when or where it was made. As its not for sale, its authanticness is really not the question. The question to me is, Who would want a cane with almost a 4” handle,thats as ostentatous as this one? I think a big ego. The more important purpose is to examine the historical background and to understand how a cane is put together so you can make your own judgement as to whether a cane is right for you.
Category: Gadget
Sub Category: City - Manufactured
Listed: 2006-07-02 18:23:01
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