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Lot 5344 - W252 Miscellaneous (West) - Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 01.00 PM

RARE MULTI-FUNCTION WALKING STICK OF A DIAMOND DEALER,

19th century.
Ebonized wooden stick, inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The grip in wood and horn, with a slidable cover and a pair of tweezers. The inside with a fine beam balance with weights (incomplete). The two-part brass ring lined with leather, with a container for diamonds (containing cut-glass stones) and a magnifying glass (glass cracked). Metal tip.
L 90 cm.

Rare walking stick, a very similar walking stick is depicted in: Catherine Dike. Les cannes à système. Un monde fabuleux et méconnu. Geneva 1982. No. 24/33, p. 213.


CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 6 125 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.