Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 29th April 2014
Lot 1356
A gold mounted walking cane / vesta holder
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A gold mounted walking cane / vesta holder,
by Garrard and Co,
tapering malacca shaft, the tapering mounts applied with swags and husks, the hinged cover engraved with an armorial, the cover opens to reveal a hinged vesta striker, and inscribed Garrard and Co, Goldsmiths to the crown, Abermarle Street, London W' , with a pigskin cover, length 90.7cm.
The arms are those of Count Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure in the Kingdom of Italy.