Final Selling Price:
£380
ID:
1139
Date Sold:
06-12-2021 00:00:00
Located in Shropshire, UK
UK Postage: £0
Seller Name: RavenYardAntiquesA incredibly rare mid Victorian venetian gondoliers boat hook. Page 75 from 'A novel of Snobocracy' accurately describes the item:
'There was an exquisite object, known to all travellers, the gondola hook - The staff of the cabman of Venice. Is not the gondolier the cabman of Venice. Of the collection of gondola hooks, the prides of the gondoliers, one in particular should not pass unobserved. It had a handle of wood, inlaid with old coins and medals, surmounted with a statuette, the lower end terminating in a steel hook or gaff. The wood used in all these beautiful objects was Italian walnut.'
Condition: Good condition with some wear.
