Lot 5428 - ibid150 Collection of Walking Sticks/Canes from the Estate of Dr Ernst Boehlen - Tuesday, 01. April 2025, 9.30 AM
LOT OF SIX GADGET WALKING STICKS
1: ca. 1900. 2: England, mid-19th century. 3: France, early 20th century. 4: ca. 1900. 5: France, ca. 1900. 6: England, late 19th century.
1: Frog- or fish-catching stick. Brass grip in the shape of a knob with a screw cap, opening onto a lacquered metal tube with an integrated harpoon for catching frogs or fish. Shaft made of bamboo, partly dyed black. Metal tip with opening.
2: Malacca grip with silver applications, the lid monogrammed WJ (?), opening onto a compartment for folding glasses. Malacca shaft. Metal tip.
3: “Pare feu” walking stick. Spherical painted wooden grip, can be pulled out and opens onto a paper compartment painted with flowers, known as “pare feu”. Grooved, silver-plated metal band. Rosewood shaft. Metal tip.
4: Wooden grip rounded in the shape of a curved handle. Grip removable and opening onto a periscope. Shaft made of metal painted to look like tortoiseshell, with two mirror-studded peepholes. Metal tip.
5: Spherical brass grip with hinged lid opening onto a spring-loaded firing mechanism (fastening chain missing). The lid is inscribed “prenez garde à celui qui me vole”. Malacca shaft. Metal tip.
6: Thick wooden knob grip, opening onto brass scales with a weight indication in pounds. Wide brass band. Bamboo shaft. Metal tip.
2: Malacca grip with silver applications, the lid monogrammed WJ (?), opening onto a compartment for folding glasses. Malacca shaft. Metal tip.
3: “Pare feu” walking stick. Spherical painted wooden grip, can be pulled out and opens onto a paper compartment painted with flowers, known as “pare feu”. Grooved, silver-plated metal band. Rosewood shaft. Metal tip.
4: Wooden grip rounded in the shape of a curved handle. Grip removable and opening onto a periscope. Shaft made of metal painted to look like tortoiseshell, with two mirror-studded peepholes. Metal tip.
5: Spherical brass grip with hinged lid opening onto a spring-loaded firing mechanism (fastening chain missing). The lid is inscribed “prenez garde à celui qui me vole”. Malacca shaft. Metal tip.
6: Thick wooden knob grip, opening onto brass scales with a weight indication in pounds. Wide brass band. Bamboo shaft. Metal tip.
1: L 91.5 cm; 2: L 93 cm; 3: L 78 cm; 4: L 88 cm; 5: L 90.5 cm; 6: L 97 cm.
Provenance:
Dr. E. Boehlen Collection (no further details).
2:
- Michael C. German, London, November 1975.
- Dr. E. Boehlen Collection, acquired from the above dealer.
3:
- Ségas, Rouen, August 24, 1977.
- Dr. E. Boehlen Collection, acquired from the above dealer.
4:
- Ségas, Rouen, July 11, 1981.
- Collection of Dr. E. Boehlen, acquired from the above dealer.
5:
Collection of Dr. E. Boehlen (no further details).
6:
Collection of Dr. E. Boehlen (no further details).
Literature:
Ulrich Klever. Spazierstöcke. Munich, 1984, p. 187, fig. 290.
Conditionreport:
1:<br>- paint on the harpoon with losses<br>- shaft with losses, rubbing, scratches<br>- metal tip with dents and corrosion<br><br>2:<br>- grip with signs of use<br>- silver tarnished<br>- metal frame of the glasses with signs of use, scratches<br>- shaft with losses and scratches<br>- metal tip with a crack and probably replaced<br><br>3:<br>- paint on the grip rubbed and with losses<br>- paper compartments torn at one end<br>- tip probably replaced<br><br>4:<br>- wooden grip with losses and rubbed<br>- shaft rubbed and with scratches<br><br>5:<br>- brass rubbed and tarnished<br>- shaft with losses, scratches and signs of use<br>- metal heel slightly loose<br><br>6:<br>- grip rubbed<br>- shaft with a larger crack<br>- metal tip cracked CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)
Sold for CHF 813 (including buyer's premium)