Gold American Presentation Cane

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Cane Auction- World Class

By Kimball Sterling

Oct 10, 2020

Set Reminder 2020-10-10 11:00:00 2020-10-10 11:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Cane Auction- World Class https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/kimball-sterling/cane-auction--world-class-5622
This is a European single owner collection with many fine canes from different categories, All are top-notch canes in fine condition. Kimball Sterling kimballsterling@earthlink.net

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• Lot Description
  Dated 1895-Gold rolled knob fashioned in a well-proportioned customary basic shape with an integral ring collar richly hand chased and engraved with repeating panels of floral and scrollwork and engraved at the widening, round top “1845, Oliver Willison, May 28 1895”. This cane witnesses a great manufacturing sophistication and is from the highest grade of its kind. It survived in mint condition and with its entire sparkle. The knob shows great similarities to the hereby illustrated page from the original Marshall Field & Co. catalog from the 1890 with the “Gold Headed Canes”. Gold headed canes were traditionally reserved for physicians. The Alumni-Faculty Association Bulletin from the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, Volume 1, Nr. 3, Page 5, from September, 1953, mentions “The Gold Headed Cane, an award adapted from English early medical history, is the school’s most highly prize award. It is given annually to the student who, in in the judgment of classmates and faculty members, has best exemplified the qualities of the true physician during his clinical training.” The description found in the Boston Post provides a good idea on how these canes were made: The gold in the heads of the cane is of 14-karat fineness. It is rolled into sheets, cut to the desired size and soldered in a conical tube, then placed in a sectional steel chuck or form, which admits of its being drawn into the exact shape of the finished head. The tops are first cut into discs, and then soldered to the cane after it has been shaped. They are then filled with a hard composition and chased, or ornamented, by hand, after which this composition filling is removed and they are sent to the polishing room for final finishing. H. 1 ½” x 1 ¼”, O.L. 35”
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