GROUP OF 9 VICTORIAN WALKING STICKS, INCLUDING 2 FINE WHALING CANES.

1) 36″ overall showing clench fist and bar made from whale ivory with octagonal to fluted to round whale bone shaft. Silver eyelet holes and silver band. 2) 33″ overall 1-1/2″ ivory with round baleen inset. Shaft is octagonal cross-hatched to smooth round whale bone, small baleen insets at top of bone shaft (one small inset is missing). 3) 35″ light weight, possibly bamboo shaft with a 7/8″ high gold cap engraved on top. “MAYOR SLEEPER / FROM / HIS ASSOCIATES ON THE / COMMITTEE ON STREETS 1858”. John S. Sleeper was Mayor Roxbury, Massachusetts. 4)-9) Typical Victorian sticks with hard rubber or wooden shafts, in varying lengths and diameters, all with heavy gold plated ornate tops, with either monograms or presentations which can be seen in photographs. The dated presentations range from 1871-1892, all are in beautiful condition retaining most of their orig gilding. PROVENANCE: Daryl Middlebrook collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Special Note: This item(s) contains plant or animal properties that may be covered by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Please read the Conditions of Sale, section 15, for more information regarding the Endangered Species Act, and your responsibilities as a buyer. 53098-2 JS (2,000-3,000) ESA – Lot 3117

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3117	$5,175.00	GROUP OF 9 VICTORIAN WALKING STICKS, INCLUDING 2 FINE WHALING CANES. 1) 36″ overall showing clench fist and bar made from whale ivory with octagonal to fluted to round whale bone shaft. Silver eyelet holes and silver band. 2) 33″ overall 1-1/2″ ivory with round baleen inset. Shaft is octagonal cross-hatched to smooth round whale bone, small baleen insets at top of bone shaft (one small inset is missing). 3) 35″ light weight, possibly bamboo shaft with a 7/8″ high gold cap engraved on top. “MAYOR SLEEPER / FROM / HIS ASSOCIATES ON THE / COMMITTEE ON STREETS 1858”. John S. Sleeper was Mayor Roxbury, Massachusetts. 4)-9) Typical Victorian sticks with hard rubber or wooden shafts, in varying lengths and diameters, all with heavy gold plated ornate tops, with either monograms or presentations which can be seen in photographs. The dated presentations range from 1871-1892, all are in beautiful condition retaining most of their orig gilding. PROVENANCE: Daryl Middlebrook collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Special Note: This item(s) contains plant or animal properties that may be covered by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Please read the Conditions of Sale, section 15, for more information regarding the Endangered Species Act, and your responsibilities as a buyer. 53098-2 JS (2,000-3,000) ESA – Lot 3117 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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GROUP OF 9 VICTORIAN WALKING STICKS, INCLUDING 2 FINE WHALING CANES.