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...

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...

87 items found:

These items have been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.

An Australian folk art walking stick carved with emu, kangaroo…

Australian Folk Art Walking Stick with Animal Carvings

An Australian folk art walking stick carved with emu, kangaroo and snake, 19th/20th century, 88 cm high

Fruitwood vintage walking stick, sectional inlaid folk Art…

Vintage Inlaid Folk Art Walking Stick - 85cm

Fruitwood vintage walking stick, sectional inlaid folk Art walking stick, length 85 cm

Turned ebony walking stick, the shaft of tapering cylindrical…

Ebony Walking Stick with Spherical Handle

Turned ebony walking stick, the shaft of tapering cylindrical form below a spherical handle, total length 88 cm

Carved treen boxer dog walking stick, hand painted wooden

Hand-carved Boxer Dog Walking Stick

Carved treen boxer dog walking stick, hand painted wooden

A circa 1900 carved wooden handled walking stick, the handle as…

Carved wooden walking stick with naked maiden handle

A circa 1900 carved wooden handled walking stick, the handle as a naked maiden with arched back, length 79.5 cm.

A walking stick, spherical tiger's eye handle with palmwood…

Tiger's Eye Walking Stick with Palmwood Shaft

A walking stick, spherical tiger's eye handle with palmwood shaft and metal ferrule, 94 cm high

A Victorian carved 'Prince of Wales' paddle steamer walking…

Victorian Carved Prince of Wales Paddle Steamer Walking Stick

A Victorian carved 'Prince of Wales' paddle steamer walking stick, carved with images of the paddle steamer and with verse 'Well my friend, The sum of one shilling for you I gave, what compensation shall I have '....' Length 89 cm. Note: PS (RMS) Prince…

Carved ebony walking stick 99 cm long

Ebony Walking Stick - 99cm

Carved ebony walking stick 99 cm long

A timber and brass walking stick with telescope extension…

Telescope Walking Stick with Brass and Timber Handle

A timber and brass walking stick with telescope extension handle, length 94 cm

A timber and brass walking stick with Inbuilt telescope handle,…

Timber and Brass Walking Stick with Telescope Handle

A timber and brass walking stick with Inbuilt telescope handle, length 99.5 cm

19th century Australian figural walking stick, the handle…

Australian Figural Walking Stick with Henry Parkes Handle

19th century Australian figural walking stick, the handle possibly carved with the head of Henry Parkes, above a tree flanked by kangaroo and emu, the shaft carved with coiled snake, total length 92 cm

A collection of bent wood walking sticks, including macassar…

Bent Wood Walking Stick Collection

A collection of bent wood walking sticks, including macassar ebony and birch, comprising fifteen pieces, the longest 100 cm

A collection of carved wood walking sticks and canes,…

Carved Wood Walking Sticks and Canes (9 words)

A collection of carved wood walking sticks and canes, comprising fifteen pieces, the longest 97 cm

Vintage carved wood walking stick height 89 cm.

Vintage Carved Wood Walking Stick - 89cm Height

Vintage carved wood walking stick height 89 cm.

An antique walking stick profusely carved from top to bottom,…

Carved Antique Walking Stick with Nude Figural Handle

An antique walking stick profusely carved from top to bottom, with nude figural handle, male figure, assorted symbols, flowers and inscription (partially legible) plus metal ferrule, 19th century, 85 cm high

A walking stick with carved wooden bird's head handle and resin…

Carved Bird Head Walking Stick

A walking stick with carved wooden bird's head handle and resin beak, fiddleback shaft with brass ferrule, early 20th century, 90 cm high

An antique walking stick, carved dog's head handle and shaft…

19th Century Blackthorn Walking Stick with Dog's Head Handle

An antique walking stick, carved dog's head handle and shaft made from a single piece of blackthorn, 19th century, 84 cm high

A part 19th century Day's Patent walking stick gun, the…

19th Century Walking Stick Gun

A part 19th century Day's Patent walking stick gun, the mahogany handle with round steel section, signed enclosed action with under-hammer and folding trigger. Stock and barrel absent. Length 20 cm.

Tribal/Islander carved wood club/walking stick carved serpent…

Serpent Carved Wood Club with Mother of Pearl Inlay

Tribal/Islander carved wood club/walking stick carved serpent and masks motif with mother of pearl inlay. Length 94 cm

An antique walking stick with parrot head handle, ebony shaft…

19th Century Parrot Head Walking Stick

An antique walking stick with parrot head handle, ebony shaft and later rubber ferrule, 19th century, 87 cm high

An antique walking stick with gilt metal handle, mother of…

Gilt Handle Antique Walking Stick with Mother of Pearl Collar

An antique walking stick with gilt metal handle, mother of pearl collar, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 86 cm high

Collection of walking sticks and parasols, early 20th century…

Vintage Walking Sticks and Parasols Collection

Collection of walking sticks and parasols, early 20th century and later, comprising a walking stick with shoe form handle, a natural burl walking stick, a walking stick/parasol and a parasol in French black silk with carved handle (4) approx., height 93…

Walking stick late 19th century, fruitwood with leather strap,…

Late 19th Century Fruitwood Walking Stick

Walking stick late 19th century, fruitwood with leather strap, length 84 cm

An antique walking stick, palmwood shaft with sterling handle,…

19th Century Sterling Handle Palmwood Walking Stick

An antique walking stick, palmwood shaft with sterling handle, 19th century, 81 cm high

An English novelty walking stick with carved box wood dog head…

Victorian Dog Head Walking Stick with Articulated Mouth

An English novelty walking stick with carved box wood dog head handle with articulated mouth and glass eyes. These sticks where popular in the early Victorian era and the mouth was used to hold gloves, mid 19th century, 94 cm high

An Australian cedar walking stick, carved fist with entwined…

Carved Cedar Walking Stick with Serpent Fist, 19th Century

An Australian cedar walking stick, carved fist with entwined serpent, 19th century, 90 cm high

A late 19th century hardwood carved clasped hand handled…

Carved Hand Walking Stick

A late 19th century hardwood carved clasped hand handled walking stick, the shaft top with ball and hand design, plain tapered shaft, length 96 cm.

Victorian carved wooden walking stick, the handle carved in the…

Monkey Head Carved Walking Stick

Victorian carved wooden walking stick, the handle carved in the form of a monkey head, set with glass eyes above a natural stick, length 74 cm

A vintage Solomon Islands ebony walking stick inlaid with cut…

Solomon Islands Ebony Walking Stick with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

A vintage Solomon Islands ebony walking stick inlaid with cut mother-of-pearl (small losses), length 95 cm

Oriental carved camel walking stick with elephant shape carving…

Elephant Handle Camel Walking Stick

Oriental carved camel walking stick with elephant shape carving on the handle

Late 19th century wooden walking stick, carved with mans head,…

Carved Wooden Walking Stick with Man's Head

Late 19th century wooden walking stick, carved with mans head, above cylindrical stick, length 84 cm

Horse head timber and gilt mounted walking stick length 88 cm

Gilt Horse Head Walking Stick - 88cm Length

Horse head timber and gilt mounted walking stick length 88 cm

Antique carved fox head walking stick with glass eyes, length…

Carved Fox Head Walking Stick with Glass Eyes

Antique carved fox head walking stick with glass eyes, length 72 cm.

A fruitwood walking stick with carved birds head handle, 19th…

19th Century Carved Bird Head Walking Stick

A fruitwood walking stick with carved birds head handle, 19th century, 93 cm high

An Australian walking stick carved with kangaroo and emu…

Australian Walking Stick with Kangaroo and Emu Carvings

An Australian walking stick carved with kangaroo and emu entwined within an intricate woven and spiral design, handle in the form of a boot, 19th century, 93 cm long

Plain bamboo walking stick concealing rule & level

Bamboo Walking Stick with Hidden Rule and Level

Plain bamboo walking stick concealing rule & level

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, ebonised handle, an…

Mahogany Walking Stick with Enlistment Presentation Plaque

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, ebonised handle, an earlier presentation plaque attached detailing 'Presented to A. Henderson on his Enlisting for Active Service..... 15.2.18'.

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 circa 1880 French bamboo shooting stick, with hinged seat and…

French bamboo shooting stick with hinged seat and steel spike

A circa 1880 French bamboo shooting stick, with hinged seat and steel spike and stamped (to metal) 'Br. SGDG' (French patent marks)

A briar walking stick, the handle in the form of a dog's head,…

Briar Dog Head Walking Stick

A briar walking stick, the handle in the form of a dog's head, glass eyes with brass collar.

Tommy Woodcock, Phar Lap walking stick, fruitwood with horses…

Phar Lap Walking Stick with Horse Hoof Handle

Tommy Woodcock, Phar Lap walking stick, fruitwood with horses hoof handle, carved 'Good luck Pharlap A.R.W.', carved monogram 'A.R.W.', 93 cm long

A walking stick with carved nubian head handle, 19th century,…

Nubian Head Walking Stick, 19th Century

A walking stick with carved nubian head handle, 19th century, 85 cm long

A hand carved walking stick with snake relief, c. Early 20th…

Snake Relief Walking Stick, Early 20th Century

A hand carved walking stick with snake relief, c. Early 20th century 90 cm

Folk carved walking stick tattooed head handle with inset eyes…

Carved Walking Stick with Tattooed Head and Paua Inset

Folk carved walking stick tattooed head handle with inset eyes and teeth, a shaft carved and inset with paua, length 86 cm

A burr timber concealed umbrella walking stick, the hollow…

Concealed Umbrella Walking Stick with Burr Timber Shaft

A burr timber concealed umbrella walking stick, the hollow timber shaft in three sections, the curved handle with attached umbrella. Length 92 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A rewarewa walking stick, the shaft terminating in a moulded…

Rewarewa Walking Stick with Greek Comedy Mask Handle

A rewarewa walking stick, the shaft terminating in a moulded ivorine handle decorated with theatre curtains and the Greek comedy masks, metal ferrule to the tip. Length 88 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A hazelnut walking stick, the tip carved with the head of a…

Hound-Tipped Hazelnut Hiking Stick

A hazelnut walking stick, the tip carved with the head of a hound, the end with metal hiking spike.

Finely carved Timorese walking stick, in hardwood carved with a…

Timorese Walking Stick with Figurative Pommel and Lizard Frieze

Finely carved Timorese walking stick, in hardwood carved with a figurative pommel above a frieze of stylised lizards within concentric geometric bands, length 91 cm

A vintage New Zealand walking stick, the handle in the form of…

Geometric New Zealand Wood Walking Stick

A vintage New Zealand walking stick, the handle in the form of various mixed New Zealand woods in a geometric pattern.

Antique carved walking stick, with entwined serpent with blue…

Serpent-Carved Antique Walking Stick with Blue Stone Eyes

Antique carved walking stick, with entwined serpent with blue stone eyes

Antique carved wooden walking stick

Carved Antique Wooden Walking Stick

Antique carved wooden walking stick

A palmwood walking stick with handle carved as an upturned boot.

Boot-Handled Palmwood Walking Stick

A palmwood walking stick with handle carved as an upturned boot.

A 19th century walking stick, the briar shaft with a dog carved…

Briar Walking Stick with Dog Handle

A 19th century walking stick, the briar shaft with a dog carved to the handle.

An 19th century walking stick, the bamboo shaft with curved…

Bamboo Walking Stick with Carved Dog's Head

An 19th century walking stick, the bamboo shaft with curved handle terminating in a carved wooden dogs head, the head with glass eyes.

Carved timber bulldog head handle walking stick with glass eyes

Timber Bulldog Walking Stick with Glass Eyes

Carved timber bulldog head handle walking stick with glass eyes

An Irish blackthorn carved walking stick, 19th century, 95 cm

19th Century Irish Blackthorn Carved Walking Stick

An Irish blackthorn carved walking stick, 19th century, 95 cm

A carved hardwood walking stick, New Zealand timbers, late 19th…

Late 19th Century Carved Hardwood Walking Stick from New Zealand

A carved hardwood walking stick, New Zealand timbers, late 19th century, 97 cm

A rare ebony walking stick with gambling handle. Purchased in…

Rare Ebony Gambling Walking Stick from England

A rare ebony walking stick with gambling handle. Purchased in England for ?300. 92 cm long.

A bamboo walking stick. 88 cm long.

Bamboo Walking Stick - 88cm

A bamboo walking stick. 88 cm long.

A Bhutan carved wooden walking stick. 100 cm long.

Bhutanese Wood Carved Walking Stick, 100cm

A Bhutan carved wooden walking stick. 100 cm long.

Vintage carved timber riding crop 58 cm long approx

Carved Timber Riding Crop - Vintage (58cm)

Vintage carved timber riding crop 58 cm long approx

Carved ebony Tribal walking stick, 78 cm long

Ebony Tribal Walking Stick - 78cm

Carved ebony Tribal walking stick, 78 cm long

A mulga wood walking stick carved with a fist handle and snake,…

Aboriginal Mulga Walking Stick with Fist Handle and Snake

A mulga wood walking stick carved with a fist handle and snake, most likely Aboriginal, 86 cm

Carved Black Forest dogs head walking stick handle

Black Forest Dog Walking Stick Handle

Carved Black Forest dogs head walking stick handle

An early 20th century English 20 bore shotgun walking stick,…

English 20 bore shotgun walking stick

An early 20th century English 20 bore shotgun walking stick, the cylindrical steel shaft wider at the top, original dark brown paint finish, swivelling bayonet release to receive the cartridge, exposed small trigger, sliding side button, the mahogany…

Two walking sticks, one carved with Irish clovers (93 cm), on…

Irish Clover and Horse Leg Walking Sticks

Two walking sticks, one carved with Irish clovers (93 cm), on with a handle in the form of a horse's leg and hoof (87 cm).

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

Victorian mahogany walking stick, carved with geometric and…

Mahogany Walking Stick with Brass Mount

Victorian mahogany walking stick, carved with geometric and floral design, with brass mount. Height 87.5 cm

Carved walking sticks, clubs, etc

Handcrafted Walking Sticks and More

Carved walking sticks, clubs, etc

Three early walking sticks, including two ebony

Early Ebony Walking Sticks

Three early walking sticks, including two ebony

Carved wooden walking stick, approx 89 cm long

Handcrafted Wooden Walking Stick - 89cm

Carved wooden walking stick, approx 89 cm long

Riding crop, 1883 and bamboo walking stick, approx 92 cm long…

Crop and Stick: Victorian Era Accessories

Riding crop, 1883 and bamboo walking stick, approx 92 cm long and 65 cm long (2)

Antique timber carved rabbit head walking stick, Brass tip at…

Antique Carved Rabbit Head Walking Stick

Antique timber carved rabbit head walking stick, Brass tip at bottom. 98 cm long

Early 19th century presentation walking stick fruitwood carved,…

Fruitwood Carved Hunting Walking Stick from New Zealand

Early 19th century presentation walking stick fruitwood carved, hammer grip with carving of hunting scene and moa entitled 'New Zealand Lochum Westport', 87 cm length

Antique carved walking stick bearing the head of a duck with…

Duck Head Carved Walking Stick

Antique carved walking stick bearing the head of a duck with the stick decorated with a duck feather design, approx 88 cm long

Collection of three walking sticks, carved decorations (3)

Carved Walking Stick Trio

Collection of three walking sticks, carved decorations (3)

Carved Australian walking stick with Indigenous motifs,…

Indigenous Carved Walking Stick with Australian Wildlife Motifs

Carved Australian walking stick with Indigenous motifs, kangaroo, emu, snake, Lizards etc

Antique ebony walking stick, carved in the form of a holly…

Ebony Holly Walking Stick

Antique ebony walking stick, carved in the form of a holly branch

Victorian ebony walking stick, with tigers eye handle

Ebony Walking Stick with Tiger's Eye Handle

Victorian ebony walking stick, with tigers eye handle

Oval marquetry handled walking stick

Marquetry Handled Walking Stick with Oval Design

Oval marquetry handled walking stick

Round marquetry handled walking stick

Marquetry Handled Walking Stick

Round marquetry handled walking stick

Gnarled walking stick with ram's head handle

Ram's Head Walking Stick

Gnarled walking stick with ram's head handle

Walking stick with a ornately carved handle

Carved Handle Walking Stick

Walking stick with a ornately carved handle

Gnarled wooden walking stick

Twisted Timber Trekking Stick

Gnarled wooden walking stick

Antique oriental walking stick, with carved figure and…

Carved Oriental Walking Stick with Decorative Figure

Antique oriental walking stick, with carved figure and decoration to stick

Antique heavy carved ebony walking stick, with dog face handle

Carved Ebony Walking Stick with Dog Face Handle

Antique heavy carved ebony walking stick, with dog face handle

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