5 cuts per will (catalog photos all)

1 ½ col pomander (lot 102)

An Eighteenth Century ivory pique pomander cane with silver decoration attained $28,000.

1c quartz (lot 65)

A California gold cane with gold quartz, circa 1860, doubled its low estimate to fetch $12,880.

1c Buffalo Bill (lot 31)

A detailed Buffalo Bill fashioned from a single piece of elephant ivory that was found in England sold for $8,960.

1½ col cavalier (lot 181)

An ivory cavalier cane, thought to be French and circa 1880, realized $6,440.

1c whalebone (lot 100)

A rope-carved whale ivory on whalebone cane brought $10,640.

FOR 5-25

POST $400,000 TALLY ACHIEVED AT TRADEWINDS’ CANE AUCTION w/5 cuts

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SALEM, MASS. — An English ivory pique pomander cane that brought $28,000 led Tradewinds. Antiques’ 30th semiannual all-cane live auction at the Salem Waterfront Hotel on April 21. The sale grossed $401,044, the third highest in the company’s history.

The auction was preceded by a private preview the night before with an illustrated lecture by Barbara Staples, author and expert on the Boston Post cane, who spoke on “The Everlasting Life of the Boston Post Cane.”

Auction highlights include a scarce California gold quartz cane that made $12,880, while another English pique in a rare form fetched $11,760. A rope carved whale ivory on whalebone achieved $10,640, while a detailed ivory Buffalo Bill found $8,960.

Other offerings included a Tiffany monkey, which brought $8,400, as did an ornate Indian potentate’s cane, as well as a rare Austrian violin. A menacing French “La Terrible” curio fetched $7,840, while an early silver cane dated 1700 and a fully carved whalebone nautical both made $7,280.

An Aquarelist cane brought $6,720, while a Damascene egg and claw and an ivory Cavalier each made $6,440. There were fine offerings in all price ranges.

All prices reported include a 12 percent buyer’s premium.

Tradewinds’ next event will be its midsummer online auction beginning on July 24. A live auction on September 29 will celebrate the firm’s 15th year of conducting cane auctions.

For more information, 978-526-4085 or www.tradewindsantiques.com.