A Silvered Metal Mounted Malacca Bootmaker's 'System' Walking Stick

First Half 19th Century

the metal cap lifting to reveal a brass foot-measuring tool inside cane's interior.
Height 36 inches.

Property from the Collection of Steve Ramsey, Amelia Island, Florida

Provenance:

Vicky Meyer Antiques, Camden Passage Market, London, UK

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A Silvered Metal Mounted Malacca Bootmaker's 'System' Walking Stick

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