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...

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A vintage walking stick, the silver plate terminal in the form…

Silver Dog Head Walking Stick

A vintage walking stick, the silver plate terminal in the form of a dog's head, with glass eyes, metal hiking spike to end.

An early 1900s walking cane, the WMF silver plate handle with…

WMF Silver Plate Walking Cane with Deer Badge

An early 1900s walking cane, the WMF silver plate handle with restrained decoration, ostrich mark, deer hiking badge to the front, metal ferrule.

A hazelnut walking stick, the handle terminating in a silver…

Hazelnut Walking Stick with Silver Boar Head Handle

A hazelnut walking stick, the handle terminating in a silver wild boar's head, metal ferrule.

A whalebone and wood walking stick, the whalebone shaft…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Silver Collar

A whalebone and wood walking stick, the whalebone shaft terminating in a silver collar and turned ebonised wood handle. Length 89 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A whalebone and ivory walking cane, the shaft of alternating…

Whalebone and Ivory Walking Cane

A whalebone and ivory walking cane, the shaft of alternating plain and patterned bone sections, terminating in a wide silver collar and spherical ivory handle. Length 88 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A lady's silver topped whalebone walking cane, the fine…

Silver Topped Whalebone Walking Cane

A lady's silver topped whalebone walking cane, the fine tapering whalebone shaft terminating in a small silver plate collar, decoratively carved ivorine section and an engraved silver handle. Length 85 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A rosewood and silver walking stick engraved: 'R.J. SEDDON,…

Rosewood and Silver Walking Stick of R.J. Seddon (1897)

A rosewood and silver walking stick engraved: 'R.J. SEDDON, 1897' the finial with encircling machine engraving, marked 'Sterling'. Length 92.5 cm. Presumably the property of the Premier of New Zealand, Richard John Seddon. Provenance: The Flower Family…

A mahogany and ivory walking stick, the mahogany shaft…

Mahogany and Ivory Walking Stick with SS Wairarapa Engraving

A mahogany and ivory walking stick, the mahogany shaft terminating with a silver collar engraved S.S. Wairarapa (referencing the sinking on the reef at Great Barrier Island in 1894 with the loss of 140 lives) and a Japanese ivory handle carved with lions.…

An early Bakelite type short walking stick with ivorine handle,…

Turtle-handled Bakelite walking stick, 1902

An early Bakelite type short walking stick with ivorine handle, the tapering black shaft hand carved and terminating in an ivorine handle carved in the form of a turtle with rhinestone eyes, a tapering silver sleeve at the base of the shaft dated Chester…

A rhinoceros hide horse crop, the flexible crop terminating in…

Rhinoceros Hide Horse Crop with Silver Handle

A rhinoceros hide horse crop, the flexible crop terminating in a silver collar and black glass band, the silver plate handle in the form of a horse's leg and hoof. Length 95 cm. This particular piece is mentioned in an article on William Mincher, Tui's…

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 Malacca and Anglo-Indian cane, the shaft terminating in a…

Indian Silver Handled Malacca Cane

A Malacca and Anglo-Indian cane, the shaft terminating in a heavily embossed Indian silver handle. Length 93 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

Vintage 'Royal Scots' walking cane, with silver plated handle,…

Royal Scots Vintage Walking Cane with Silver Plated Handle

Vintage 'Royal Scots' walking cane, with silver plated handle, and shield (monogrammed). Length 85 cm

Australian Infantry riding crop with silver head of timber…

Australian Infantry Silver Riding Crop

Australian Infantry riding crop with silver head of timber shaft, leather and rush whip/crop and sterling silver head/handle with infantry emblem 'Australian Infantry Reg Fidelis Et Paratus, length 50 cm

A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory knob tapering to join to the whalebone shaft at a silver plated band. Length 83.5 cm

A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory asymmetrical knob tapering to join to the octagonal tapering whalebone shaft at an engraved silver plated band. Length 89 cm

An Edwardian briar walking stick, with sterling silver band and…

Edwardian Briar Walking Stick with Silver Band (9 words)

An Edwardian briar walking stick, with sterling silver band and terminal cap, hallmarked London 1904. Length 91 cm

An ebony Greyhound head handle walking stick c.1900 with…

Sterling Silver Collared Ebony Greyhound Walking Stick

An ebony Greyhound head handle walking stick c.1900 with sterling silver collar, length 89.5 cm

A sterling silver mounted walking cane with a telescopic handle,…

Telescopic Walking Cane with Sterling Silver Mounts

A sterling silver mounted walking cane with a telescopic handle, 1907 London, with maker's mark for J. Howell & Co, cane and stick, manufacturers, old Street London Ec, of classic 'T' shape, the handle with engraved silver mounts, leather, covering and an…

A walking cane, sterling silver and ivory, 19th century, 94 cm…

19th Century Sterling Silver and Ivory Walking Cane

A walking cane, sterling silver and ivory, 19th century, 94 cm long

A walking stick, sterling silver floral handle with ebony shaft,…

Sterling Silver Floral Walking Stick

A walking stick, sterling silver floral handle with ebony shaft, 19th century, 91 cm long

A fine walking stick inlaid with silver and ivory, 19th century,…

Silver and Ivory Inlaid Walking Stick, 19th Century

A fine walking stick inlaid with silver and ivory, 19th century, 89 cm long

A walking stick, large ivory handle with silver collar and cane…

19th Century Ivory and Silver Walking Stick

A walking stick, large ivory handle with silver collar and cane shaft, 19th century, 86 cm long

A walking stick, ebony inlaid with silver, brass, turquoise and…

Ebony and Silver Inlaid Walking Stick

A walking stick, ebony inlaid with silver, brass, turquoise and coral, 19th century, 91 cm long

Victorian ebonised walking stick of slender proportions, the…

Ebonised Walking Stick with Silver Handle Ends

Victorian ebonised walking stick of slender proportions, the handle with silver ends

Victorian Malacca walking cane with fluted sterling silver top,…

Fluted Sterling Silver Victorian Walking Cane, London 1888

Victorian Malacca walking cane with fluted sterling silver top, London, 1888, maker, Charles Henry Dumenil

Victorian novelty riding crop the silver head formed as a…

Whippet Head Riding Crop

Victorian novelty riding crop the silver head formed as a whippet with fine wire bound shaft

An early 1900s walking stick, ebonised finish, with silver…

Ebonised Walking Stick with Silver Collar - Birmingham 1913

An early 1900s walking stick, ebonised finish, with silver collar and terminal. Birmingham 1913.

A sterling silver mounted walking stick, with knopped handle,…

Silver walking stick with knopped handle, 1966

A sterling silver mounted walking stick, with knopped handle, Birmingham 1966

A whalebone walking stick with whales tooth carved fist handle…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Carved Tooth Handle

A whalebone walking stick with whales tooth carved fist handle and silver collar, 19th century, 81 cm high

A fox hunting walking stick, silver handle with rose gold…

Fox Hunting Walking Stick with Silver Handle and Fiddleback Shaft

A fox hunting walking stick, silver handle with rose gold monogram and fiddleback blackwood shaft, early 20th century, 87 cm long

An Edwardian black lacquered bamboo sword-stick, with diamond…

Edwardian Swordstick with Silver Crested Handle

An Edwardian black lacquered bamboo sword-stick, with diamond section blade and crested silver plated handle, length 87 cm.

George V sterling silver topped walking cane Birmingham 1922,…

George V Silver Topped Walking Cane

George V sterling silver topped walking cane Birmingham 1922, silver capped, some dents, to coromandel cane, length 91 cm

An elegant late 19th century whalebone walking stick, the…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

An elegant late 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory knob tapering to join to the whalebone shaft at a silver band, length 83.5 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.

Riding crop: James (Bill) Roycroft, won a gold medal in the…

Bill Roycroft's Olympic Riding Crop

Riding crop: James (Bill) Roycroft, won a gold medal in the team three-day event at the 1960 Rome games, riding in his first Olympics at the age of 45 and competing with a broken collarbone. This is the riding crop Roycroft used during this campaign.…

A timber sterling silver topped walking stick, dent and break…

Silver-Topped Walking Stick with Dent and Break

A timber sterling silver topped walking stick, dent and break in silver top

Victorian riding crop, with sterling silver collar & walking…

Sterling Silver Victorian Riding Crop and Walking Cane

Victorian riding crop, with sterling silver collar & walking cane

Victorian Malacca cane, with Indian silver ornately embossed…

Ornate Indian Silver Grip on Victorian Malacca Cane

Victorian Malacca cane, with Indian silver ornately embossed grip

An antique walking stick, the wooden shaft with silver plate…

Silver-Plated Antique Walking Stick with Subtle Design

An antique walking stick, the wooden shaft with silver plate handle, restrained decoration.

A collection of sterling silver & white metal walking stick…

Assorted Silver Walking Stick Tops & Ends

A collection of sterling silver & white metal walking stick tops & ends, in various shapes & pattern

Hallmarked sterling silver topped walking stick with a…

Victorian Sterling Silver Topped Walking Stick

Hallmarked sterling silver topped walking stick with a Victorian heavily decorated handle with gadrooned scrolls and floral work. Hallmarked London, c 1902 by unknown, length 83 cm

Wonderful walking stick, with the handle in the form of a…

Flower Head Walking Stick with Silver Collar

Wonderful walking stick, with the handle in the form of a flower head with scrolling foliate motifs jeweled with lower silver collar

German tripod walking stick, with hooked handle and silver…

German Ebonised Walking Stick with Silver Collar and Hooked Handle

German tripod walking stick, with hooked handle and silver collar with inscription and silver base, in an ebonised finish

Two gentleman's walking sticks, one with monogram to handle on…

Monogrammed Walking Sticks with Silver Plaques

Two gentleman's walking sticks, one with monogram to handle on silver plaque, 'Queensland gutta Percha' engraved to neck, on silver plaque. Length 93 cm, 91 cm.

A fine walking stick with long ivory handle adorned with a…

Ivory-handled Walking Stick with Snake Carving

A fine walking stick with long ivory handle adorned with a carved snake, ebony shaft, ivory ferrule and woven silver collar, 19th century, 91 cm high

An antique fox hunting riding crop adorned with a silver top in…

Antique Fox Hunting Riding Crop with Silver Fox Top

An antique fox hunting riding crop adorned with a silver top in the form of a fox and pheasant, 19th century, 75 cm long

A vintage walking stick, the briar shaft with a German .800…

Art Nouveau Silver Handle Walking Stick

A vintage walking stick, the briar shaft with a German .800 silver Art Nouveau handle, length 88 cm

A vintage walking stick, the wooden shaft terminating with a…

Art Deco Silver Handle Walking Stick

A vintage walking stick, the wooden shaft terminating with a silver handle with Art Deco designs, .800 standard silver

Edward VII sterling silver hound' handled walking stick

Sterling Silver Hound-Handled Walking Stick by Edward VII

Edward VII sterling silver hound' handled walking stick

Antique German 800 silver mounted walking cane circa 1913

German 800 Silver Walking Cane 1913

Antique German 800 silver mounted walking cane circa 1913

19th century gentlemans walking cane with silver collar and…

Silver and Ivory Gentleman's Walking Cane

19th century gentlemans walking cane with silver collar and ivory top

Edwardian sterling silver and ivory walking stick, the knop…

Edwardian Acanthus Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

Edwardian sterling silver and ivory walking stick, the knop handle embossed with acanthus work above tapering stick, length 92 cm

Edwardian walking stick, set with whale bone handle, with…

Whale Bone Handle Edwardian Walking Stick

Edwardian walking stick, set with whale bone handle, with sterling silver mount and tapering stick, length 89 cm

Edwardian walking stick, with embossed sterling silver handle,…

Embossed Sterling Silver Handle Walking Stick with African Carving

Edwardian walking stick, with embossed sterling silver handle, above carved African stick, length 85 cm

Vintage wood walking stick with silver mount, silver mount…

1942 Birmingham Hallmarked Silver Mount Wood Walking Stick

Vintage wood walking stick with silver mount, silver mount hallmarked for Birmingham 1942, length 78 cm

Sterling silver handled walking stick in the Victorian style…

Victorian-style Sterling Silver Walking Stick with Elaborate Decoration

Sterling silver handled walking stick in the Victorian style with elaborate decoration, leading down to a hardwood stem that screws off with brass inserts, length 93 cm

A Victorian walking cane, the tapering wood shaft terminating…

Silver Horse Leg Walking Cane

A Victorian walking cane, the tapering wood shaft terminating with a silver plate horse leg handle.

A late 19th century ivory and silver gilt walking cane the…

Ivory and Silver Gilt Walking Cane - Late 19th Century

A late 19th century ivory and silver gilt walking cane the shaft of slim proportions and featuring a small finely decorated hallmarked silver top, length 94 cm

English sterling silver mounted walking stick, hallmarked…

1909 Birmingham Hallmarked Sterling Silver Walking Stick with Ivory Collar

English sterling silver mounted walking stick, hallmarked Birmingham, 1909, S&B, with stepped rounded handle above an ivory collar, length 88 cm

Silver capped walking stick, marked, embossed with acanthus…

Acanthus Embossed Silver Capped Walking Stick

Silver capped walking stick, marked, embossed with acanthus motifs, set on a wooden shaft carved with geometric motifs, length 85 cm

Unusual lion handled walking stick, the handle engraved with…

Lion-handled Walking Stick with Maritime Engraving and Silver Collar

Unusual lion handled walking stick, the handle engraved with maritime scene and fish with protruding lions head, above a hallmarked silver collar, length 92 cm

A vintage walking stick, the Malacca cane shaft fitted to a…

Monogrammed Ivory Handle Walking Stick

A vintage walking stick, the Malacca cane shaft fitted to a monogrammed ivory handle and embossed silver plate collar, length 86 cm

A silver top walking stick c.1860s London by Thomas Deuth…

1860s London Silver Top Walking Stick by Thomas Deuth

A silver top walking stick c.1860s London by Thomas Deuth Length92.7 cm

A German walking stick with silver handle and timber shaft,…

19th Century German Walking Stick with Silver Handle

A German walking stick with silver handle and timber shaft, 19th century, 86 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

A c.1900 ivory handled walking stick, broad silver band with…

Ivory and Silver Tapered Walking Stick

A c.1900 ivory handled walking stick, broad silver band with oak mildly tapered shaft, length 93.5 cm.

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle, silver…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Tooth Handle and Silver Inlay

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle, silver collar and inlay, 19th century, 88 cm high

A folk art walking stick possibly Aboriginal with sterling…

Aboriginal Walking Stick with Silver Collar, 1880s

A folk art walking stick possibly Aboriginal with sterling silver collar by Wendt engraved with monogram 'B.K.W.', circa 1880s, 80 cm high

Gentleman's walking stick, set with silver knop end, with…

Silver Knop Walking Stick with Embossed Design and Spiral Carving

Gentleman's walking stick, set with silver knop end, with embossed flowers and foliage above a whale bone band, the stick, of carved sipiralled form, length 89 cm

Early 20th century sterling silver topped walking stick

Sterling Silver Topped Walking Stick - Early 20th Century

Early 20th century sterling silver topped walking stick

Hallmarked sterling silver and an ivory walking stick ends…

Sterling Silver and Ivory Walking Stick End

Hallmarked sterling silver and an ivory walking stick ends length 23 cm

Hallmarked sterling silver topped Victorian walking cane…

Victorian Sterling Silver Topped Walking Cane - 91cm

Hallmarked sterling silver topped Victorian walking cane length 91 cm

Hallmarked sterling silver handled walking stick, length 89 cm,…

Sterling Silver Walking Stick, London 1913

Hallmarked sterling silver handled walking stick, length 89 cm, hallmarked London c1913 by Mappin & Webb Ltd

German silver niello handled walking stick, with shaped handle,…

Niello-handled German silver walking stick

German silver niello handled walking stick, with shaped handle, decorated with ivy leaves above tapering handle, length 89 cm

Antique bamboo walking stick with sterling silver mounts,…

Birmingham 1913 Sterling Silver Mounted Bamboo Walking Stick

Antique bamboo walking stick with sterling silver mounts, hallmarks for Birmingham 1913, length 81 cm approx.

A horn handled walking stick with silver collar and ebonized…

Silver Collared Horn Walking Stick

A horn handled walking stick with silver collar and ebonized shaft, length 90 cm

A blackthorn walking stick with decorative silver mount to the…

Silver-mounted Blackthorn Walking Stick (9 words)

A blackthorn walking stick with decorative silver mount to the handle terminal, length 93 cm.

Walking stick sword a very fine example of a mid-Victorian,…

Victorian Walking Stick Sword with Horn Handle and Silver Accents

Walking stick sword a very fine example of a mid-Victorian, style walking stick with hidden sword blade, polished horn handle, silver finial, cap and embellishments. Makers marks unidentifiable due to wear.

Russian hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 91 cm

Russian Silver Topped Walking Stick - 91cm Length

Russian hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 91 cm

Russian hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 95 cm

Russian Silver Topped Walking Stick - 95cm Length

Russian hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 95 cm

Silver mounted walking stick, with antler handle and ebonised…

Silver and Antler Walking Stick

Silver mounted walking stick, with antler handle and ebonised tapering handle, length 97 cm

Russian walking stick, with a knop end set with double headed…

Russian Walking Stick with Double Headed Eagle

Russian walking stick, with a knop end set with double headed eagle, above fluted silver mount and carved spiraled support, length 97 cm

Edwardian walking stick, with sterling silver knop end, above…

Sterling Silver Topped Edwardian Walking Stick

Edwardian walking stick, with sterling silver knop end, above tapering support accented with floral motifs, length 91 cm

Walking stick, with south East Asian silver tapering handle…

Silver-Handle Walking Stick with Southeast Asian Figures

Walking stick, with south East Asian silver tapering handle decorated with a series of figures and shield cartouche, length 100 cm

Vintage sterling silver capped walking cane cap marked sterling…

Hardy Brothers Sterling Silver Walking Cane Cap

Vintage sterling silver capped walking cane cap marked sterling for Hardy Brothers, monogrammed, to wooden walking stick, with brass ferrule to base, length 90 cm.

A walking stick, stingray vertebrae with horn handle and silver…

Stingray Walking Stick with Silver Collar

A walking stick, stingray vertebrae with horn handle and silver collar, 19th century, 87 cm high

Two walking sticks, fiddleback blackwood and silver, late 19th…

19th Century Fiddleback Blackwood and Silver Walking Sticks

Two walking sticks, fiddleback blackwood and silver, late 19th century, 92 cm and 90 cm high

Two walking sticks, fiddleback blackwood with Australian silver…

19th Century Australian Silver Collared Walking Sticks

Two walking sticks, fiddleback blackwood with Australian silver collars, 19th century, 83 cm and 84.5 cm high

A walking stick, cane shaft with sterling silver collar and cap,…

Sterling Silver Walking Stick with Concealed Pencil

A walking stick, cane shaft with sterling silver collar and cap, also fitted with concealed pencil, 90 cm high

An Australian blackwood walking stick with English sterling…

Sterling Silver Handled Australian Blackwood Walking Stick

An Australian blackwood walking stick with English sterling silver handle, 19th century, 91 cm high

An Australian fiddleback blackwood walking stick with silver…

19th Century Australian Fiddleback Blackwood Walking Stick with Whalebone Handle

An Australian fiddleback blackwood walking stick with silver collar and carved whalebone Napoleon handle, 19th century, 99c, high

A fine walking cane, ebonized bamboo shaft with sterling silver…

Sterling Silver Duck Head Walking Cane

A fine walking cane, ebonized bamboo shaft with sterling silver duck head handle with glass eyes, 19th century, 82 cm high

An American walking stick, ebony shaft with silver collar and…

Antique American Walking Stick with Rare Glass Handle

An American walking stick, ebony shaft with silver collar and shield, rare pressed glass negro head handle with hand-painted finish, mid 19th century, 89 cm high

A walking stick with oak shaft, sterling silver collar and…

Oak Walking Stick with Silver and Ivory Handle

A walking stick with oak shaft, sterling silver collar and carved Asian ivory figural handle, 19th century, 89 cm high

A fine French walking stick with fiddleback shaft silver cap…

French Sevres Porcelain Handle Walking Stick, 19th Century

A fine French walking stick with fiddleback shaft silver cap and collar and Sevres porcelain handle, 19th century, 90 cm high