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AN ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU PARCEL GILT 800 STANDARD SILVER DORA RIPARIA AND PO RIVER CANEExecuted by Musy, Turin, circa 1900 image 1
AN ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU PARCEL GILT 800 STANDARD SILVER DORA RIPARIA AND PO RIVER CANEExecuted by Musy, Turin, circa 1900 image 2
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AN ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU PARCEL GILT 800 STANDARD SILVER DORA RIPARIA AND PO RIVER CANE
Executed by Musy, Turin, circa 1900

8 December 2025, 15:00 EST
New York

US$3,000 - US$5,000

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AN ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU PARCEL GILT 800 STANDARD SILVER DORA RIPARIA AND PO RIVER CANE

Executed by Musy, Turin, circa 1900
The two rivers are personified as an old man and woman, surrounded by stylized sculpted waves and flanked by two silver-gilt fish in high relief on an ebony shaft with a metal ferrule.
height overall 36 1/4in (92cm); height of handle 3 1/4in (8.2cm); width 4 3/4in (12cm)

Footnotes

The meeting of the rivers Po and Dora Riparia are the location of Turin's founding in ancient Roman times.

Musy, founded in 1707, is the oldest jeweler in Italy and has been patronized by Italian aristocracy since its creation.

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

Literature
Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 232-233, number 177. (illustrated)

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