Art deco woman's head

Cane with ivory knob featuring a stylized woman's head with ebony eyes.

Malacca rush shaft. French work, circa 1915. Bibliography: C. Dike, " La canne objet d'art ", éd. de l'Amateur, Paris, 1988, p. 384, pl. 48, ill. b; catalogue of the exhibition " La canne et ses mystères ", Musée de Carouge, Geneva, 18 March - 31 May 1998, p. 123, cat. n° 300.