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A Carved Bone And Gold-Mounted Oak Walking Stick Made Of The Timbers From Independence Hall
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Passed
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Carved Bone And Gold-Mounted Oak Walking Stick Made Of The Timbers From Independence Hall
Retailed By Thomas Wallace And George W. Keller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1876
with carved handle with panoply of patriotic devices, including American flags, shield, and laurel wreath, above an engraved gold mount, inscribed, "Gowan E. Brown," accompanied by an original paper certificate with facsimile signatures for Thomas Wallace and George W. Keller.
Length 34 1/4 inches.