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Lot 63

A BOHEMIAN ART NOUVEAU AMBER-INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER-GILT OVERLAY JADEITE CANE
Designed and executed by Anton Pospisil, circa 1900

8 December 2025, 15:00 EST
New York

US$3,000 - US$5,000

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A BOHEMIAN ART NOUVEAU AMBER-INSET 800 STANDARD SILVER-GILT OVERLAY JADEITE CANE

Designed and executed by Anton Pospisil, circa 1900
The pale green beak-shaped jade handle caged in stylized swirls set with citrine cabochons, signed A. Pospisil, on a Malacca shaft with a metal ferrule.
height overall 32 1/4in (82cm); height of handle 2in (5.1cm); width 3 3/4in (9.5cm)

Footnotes

Anton Pospisil (Bohemian, born 1859) made furniture for Wiener Werkstätte for many years and was widely known for his excellence as a cabinetmaker.

Provenance
Il Segno del Tempo, Milan;
Collection of Eddi Van Auken, California, purchased from the above July 2011.

Literature
Van Auken, Eddi. Masterpieces: The Eddi Van Auken Collection of Antiques Walking Sticks and Canes. Silvia Editrice, Milan, 2025, pages 260-261, number 201. (illustrated)

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