Walking stick handle

Bapst et Falize, c. 1880 - c. 1890

Close examination of this walking stick handle reveals the interwoven figures of a rat and a snake, both of which appear in the Japanese zodiac. The French silversmith drew his inspiration from Japanese netsukes, the carved toggles on kimono sashes. Netsukes could be made of many different materials. They were enthusiastically collected in France from 1860 onward.

  • Artwork typezegelstempel, wandelstokknop
  • Object numberBK-1989-15
  • Dimensionsheight 11 cm x width 3.3 cm x weight 131 g, weight 86 g
  • Physical characteristicszilver, verguld en gepatineerd

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  • Title(s)

    Walking stick handle

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1989-15

  • Description

    Wandelstokknop van verguld en als koper gekleurd zilver. Het heeft de vorm van een boomstam waarop een door een slang omstrengelde rat zit. In later tijd is aan de onderzijde een verguld zilveren zegelstempel met het monogram S.M. geschroefd.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    maker's mark

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: Bapst et Falize, Paris
    • silversmith: anonymous, Paris [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1880 - c. 1890

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, verguld en gepatineerd

  • Dimensions

    • height 11 cm x width 3.3 cm x weight 131 g
    • weight 86 g

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