Lot 379
2 Unique Mid-19th Century Gentleman's Walking Canes, Both Discretely Containing Personal Accessories. Two unique walking canes. The first an English Officer's Campaign Cane, c. 1860. 35¾ in. Malacca wood shaft, with sterling silver top when unscrewed contains a shaving brush and straight shaving razor with a translucent tortoise handle; the razor is signed by the maker, A.E. Aldrid Wigan. Minor dings to the silver handle otherwise fine. The second an Indo-Chinese c. 1850. 34½ in. beautifully embossed silver top on Malacca shaft. Contains chopsticks and tooth-pick and tortoise-handled knife. Both highly collectible. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000
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