Lot 5395 - ibid150 Collection de cannes provenant de la succession du Dr Ernst Boehlen - mardi, 01. avril 2025, 9h30
LOT OF TWO GADGET WALKING STICKS WITH A HARMONICA AND A MUSIC SCORE
1: Germany, late 19th century. 2: Probably France, ca. 1900.
1: Rectangular nickel-plated brass grip designed as a harmonica marked “E. Bilgers Touristen-Polyphon” and “patented made in Germany”. Burlwood shaft with numerous knotholes. Metal tip.
2: Silver grip designed as a knob, the top with a depiction of a winged muse playing a fiddle. Wooden shaft covered with a paper music score. Metal tip.
2: Silver grip designed as a knob, the top with a depiction of a winged muse playing a fiddle. Wooden shaft covered with a paper music score. Metal tip.
1: L 89 cm; 2: L 88.5 cm.
Provenance:
- Hünerbein, Cologne, January 1984.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above dealer.
2:
- Ségas, Rouen, January 1985.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above dealer.
Conditionreport:
1:<br>- Nickel plating slightly rubbed and with losses<br>- Wood with a crack in the lower area<br>- Metal tip dented and somewhat loose<br>- Bayonet lock missing<br><br>2:<br>- Silver slightly tarnished and rubbed at the top<br>- Shaft with losses to the paper and rubbing<br>- Paper browned CHF 400 / 600 | (€ 410 / 620)
Vendu pour CHF 375 (frais inclus)