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Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane
Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane
Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane

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Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane

  • This cane epitomizes the refinement and prosperity born of the Gold Rush era
  • Its half-crooked handle is plated in 18K gold and adorned with intricate floral garlands
  • The handle is inlaid with beveled gold quartz stone set in its natural matrix
  • The rare artifact symbolizes the ascent of self-made magnates who transformed the American West
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Item No. 32-2286

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Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane
Circa 1870

This superb California-made walking stick epitomizes the refinement and prosperity born of the Gold Rush era. Its half-crooked handle is plated in 18K gold and adorned with intricate floral garlands and acanthus leaves, inlaid with beveled gold quartz stone set in its natural matrix. This decorative handle crowns a lustrous ebony shaft finished with a white metal and iron ferrule.

During the late 19th century, California’s. . .
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Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane
Circa 1870

This superb California-made walking stick epitomizes the refinement and prosperity born of the Gold Rush era. Its half-crooked handle is plated in 18K gold and adorned with intricate floral garlands and acanthus leaves, inlaid with beveled gold quartz stone set in its natural matrix. This decorative handle crowns a lustrous ebony shaft finished with a white metal and iron ferrule.

During the late 19th century, California’s elite embraced such canes as emblems of social ascendancy. Born from the fortune and optimism of the Gold Rush, these objects symbolized the ascent of self-made magnates who transformed the American West. The use of native gold quartz left in its raw, natural formation was particularly significant, representing both the source of newfound wealth and the pioneering spirit that defined an era of expansion and ambition.
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Gold Quartz Californian Walking Cane
Period: 19th Century
Origin: America
Type: Decorative
Depth: 0.5 in. (1.27 cm)
Width: 2.88 in. (7.3 cm)
Height: 36.13 in. (91.76 cm)
The American Identity: Legacy of Art and Patriotism
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