Late 20th Century Folk Art Cane, Scepter or Staff of Office With Horse Head and Hoof

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How to describe a piece so unique without gushing or sounding gauche? This staff has it all.

In cast aluminum … Read more How to describe a piece so unique without gushing or sounding gauche? This staff has it all.

In cast aluminum topped by a horse head and footed by a horse's hoof . We think it is cast as a single piece but it is hard to tell as it's covered in some hard substance that appears to be troweled on and scraped and shaped to give a theatrical effect of being a living part of a tree, bark and all. What the symbolic significance of this object is can only be guessed at. Or in what play or movie was it used as a prop.

In a monochromatic grey brown finish. Straight from the world of fantasy fiction. Quite magical. A wizard's staff, a monarch's scepter, a witch's cane. It most resembles a Harry Potter Death Eater Wand.

Measures 50″ tall x 12″ wide x 2" deep. See less