The Cane ...
The revival of refinement takes again the cane in hand.
Francois the 1st... Henri VIII of England wears a Cane and
even a cane curiosa : Henri VIII orders a high Cane of snap ring armed with 2
small guns with wheels. |
Under Louis XIII the "Lilies of the valley" leave the sword
and go in Paris the switch or the Cane to the hand.
It is besides at that time that with the hollow cane or
blowpipe, an idea that came for the Americas, they bombard bend
of sugar or horns with love letters the young ladies walking in the gardens of
the Palais Royal, which was prohibited quickly, too beautiful ones being
disbudded. |
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Louis XIV wears a Cane of ebony and the court follows its
fashion.
The actors of the King use the Cane in all the tragedies of
Corneille and Racine to ennoble the attitude, to underline a gesture. It
made wonder there. |
Under the Regency The Cane of the Duke of Richelieu, a true work of art, is
worth a fortune.
All the nobility wants to compete and becomes
prodigal for the child cherished who became the Cane. Popelinière has
one of them being worth more than 10.000 ecus of gold! |
The fashion baits itself, the women interfere
with it, the Cane carves, covers silver or gold, crimped more or less
invaluable stones, more or less large diamonds according to the fortune of its
owner.
The bags of gold sound with the ears of the goldsmiths, who
also compete of prowesses.
The Cane is painted, trimmed
with ribbons, it becomes an aristocratic symbol and... then!!! Comes the
revolution that carries, sweeps, transforms all: fortunes, fashion,
ideas... |
The Cane is taken in the storm. Some are exiled with their
careful owners. Those which miss to it opportunity will be sold with the
biddings, flights, will be broken, dismounted, resold of scattered pieces, or
for the stones, or the noble metal. Some by miracle will find themselves later
at some rare private individuals or in the museums to tell their history.
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Here! Here is the history of the "ancester" Cane , that the collector
has little chance to find. But it reminds me to speak to you about the period
which impassions me more:
from the democratic revival of the Cane to the
"années folles" , from the Jacobin to the Cane of the "garçonne"
with a powder box... |
to be followed ...
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