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A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT CANEPossibly designed by Hermann Gradl the Elder, circa 1905 image 1
A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT CANEPossibly designed by Hermann Gradl the Elder, circa 1905 image 2
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A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT CANE
Possibly designed by Hermann Gradl the Elder, circa 1905

8 December 2025, 15:00 EST
New York

US$2,000 - US$4,000

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A GERMAN JUGENDSTIL 800 STANDARD SILVER AND SILVER-GILT CANE

Possibly designed by Hermann Gradl the Elder, circa 1905
The crook handle overlaid with silver-gilt ribbons decorated with silver blossoms revealing a carved male face on a boxwood shaft with a metal ferrule.
height overall 34 1/4in (87cm); height of handle 3 1/2in (8.9cm); width 4 1/4in (10.8cm)

Footnotes

This cane is thought to be the work of Hermann Gradl the Elder (German, 1869-1934), who designed for the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory.

Provenance
Il Segno del Tempo, Milan;
Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California, purchased from the above April 2017.

Literature
Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 28-29, number 6. (illustrated)

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