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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL CANE

MARK OF GEORGE ADAM SCHEID, VIENNA, CIRCA 1900

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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL CANE
MARK OF GEORGE ADAM SCHEID, VIENNA, CIRCA 1900
Depicting a fig within silver leaves, above a partridgewood shaft
35½ in. (90.2 cm.) high, the handle 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high

Literature

Vertical Art: The Enduring Beauty of Antique Canes and Walking Sticks, Milan, 2008, page 232.

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Lot Essay

Georg Adam Scheid was a gold and silversmith with premises on the Gumpendorferstraße from 1882-1903. He was made Knight of the Order of Franz Joseph and worked in silver and enamels. He participated in the Jubilee exhibition of 1889 as well as the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle.

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