Lot 142
SIR HARRY LAUDER (SCOTTISH 1870-1950) WALKING STICK
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
£605
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 1 - 412 | 20 August 2024 at 10am
Description
a contorted hazelnut walking stick, reputedly previously belonging to and used by Lauder, featuring an inset circular metal disc (possibly a 1922 shilling) to the handle, engraved with Lauder's name
Dimensions
90cm long
Provenance
Provenance: Bought by the current vendor at Toovey’s, West Sussex, 01/12/2022, and was previously offered at their International Autograph Auction, 14/12/2013, Lot 64. The walking stick was then accompanied by various typed statements etc., which stated that it was presented by Lauder to the American entertainer Danny Kaye in 1949. Apparently, Kaye later gave the stick to British comedian Roy Hudd who in turn donated it to a variety auction. Subsequently purchased by an unknown bidder, it was then presented to the Merseyside Artists Association, of which Ken Dodd was President, and displayed in their club in Liverpool, along with other Music Hall artifacts and ephemera. When the club closed, many of the contents were sold at auction by Cato Crane of Liverpool which is where the then vendor acquired the walking stick in October 2004.
