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The plain whalebone cane of J Godden, dated 1896

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
The plain whalebone cane of J Godden, dated 1896, of wonderful colour and weight with a turned sperm whale’s tooth handle on a shaft turned from a cut section of jawbone, pierced for a wrist-strap and finished with a steel and brass ferrule. A later silver collar engraved ‘J. GODDEN‘ and hallmarked Birmingham 1896. English.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Whalebone
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1893
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	736327

Dimensions

H.	35.5 in;
H.	90.17 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art