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Carved and Incised Ivory Phrenology Cane

Carved and Incised Ivory Phrenology Cane
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Auction: Sale #2223 - 2223Location: BostonDate / Time: October 04, 2003 10:00AM

Description:

Carved and Incised Ivory Phrenology Cane, the handle formed as the model of a head, incised and black stained with zones of the head and their associations as put forward by the 18th century German theorist, Franz Joseph Gall, on snakewood shaft with horn ferrule, lg. 37 3/8 in.
Estimate $4,000-5,000

Keywords

Franz Joseph Gall

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