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CANE KNOB with DOG'S HEAD
France, late 19th century
Ivory
H.: 5.8; L: 7.7; L.: 4.3 cm
(losses and restorations)
Sculpted in the round, this cane knob depicts a barking dog with its mouth open. Its coat is finely sculpted in undulations, its muzzle pierced with two small nostrils and dressed in individualized hairs, its mouth lined with small teeth and incisors and its sulfur eyes.
Ref. : 1505
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