A walking stick was an integral part of every well dressed man's wardrobe in the nineteenth century, and his collection of walking-sticks were probably kept just inside the hall in a stand, sharing space with umbrellas.

Walking-sticks and canes derive from the cudgels and staves carried for defence, evolving into dress accessories topped with silver or ivory, with a ferrule at the point to cut down wear. Many had elaborately carved heads. Sometimes these unscrewed to reveal space for a snuff box or other article. About 200 ancillary accessories are known to have been incorporated into walking more...

Canes

From around 1550 to 1930, canes were a dressing accessory without which a lady or gentleman, properly dressed, would never leave the house. However their use went out of fashion after this, leaving the market to collectors.

For a collector, the main interest lies in the handle, which could be made of wood, bamboo, ebony, ivory, tusk, animal horn, or bone. Sometimes they were made out of porcelain, Bakelite, gold, silver, or glass; enameled or cloisonnéd; or sprinkled with precious gemstones. The height of good taste was a gold handle with minmal decoration, as silver handles were despised by more...

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A silver mounted cane walking stick with horn handle, Colonial,…

Colonial Horn Handle Walking Stick with Silver Mounts

A silver mounted cane walking stick with horn handle, Colonial, 19th century. 95 cm long

An unusual sectional horn and whale-bone walking cane, Colonial,…

Colonial Walking Cane with Horn and Whale-bone

An unusual sectional horn and whale-bone walking cane, Colonial, 19th century. 91 cm long

Two Victorian cane walking sticks with horn, ivory and ebony…

Victorian Cane Walking Sticks with Horn and Ivory Details

Two Victorian cane walking sticks with horn, ivory and ebony details. Length 95 cm

An antique Rewarewa walking stick with Crown and stag antler…

Antique Rewarewa Walking Stick with Stag Antler Handle

An antique Rewarewa walking stick with Crown and stag antler handle, brass ferule cap. Length 98 cm

An antique cane riding crop with nickel ferrule and stag antler…

Antique Stag Handle Riding Crop

An antique cane riding crop with nickel ferrule and stag antler handle. Engraved 'Capt J.P. Dalton'. Length 67 cm

Antique Malacca walking stick, with horn handle and sterling…

Malacca Walking Stick with Horn Handle and Silver Collar

Antique Malacca walking stick, with horn handle and sterling silver collar

Antique Scottish walking stick, with carved horn handles with…

Scottish Horn-Handled Walking Stick with Thistle Finial

Antique Scottish walking stick, with carved horn handles with thistle finial, probably cherrywood cane

Antique horn handle walking stick, 91 cm long

Antique Horn Walking Stick - 91cm

Antique horn handle walking stick, 91 cm long

An interesting early 20th century walking cane, made from disks…

Antler and Branch Walking Cane

An interesting early 20th century walking cane, made from disks of antler or possibly tortoise shell together with branch walking cane (2)

Victorian Rhino horn handle walking stick, with gold band,…

Victorian Rhino Horn Walking Stick with Gold Band

Victorian Rhino horn handle walking stick, with gold band, length 90 cm

Two walking sticks, with sterling silver mounts, one with horn…

Sterling silver mounted walking sticks with horn handle

Two walking sticks, with sterling silver mounts, one with horn handle (2)

Two walking sticks with horn handles and silver collars

Horn-Handled Walking Sticks with Silver Collars

Two walking sticks with horn handles and silver collars

Two walking sticks with horn handles

Horn-handled walking sticks

Two walking sticks with horn handles

Walking stick with spiked horn handle and silver collar

Spiked Horn Walking Stick with Silver Collar

Walking stick with spiked horn handle and silver collar

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th…

19th Century Whalebone Cane with Horn Handle and Silver Collar

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th century, 87 cm long

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th…

19th Century Whalebone Cane with Silver Collar

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th century, 90 cm long

A pizzle walking stick with horn handle, 19th century, 91 cm…

Horn-handled 19th-century pizzle walking stick

A pizzle walking stick with horn handle, 19th century, 91 cm length

A walking stick with a decorative wire worked stem, 19th / 20th…

Wire and Horn Walking Sticks

A walking stick with a decorative wire worked stem, 19th / 20th century together with a horn stick with an elephant head handle, the wire work 82 cm length (2)

A superb late 19th century African rhinoceros horn walking…

Late 19th Century African Rhino Horn Walking Stick

A superb late 19th century African rhinoceros horn walking stick of knobkerrie form. The long tapered shaft of rich honey brown patina and brass ferrule. Weight 328g. The horn comes with a witnessed affidavit stating the family provenance of the horn.…

Early whalebone and antler cane. Whalebone stem with antler…

Whalebone and Antler Cane

Early whalebone and antler cane. Whalebone stem with antler handle and metal collar. Length 87 cm

Tusk, horn and timber walking cane with a rubber stopper.…

Horn and Timber Walking Cane with Rubber Stopper

Tusk, horn and timber walking cane with a rubber stopper. Length 98 cm

A Victorian horn and silver walking cane, 1888 Birmingham, with…

Victorian Mouse Carved Walking Cane

A Victorian horn and silver walking cane, 1888 Birmingham, with maker's mark WM, the tapering malacca cane shaft with a scrolled silver ferrule surmounted by a cream brown mottled bone handle well carved with a pair of mice; hallmarked. Length 85 cm

Four 19th century walking canes, horn handle, metal mounts (4)

19th Century Horn Handle Walking Canes (Set of 4)

Four 19th century walking canes, horn handle, metal mounts (4)

Two antler handled walking canes with metal collars, approx 88…

Antler Handled Walking Canes with Metal Collars (2)

Two antler handled walking canes with metal collars, approx 88 cm & 89 cm long (2)

Two Swiss 19th century walking sticks, both with horn handles,…

Swiss Horn Handled Walking Sticks with Snuff Compartment

Two Swiss 19th century walking sticks, both with horn handles, one with snuff compartment, marks Pilats, Kulm and Montreux, each approx 91 cm long (2)

Four walking sticks, horn, pick head etc (4)

Assorted Walking Stick Accessories

Four walking sticks, horn, pick head etc (4)

Collection of various walking sticks to include Alpine pick…

Assorted Walking Sticks Collection

Collection of various walking sticks to include Alpine pick headed walking stick, horn handle walking stick, a shooters stick & a walking stick (4)

Walking Sticks: Group of 5 vintage & antique walking sticks,…

Vintage Ebony and Horn Walking Sticks Set

Walking Sticks: Group of 5 vintage & antique walking sticks, mainly ebony & horn.

Walking Sticks: Group of 6 antique walking sticks including…

Antique Walking Sticks with Silver, Horn & Ebony Handles

Walking Sticks: Group of 6 antique walking sticks including silver collars, horn handles & ebony examples, late 19th to early 20th century

Antique parasol & walking stick, with silver mounted horn…

Silver Mounted Horn Handle Parasol & Walking Stick Set

Antique parasol & walking stick, with silver mounted horn handle, the parasol with dog's head handle (fabric is perished)

Riding crops, one with horn handle & silver collar; other with…

Horn and Dog Head Riding Crops by Zair Makers

Riding crops, one with horn handle & silver collar; other with dogs head, marked 'Zair Makers'. (2 items)

Sterling silver mounted walking stick with a horn handle,…

Silver Mounted Walking Stick with Horn Handle, 1897

Sterling silver mounted walking stick with a horn handle, engraved 'Presented to Mr H Harris by the Cardonnel tin plate workmen on leaving for Australia 18th Sep 1897' Birmingham, 1896, maker Jh length - 87 cm

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 87.5 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Malacca Cane - 87.5 cm Long

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 87.5 cm long approx.

Horn & silver mounted walking cane, 88 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Walking Cane - 88cm Long

Horn & silver mounted walking cane, 88 cm long approx.

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 91 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Malacca Cane - 91cm Long

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 91 cm long approx.

Antique horn and silver handle walking stick stamped sterling…

Sterling Silver Handle Antique Walking Stick

Antique horn and silver handle walking stick stamped sterling silver

Ebony walking stick with horn handle and engraved sterling…

Antique Ebony Walking Stick with Silver Collar, 1913

Ebony walking stick with horn handle and engraved sterling silver collar hallmarked London 1913, 91 cm long

A vintage walking stick, the shaft comprising of shark…

Shark Vertebrae Walking Stick with Horse Head Handle

A vintage walking stick, the shaft comprising of shark vertebrae, the silver plate handle in the form of a horse?s head, horn and brass ferrell to base. Length 35 cm

Antique Malacca & carved horn walking stick with a foot shaped…

Malacca Walking Stick with Carved Horn Foot Handle

Antique Malacca & carved horn walking stick with a foot shaped handle, 89.5 cm long

An English country walking stick with deer antler handle and…

Antler-handled walking stick with whistle, 19th century

An English country walking stick with deer antler handle and carved whistle, 19th century. 145 cm

Vintage antler top walking stick with stag horn decorated metal…

Antler Walking Stick with Stag Horn Collar

Vintage antler top walking stick with stag horn decorated metal collar

A walking stick, whalebone and horn with whale tooth top, early…

Whalebone and Horn Walking Stick

A walking stick, whalebone and horn with whale tooth top, early to mid 19th century, 85 cm

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle and horn…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Tooth Handle

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle and horn collar, 19th century, 94 cm

A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian…

Indian Presentation Walking Stick with Ebony and Silver Handle

A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian presentation walking stick, the tapered handle with repousse traditional figures within scrolling cartouches, presentation inscribed 'Col. Eliott' (Colonel Eliott), the long wide tapered shaft of good…

Rustic horn handle walking stick, 93 cm long

Rustic Horn Walking Stick - 93cm

Rustic horn handle walking stick, 93 cm long

A solid horn walking stick. 87 cm long.

Solid Horn Walking Stick - 87 cm Long

A solid horn walking stick. 87 cm long.

Early hallmarked sterling silver collared walking stick.…

Antique Sterling Silver Walking Stick with Horn Handle

Early hallmarked sterling silver collared walking stick. Chester mark rubbed. Maker Fo? horn handle.

A group of four Australian walking sticks including rare…

Australian Walking Sticks Collection

A group of four Australian walking sticks including rare Tasmanian specimens wood stick, a folk art possibly Aboriginal stockman cedar stick with carved snake engraved William Fisher and two fiddleback blackwood sticks, one with antler handle, longest 103…

A shark vertebrae and horn walking stick, 19th century, 88 cm

Shark Vertebrae and Horn Walking Stick, 19th Century

A shark vertebrae and horn walking stick, 19th century, 88 cm

An unusual ebonised malacca walking stick with albatross head…

Ebonised Malacca Walking Stick with Albatross Head

An unusual ebonised malacca walking stick with albatross head in horn and ivory with cut metal eyes, early 19th century, 86 cm

A whalebone walking stick with carved whale's tooth fist handle…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Carved Tooth Handle

A whalebone walking stick with carved whale's tooth fist handle with casuarina, cedar, baleen and horn spacers, 19th century, 88 cm long

A walking stick, stingray vertebrae and horn, 19th century, 87…

Stingray Horn Walking Stick, 19th Century

A walking stick, stingray vertebrae and horn, 19th century, 87 cm

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

Horn-handled bone walking stick

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

Horn handled walking stick with sterling band engraved George…

Sterling Banded Horn Walking Stick by George Adams Tattersalls

Horn handled walking stick with sterling band engraved George Adams Tattersalls

Rare Oriental walking stick with carved horn dragon head handle…

Oriental Dragon Walking Stick with Gemstones

Rare Oriental walking stick with carved horn dragon head handle with bone and gemstone inserts

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle, Permit no: 1330/17

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle, Permit no: 1330/17

George V sterling silver and horn walking stick, set with a…

George V Silver & Horn Walking Stick, 1921

George V sterling silver and horn walking stick, set with a curved horn handle and silver mount, hallmarked Chester, 1921, with tapering support, length 80.5 cm

Wonderful walking stick, the handle carved in horn in the form…

Horn Horse Walking Stick with Glass Eyes

Wonderful walking stick, the handle carved in horn in the form of a horse, set with glass eyes, above silver mount and tapering support, length 89 cm

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

Early horn walking stick, comprised of connected circular…

Circular Horn Walking Stick

Early horn walking stick, comprised of connected circular sections of horn. Length 93 cm

Antique horn & ebony walking cane, horn handle, with gilded…

Horn & Ebony Walking Cane with Gilded Silver Decoration

Antique horn & ebony walking cane, horn handle, with gilded silver decoration (monogrammed), on ebony shaft. Length 90 cm

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Monty Noble's walking stick handle, possibly buffalo horn.

Monty Noble's Buffalo Horn Walking Stick Handle

Monty Noble's walking stick handle, possibly buffalo horn.

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 cm

Antique Horn Walking Cane - 88cm Length

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 cm

An unusual horn handle walking stick, the handle formed as a…

Trout Horn Handle Walking Stick

An unusual horn handle walking stick, the handle formed as a leaping trout, fixed to a plain ash shaft. Length 94 cm

A vintage walking cane, ebonised finish, ivory collar with horn…

Elegant Ebonised Walking Cane with Ivory and Horn Accents

A vintage walking cane, ebonised finish, ivory collar with horn top.

A vintage walking cane, hazelwood shaft, the handle of a deer…

Hazelwood Cane with Deer Antler Long-Nose Handle

A vintage walking cane, hazelwood shaft, the handle of a deer antler and carved in the form of a long-nose gentleman.

Vintage antler handled leather riding crop, plaited leather,…

Antler-handled Leather Riding Crop with Silvered Buckle Collar

Vintage antler handled leather riding crop, plaited leather, with silvered buckle form collar. Length 63 cm

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

Horn-handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

Horn and Hoof Handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

A dog's head handled walking stick, the head carved from horn,…

Horn Dog Head Walking Stick

A dog's head handled walking stick, the head carved from horn, mounted with a sterling silver ferrell to a malacca cane stick. Length 89 cm

A whalebone cane, the shaft with metal ferrule the top with…

Whalebone cane with marine ivory and horn discs

A whalebone cane, the shaft with metal ferrule the top with four marine ivory discs and five horn discs, a small silver plate cartouche with dog to the front, handle absent. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 83 cm

An old horn walking cane, cylindrical sections made to simulate…

Bamboo-style Dog Head Walking Cane

An old horn walking cane, cylindrical sections made to simulate bamboo, threaded on a steel rod, the handle of a stylised dog's head, metal ferrule. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 84 cm

An old horn walking stick, the shaft of sections of horn,…

Horn Walking Stick with Silver Collar and Handle

An old horn walking stick, the shaft of sections of horn, silver collar and a horn curved handle, metal ferrule. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 94 cm

An ebonised walking stick, with horn handle and a silver collar.…

1898 London Ebonised Walking Stick with Horn Handle & Silver Collar

An ebonised walking stick, with horn handle and a silver collar. London 1898.

Walking stick made from shark cartilage, horn, iron and wood,…

Convict Thrashing Stick Replica

Walking stick made from shark cartilage, horn, iron and wood, identical to one in the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, said to be used to thrash convicts

A superb whalebone walking stick, early 19th century carved…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Inlaid Shell and Horn

A superb whalebone walking stick, early 19th century carved from a single piece of bone, inlaid with tortoise shell, mother of pearl, baleen and horn very impressive weight and handsome proportions 97 cm long

An antler handled mahogany walking stick, the shaft terminating…

Antler-handled Walking Stick with Orpheus Engraving

An antler handled mahogany walking stick, the shaft terminating in an antler handle carved in the form of a long beaked creature, a silver collar engraved 'ORPHEUS, 7.2.1863'. Length 91 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A walking cane with stylised S.E. Asian dragon head finial,…

Dragon Head Ivory Cane with Ebony Shaft

A walking cane with stylised S.E. Asian dragon head finial, carved in ivory (very slight losses) fixed with a horn collar to a slender tapering ebony shaft. Length 91 cm

A whalebone swagger stick, with carved and wrythen turned shaft…

Whalebone Swagger Stick with Ivory Finial

A whalebone swagger stick, with carved and wrythen turned shaft fitted with an ivory small ball finial affixed to the shaft with a rosewood and horn collar. Length 50 cm.

A walking stick of horn sections, each section of various tones…

Horn Section Walking Stick

A walking stick of horn sections, each section of various tones cut as cylinders and threaded on steel shaft, the upper section with decorative inlaid metals. Length 87 cm.

A walking stick, deer antler handle with fox whistle, Scottish,…

Scottish Deer Antler Walking Stick with Fox Whistle

A walking stick, deer antler handle with fox whistle, Scottish, 19th century, 93 cm long

Two walking sticks, horn and hoof on cane, German, 19th century,…

German Horn and Hoof Walking Sticks, 19th Century

Two walking sticks, horn and hoof on cane, German, 19th century, the longest 96 cm

A shepherd's crook, carved horn thistle handle with blackthorn…

Scottish Shepherd's Crook, 1830

A shepherd's crook, carved horn thistle handle with blackthorn shaft, Scottish, circa 1830, 132 cm long

A walking stick with carved antler handle in the form of a…

Dragon Antler Walking Stick

A walking stick with carved antler handle in the form of a dragon, fiddleback blackwood shaft, 20th century, 97 cm long

An Edwardian plaited leather sword-stick riding crop, with flat…

Edwardian Leather Sword-Stick Riding Crop with Horn Handle

An Edwardian plaited leather sword-stick riding crop, with flat section, pointed blade and carved horn horse's hoof handle, length 50 cm.

A vintage walking stick, the bamboo shaft terminating in a…

Bamboo Parrot Walking Stick with Silver Embellishment

A vintage walking stick, the bamboo shaft terminating in a carved head of a parrot with silver feather embellishment, glass eyes and horn beak, brass ferrule.

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, stag antler section…

Mahogany Walking Stick with Stag Antler Handle

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, stag antler section handle.

A walking stick of horn discs, of various tones mounted on a…

Horn Disc Walking Stick

A walking stick of horn discs, of various tones mounted on a steel shaft. Some losses, length 86 cm

A horn handled sword stick, with a long tapering fullered blade…

Horn-handled Sword Stick with Tapering Fullered Blade

A horn handled sword stick, with a long tapering fullered blade with flat back, length 91 cm

Riding crop, the shaft concealing sword stick with horn grip

Horn-grip sword stick with riding crop

Riding crop, the shaft concealing sword stick with horn grip

Vintage Malacca cane & horn walking cane, horn handle, with…

Malacca Cane & Horn Walking Cane

Vintage Malacca cane & horn walking cane, horn handle, with Malacca cane body, (length 89 cm).

A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered…

19th Century Whalebone Walking Stick with Sperm Whale Tooth Handle

A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered shaft with bands of horn below the tapered octagonal sperm whale's tooth handle, length 91.5 cm

A shepherds crook walking cane, horn ivory and baleen with…

19th Century Horn and Ivory Shepherd's Crook Walking Cane

A shepherds crook walking cane, horn ivory and baleen with brass ferrule, 19th century, 84 cm high

Two walking sticks, one with carved horn hoof handle, the other…

Horn and Silver Walking Sticks

Two walking sticks, one with carved horn hoof handle, the other with silver collar and phenolic handle, 19th and 20th century, 789 cm and 90 cm high

Edwardian walking stick with ivory handle, horn foot and 18ct…

Edwardian Walking Stick with Ivory Handle and Gold Collar

Edwardian walking stick with ivory handle, horn foot and 18ct gold collar hallmarked Sheffield 1910, 77.5 cm long.