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Holuska Watch Cane
- This 19th-century watch cane is attributed to Holuska of Vienna
- The refined silver handle is paired with a circular watch dial inset into the shaft
- The time is set by a winder at the rear
- Holuska watch canes exemplify late nineteenth-century European craftsmanship
- Get complete item description here
$4,450
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32-2287
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Description
Austrian Holuska Watch Cane
Silver Hallmarked Vienna, circa 1885
This sleek Austrian watch cane, attributed to Holuska and dating to circa 1885, exemplifies the union of horology and gentlemen’s accessories that flourished in late 19th-century Europe. The refined silver handle is paired perfectly with a circular watch dial inset into the shaft, its time adjusted by a winder at the rear. The slim shaft of the cane terminates in a nickel ferrule.
Holuska. . .
Silver Hallmarked Vienna, circa 1885
This sleek Austrian watch cane, attributed to Holuska and dating to circa 1885, exemplifies the union of horology and gentlemen’s accessories that flourished in late 19th-century Europe. The refined silver handle is paired perfectly with a circular watch dial inset into the shaft, its time adjusted by a winder at the rear. The slim shaft of the cane terminates in a nickel ferrule.
Holuska. . .
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Austrian Holuska Watch Cane
Silver Hallmarked Vienna, circa 1885
This sleek Austrian watch cane, attributed to Holuska and dating to circa 1885, exemplifies the union of horology and gentlemen’s accessories that flourished in late 19th-century Europe. The refined silver handle is paired perfectly with a circular watch dial inset into the shaft, its time adjusted by a winder at the rear. The slim shaft of the cane terminates in a nickel ferrule.
Holuska was among the specialized European makers who elevated the walking cane into a canvas for technical and decorative expression. During the late 19th century, such watch canes were favored by cosmopolitan gentlemen as expressions of taste, discretion and modernity, uniting ornamental metalwork with precise mechanical function.
35 3/8" length
Silver Hallmarked Vienna, circa 1885
This sleek Austrian watch cane, attributed to Holuska and dating to circa 1885, exemplifies the union of horology and gentlemen’s accessories that flourished in late 19th-century Europe. The refined silver handle is paired perfectly with a circular watch dial inset into the shaft, its time adjusted by a winder at the rear. The slim shaft of the cane terminates in a nickel ferrule.
Holuska was among the specialized European makers who elevated the walking cane into a canvas for technical and decorative expression. During the late 19th century, such watch canes were favored by cosmopolitan gentlemen as expressions of taste, discretion and modernity, uniting ornamental metalwork with precise mechanical function.
35 3/8" length
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | Other |
| Type: | System/Gadget Canes |
| Depth: | 1.13 in. (2.86 cm) |
| Width: | 1.13 in. (2.86 cm) |
| Height: | 35.38 in. (89.85 cm) |
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