(2) SOUTH AMERICAN WALKING/OFFICE STAFFS (VARAS)
prob. Peru, mid 1800's
both silver mounted, one with silver cross and bells inscribed El Devoto...1848, 44.5"; the other, 43"
Ex the private collection of a Connecticut gentleman and his wife who resided for ten years in Latin America beginning in 1962.
A "vara" is an old Spanish measuring unit stick equaling about 43", hence the name 'Vara' for these mayors' staffs of office.
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,700
Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 126 : (2) SOUTH AMERICAN WALKING/OFFICE STAFFS (VARAS)
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