Johnny Cash's Personal Hand-Carved Cane

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/24/2024

Johnny Cash's carved cane Signed "Burch 82" beneath the owl at the top. Rattlesnake coiling around the shaft of cane with realistically carved rattle and scales throughout. By 1990 Cash had already a number of serious medical setbacks and, while still making music until his death found him significantly weakened. This cane is considered emblematic of his fierce determination to overcome those obstacles. 35" L Provenance: Property from the Estate of Marjorie and Robert L. Hirschhorn. "Property from the Estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash " Sotheby's New York September 14/16 2004 where it sold for $78,000. (See also the New York Times 9/17/04 "78,000 For a Cane That Helped a Legend Walk the Line")