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Material: Ivory
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art Nouveau ivory pommel Japanese carving, depicting an owl resting on branches of cherry blossoms. Eyes in glass paste. Silver metal ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900

Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900

$1,529
Inuit Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Finial by John Hank
Located in Northport, MI
A finely woven baleen basket by John Hank of Barrow, Alaska, one of the recognized makers of this rare Native Alaskan art form. The basket features tightly coiled and woven whale baleen...
Category

Late 20th Century American Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Ivory

Inuit Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Finial by John Hank
Inuit Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Finial by John Hank

Inuit Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Finial by John Hank

$2,300
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved walrus ivory knob, depicting a figurehead with leaves. Rosewood barrel. Carved walrus ivory ferrule. Dieppe, France circa 1780. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Ivory, Rosewood

Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.

Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.

$2,588
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a dog's head with an open mouth. Eyes in glass paste. Brass ring. Bamboo wood shaft. Brass ferrule. England circa 1890. (SHIP ONLY IN EU)
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.

$1,419
System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget System stick: stick with lighter function. Ebony wood barrel, ivory knob with silver monogram in relief carved with letters N and H, metal ferrule. By unscrewing the knob a li...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.
System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.

System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.

$1,411
Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a rifle, a dog head and an hunting bag. Ebony wood shaft. Silver ring. Ivory ferrule. England circa 1880. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.
Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.

Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.

$941
Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a caricatural face of Mephistopheles. Ebonized fruitwood shaft rustic shape. Silver ring. Metal ferrule. England circa 1870. (S...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.

$2,117
Lega People, Drc, Set of 3 Ceremonial Hammers Made of Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
Set of three rare ceremonial hammers.
Category

20th Century Congolese Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Ivory

Lega People, Drc, Set of 3 Ceremonial Hammers Made of Bone
Lega People, Drc, Set of 3 Ceremonial Hammers Made of Bone

Lega People, Drc, Set of 3 Ceremonial Hammers Made of Bone

$2,164 / set
Lion ivory head’s handle walking stick, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a lion's head. Golden metal band. Bamboo wood cane. Iron ferrule. France circa 1890. (SHIPPING TO THE EU ONLY)
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

Lion ivory head’s handle walking stick, France 1890.
Lion ivory head’s handle walking stick, France 1890.

Lion ivory head’s handle walking stick, France 1890.

$1,411
American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Portrait Miniature: Woman in a White Gown Thomas Story Officer (1810–1859) Watercolor on Ivory, Gilded Frame Circa 1830–1836, Philadelphia This exquisite American portr...
Category

1830s American American Empire Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Ivory

American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer

American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer

$7,500
System walking stick with the function of scissor, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
System stick: stick with the function of scissors for pruning plants. Bamboo barrel, ivory and metal knob. A brush is inserted into the knob to clean the scissors after use. Inside t...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal

System walking stick with the function of scissor, France 1890.
System walking stick with the function of scissor, France 1890.

System walking stick with the function of scissor, France 1890.

$2,588
System walking stick for entomologists, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System stick: stick with the function of entomologist. Rattan cane, ivory and brass knob. Inside a brass folding lens with ivory handle and pin, also with ivory handle. France...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Brass

System walking stick for entomologists, France 1890.
System walking stick for entomologists, France 1890.

System walking stick for entomologists, France 1890.

$1,294
Walking stick with carved ivory depicting a female bust Germany mid-18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Large, finely carved ivory handle in the shape of a bequille. It depicts a female bust, a bare-breasted woman wearing a finely detailed straw hat. This typical handle ...
Category

Mid-18th Century German Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Walking stick with carved ivory depicting a female bust Germany mid-18th century
Walking stick with carved ivory depicting a female bust Germany mid-18th century

Walking stick with carved ivory depicting a female bust Germany mid-18th century

$7,647
A Dieppe ivory walking stick depicting a Satyr, France mid 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory handle depicting a satyr with pointed ears and goat hair, wearing a hat, with his hands behind his neck. Ebony cane. Silver band and metal ferrule. Dieppe...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

A Dieppe ivory walking stick depicting a Satyr, France mid 19th century.
A Dieppe ivory walking stick depicting a Satyr, France mid 19th century.

A Dieppe ivory walking stick depicting a Satyr, France mid 19th century.

$2,352
Walking stick ivory knob with pug dog head, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting the head of a pug dog. Glass paste eyes. Band in 800/1000 silver, with oak leaves in relief. Bamboo wood cane. Metal ferrule. Germany circa...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Ivory, Glass, Wood

Walking stick ivory knob with pug dog head, Germany 1890.
Walking stick ivory knob with pug dog head, Germany 1890.

Walking stick ivory knob with pug dog head, Germany 1890.

$1,764
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an angel, Dieppe, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting the bust of an angel with flowers. Ebony wood barrel. Ivory tip. Dieppe, France circa 1850. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Ivory handle walking stick depicting an angel, Dieppe, France 1850.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an angel, Dieppe, France 1850.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting an angel, Dieppe, France 1850.

$1,647
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a mangoose with a snake, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick, carved ivory knob, depicting a mongoose with a snake in its mouth. Emerald and ruby eyes. 18K gold band. The barrel is sculpted and carved from a single patinated mapl...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Gold, Brass, Iron

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a mangoose with a snake, France 1880.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a mangoose with a snake, France 1880.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a mangoose with a snake, France 1880.

$1,588
Ivory handle walking stick depicts the head of a monk, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory knob. The handle depicts the head of a laughing monk. Bamboo wood cane, with silver eyelets for the through hole of the lace. Silver ring band. England circa 188...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Ivory handle walking stick depicts the head of a monk, England 1880.
Ivory handle walking stick depicts the head of a monk, England 1880.

Ivory handle walking stick depicts the head of a monk, England 1880.

$1,764
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicts Jonah and the whale, Germany 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: walrus ivory carved handle, depicts Jonah and the whale. Ebony wood shaft. Sulphur glass eyes. Gold ring. Ivory ferrule. Germany circa 1860. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicts Jonah and the whale, Germany 1860.
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicts Jonah and the whale, Germany 1860.

Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicts Jonah and the whale, Germany 1860.

$2,000
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Japonise woman jneeling, Europe 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob, Japanese handle for the European market, depicting a kneeling Japanese woman with a fan in her hand and a bouquet of flowers. band in 925/1000 silve...
Category

Early 20th Century European Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Japonise woman jneeling, Europe 1900.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Japonise woman jneeling, Europe 1900.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Japonise woman jneeling, Europe 1900.

$2,117
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a vase with daisies, France 1915.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob handle depicting a vase with daisies. Malacca wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France circa1915. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Early 20th Century French Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a vase with daisies, France 1915.
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a vase with daisies, France 1915.

Ivory handle walking stick depicting a vase with daisies, France 1915.

$1,882
System walking stick with a brass plomb line, France 1910.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System stick: stick with the function of determining the vertical direction with respect to a specific point. Ebony barrel, ivory knob. Inside the knob there is a plumb line. ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Ivory Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

System walking stick with a brass plomb line, France 1910.
System walking stick with a brass plomb line, France 1910.

System walking stick with a brass plomb line, France 1910.

$1,176
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1920s English Edwardian Vintage Ivory Folk Art

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Circa 1920 English Bamboo Walking Stick
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Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Girl Sitting Cross Legged Figurine or Sculpture
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Incredible mixed exotic wood bench noted craftsman Steven Spiro

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African Ivory

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