Presentation Cane with Engraved Gold-plated Eagle Head

Description:

Presentation Cane with Engraved Gold-plated Eagle Head, America, c. 1889, the eagle head fitted with faceted red stone eyes, and engraved with the name "G.H. Benedict" in an oval reserve on one side, and inscribed "Presented May 13, 1889/Office of Public Printer/By Employes," the finial mounted on an ebonized wood shaft, lg. 35 3/4 in.

Provenance: The Benedict Estate to the consignor.


Estimate $1,200-1,800

The oval end of the cane top is dented on two sides, some of the ebony paint is rubbed and bubbled toward the top of the shaft. The length of the top is 4 in, the ht. about 2 1/4 in. The gold tests 14kt.

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