Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog Rafael Osona Annual Auction 2018 | Page 78

186. BALEEN AND WHALE IVORY SAILOR-MADE WALKING STICK, circa 1840, polished ivory ball and collar grip, with ¼ inch baleen-wrapped tapering shaft having five thin macramé rings evenly spaced ending with a whalebone ferrule. Length 37 ½ in. 187. WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE CANE, circa 1870, the “L” shaped grip in the form of a Clydesdale style foot with iron shoe, two baleen spacers with ivory disk joined to a two-piece whalebone turned and tapering shaft with an upper section of three baleen spacers. Length 34 ½ in. 188. WHALE IVORY AND WHALEBONE DOG’S HEAD CANE, circa 1840-1850, carved ivory “L” shaped dog’s head grip with silver eyes and red wax mouth, baleen spacer, on a whalebone tapering shaft with two delicate rings. Length 33 ½ in. 189. WHALEMAN CARVED TWIN WHALE’S TOOTH HANDLE CANE, circa 1850, two sperm whale teeth mounted to a hardwood yolk, ebony and ivory alternating bands, tapering tropical wood shaft. Length 32 ¾ in. 73 Rafael Osona Auctions