Antique Canes, Outsider Art, Fine Antiques and Estates
Time:11:00 AM Eastern
The Henry Foster Cane Collection
Saturday December 6th 11:00 am Eastern
125 West Market Street
Johnson City , Tennessee 37604
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http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/63711_henry-foster-cane-collection-
11-am-eastern/page1
A fine lifetime collection of over 240 canes to be sold to the
highest
bidder.
The following link is to the interactive printed catalogue:
http://issuu.com/kimsold/docs/foster_high_res_cat.
The internet catalogue and the registration link:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/63711_henry-foster-cane-collection-
11-am-eastern/page1
Here is a copy of the printed catalogue:
http://sterlingsold.com/pdfs/Henry_Foster_Website_catalgoue_low.pdf
From the Collector:
I began collecting canes and walking sticks in 1972 when I bought,
for $700 at an auction in New York City, one lot consisting of 35
canes. I now had a collection and the objects piqued my interest to
learn more about the canes I had just acquired. I began looking for
canes, particularly ivory handled pieces, wherever I travelled. At
antique shows, shops and auctions I purchased canes whenever I
found them. To my eye, they were small, beautiful works of art.
At the time, I was the owner of a home heating oil business in
Brooklyn and earning a good income. I was unmarried and the prices
of canes were much lower then than they are today. Over the next 15
years I was able to purchase over 200 good quality ivory handled
sticks. I met my wife to be, Margaret, in 1987. She loved the
ivories but thought we had quite enough canes and I ceased my quest
to further increase my collection. We were married in 1989 and the
next year we sold the company and moved to Miami.
We bought a 4000 square foot home with lots of room to display our
canes. I was a boxing manager ( Glen Johnson was my major fighter)
and I began travelling internationally with my fighters. I began
buying canes again around 1992 but limited my purchases to
nauticals and elegant dress canes.
In 2012 I slowed down on my boxing business and had some health
issues. We sold our home in Miami and relocated to a 1900 square
foot house in a smaller town in Florida. The canes went into
storage. I contacted you and now you’ve have the canes to sell for
us.
It’s difficult to let go of a collection assembled over almost 45
years, but all things must pass. I hope we get great prices and
that the new owners appreciate these works of art as much as we did
while acquiring and owning them.
Sincerely,
Henry Foster
Make your plans to attend the auction of the Henry Foster cane
collection here in Johnson City. Details will be up soon. Henry is
a
world famous boxing manager and promoter. There will be over 240
canes
in this session. If you have wanted to attend one of our auctions
this
will
be the the one.Printed catalogs will be mailed the third week of
November. Buy you a plane ticket and come to this auction. Stay at
the
Carnegie Hotel here in the city. Ask for the Sterling Auction rate.
Preview 3-5 pm December 5th and morning of the auction at 9:00 am.
Phone,
absentee, in_house, and internet bidding. Cash or check 20% BP
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