March 2012 Auction Ends Wednesday, March 28th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/28/2012
Tippling cane from the personal estate of Orson Welles. The handle is a brass duck's head that unscrews to reveal a corked vial suitable for housing a shot of liquor or the concealer's substance of choice. A spring loading mechanism secures the vial. Black painted bands surround the closure at center where the two-piece oak cane assembles. Measures 35.5'' tall. Glass vial measures 5'' tall with a 0.75'' diameter. Some marks to the wood and tarnish to the brass, else fine. Originally from the Orson Welles February 1992 estate sale.
Orson Welles' Oak Tippling Cane
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