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Your
Company Is Requested ...
The Autumn Decorative Antiques & Textiles
Fair
(29 September to 4 October 2009, London)
To request tickets click here
The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair
(16-22 November 2009, London)
To request tickets click
here
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Greetings
Welcome to my antique canes newsletter. The
Autumn Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair held in Battersea, London,
takes place 29 September to 4 October, and below you will find images
of some of the fine and interesting canes I will be taking with me. Please
note that my stand is not in the usual place on the rear wall but can
be found nearer the main entrance. To download and print your complimentary
ticket please click on the button below.
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"Stunning
cane with snakewood shaft and gold collar with ducal
coronet and Toledo Damascene ware handle with images
of classical Greek warriors made from two different types
of gold inlaid to steel." |
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"Canes
with rhinoceros horn handles."
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"Four
canes with exotic handles made from tigers eye, lapis,
lazuli and agate" |
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"Ivory
automaton duck head cane with silver collar. Press the
button and he opens his beak and quacks!" |
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Amazing
Magical Canes
We have all encountered that certain, mystery cane
... we know it is meant to do something and we just can't quite
work it out!
The answer could be that it is a conjurer's or illusionist's
cane. Many thanks to Mr Tony Share - former magician and a man who has
spent many years as a dealer in antique canes - who gave us these examples
from a catalogue from the 1940's: "Davenports Demon Series". Davenports had their shop in New Oxford Street and sold magic tricks and
illusions to the public and to professional magicians.
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 Mystery
Man Walking Stick Competition
Caricature canes of the notable and the notorious were to be found in
many a Victorian gentleman's walking stick stand. It was a way of
showing your political affiliations, who your favourite sportsmen were
and, perhaps, if you were a Mozart or a Beethoven admirer. In fact, it
was much the same as celebrity culture of today. Many of the faces are
immediately recognizable; for instance, we would not have difficulty identifying
a cane with an image of Napoleon on the handle. With others, however, time
has dimmed their status and the once-famous have become the well-forgotten.
So, for our mystery cane competition, can you identify the gentleman on
this cane with his swept over hair, "Dutch reform beard" and
imposing features? A bottle of champagne goes to the first cane sleuth
who comes up with the correct identification. Winner to be announced in
the next newsletter.
Click here to send me your answers. |
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Geoffrey
Breeze Antique Canes
Office 262, 3 Edgar Buildings, George Street, Bath BA1 2FJ
Tel: (+44) 077 404 35844
Email: info@antiquecanes.co.uk
Web: www.antiquecanes.co.uk |
Registered in England 6774154
Registered Office 52 Hickmans Close, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8EB
Director G E Breeze |
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