SOLD - Spanish gold and diamond handled cane
Ref : 15692
An exceptional sateen finished gold-handled cane with a royal connection - believed to have belonged to Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz (1822 - 1902), the king consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain - the cane handle is richly and deeply engraved in high relief, with two enamel panels - on one side the coat of arms of Spain, on the other the coat of arms of the city of Ferrol (situated above the insignia of a General with two command sticks under two four-pointed stars below the Royal Crown) - the handle is inlaid with diamonds around the rim and the top is inlaid with the diamond initials "F A" - the entire handle unscrews and is mounted directly onto a fine snakewood shaft
Date circa: 1940
Country: Spanish
~ length of handle 6cm / 2.3in, width of handle 3.25cm / 1.3in, overall length 85.5cm / 33.3in.
price: SOLD
Ref : 15692
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