Property from the Vertical Art Collection, the proceeds to benefit the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the University of California San Francisco Thoracic Oncology Lung Cancer Program (Lots 239-250) This cane handle is one of the twelve lots offered from the Vertical Art Collection, formed by an American private collector who chooses to remain anonymous. On November 30th a larger group of works from the same collection will be offered for sale at Christie's New York. These sales reveal but a glimpse of a collection that only became known more broadly in 2008 with the publication of Vertical Art: The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks. The startling tableaux by photographer Umberto Barone depicts canes of semi-precious stones inset with diamonds within a dazzling panorama of canes of diverse periods, styles and materials.

A TWO-COLOUR GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE CANE HANDLE

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1903-1908

Price realised GBP 10,625

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GBP 5,000 – GBP 7,000

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A TWO-COLOUR GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE CANE HANDLE

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1903-1908

Price realised GBP 10,625

Closed: 26 Nov 2012

Price realised GBP 10,625

Closed: 26 Nov 2012

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A TWO-COLOUR GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE CANE HANDLE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1903-1908
The hook-form nephrite handle above a gold collar, the borders chased with ribbon-tied laurels, centring a band of translucent white enamel over a wavy guilloché ground, with wood shaft, marked on lower border, the handle with a later fitted case
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, excluding screw

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