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 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 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

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

Two Victorian walking sticks, 19th century, with carved ivory…

Victorian Walking Sticks with Ivory Dog Head Handles

Two Victorian walking sticks, 19th century, with carved ivory dog head handles and silver mounts, on Malacca shafts, lacking one eye (2), height 86 cm, 82 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A wood and bone walking stick, with silver collar engraved…

Ship Boyd Walking Stick

A wood and bone walking stick, with silver collar engraved 'Ship Boyd - sunk 1809' referencing the burning of the Boyd, in Whangaroa Harbour, the bone handle with carved leaves to the front. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 87 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 rare fiddleback blackwood walking stick with sterling silver…

Fiddleback Blackwood Walking Stick with Silver Magnifying Top

A rare fiddleback blackwood walking stick with sterling silver compartment top revealing a magnifying glass, 19th century

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

Marine Ivory Dog Head Cane

A short whalebone cane, the shaft with metal ferrule, the marine ivory handle in the form of a dog's head, glass eyes and engraved silver collar. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 66 cm

A 19th century French walking stick, with a carved ivory bust…

French Walking Stick with Napoleon Ivory Bust Handle

A 19th century French walking stick, with a carved ivory bust of Napoleon Bonaparte to handle, with silver liner to neck. Length 96 cm.

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 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

Walking stick, with carved ivory handle in the form of a…

Ivory Bulldog Walking Stick with Silver Mount

Walking stick, with carved ivory handle in the form of a bulldog with inset eyes, above a silver mount and tapering handle, length 93 cm

A Sessionist style whale tooth handled walking stick early 20th…

Whale Tooth Walking Stick with Silver Mounts

A Sessionist style whale tooth handled walking stick early 20th century ebonised wood stand with hand beaten sterling silver mounts, possibly Austro-Hungarian, 72 cm high (crack to tooth)

A silver and cane walking stick with owl detail handle, French,…

French 19th Century Owl Handle Walking Stick

A silver and cane walking stick with owl detail handle, French, 19th century. 86 cm long

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver and bone…

Sterling Silver and Bone Walking Stick

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver and bone walking stick, l81.5 cm

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.

Snakewood & carved ivory walking cane with sterling silver…

Sterling Silver Collared Snakewood Walking Cane, 1924 London Hallmark

Snakewood & carved ivory walking cane with sterling silver collar hallmarked London 1924, 90.5 cm long

An Asian silver topped walking cane, 19th century, 89 cm

19th Century Asian Silver Topped Walking Cane

An Asian silver topped walking cane, 19th century, 89 cm

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…

Antique French silver & enamel walking cane, with snake wood…

French Silver & Enamel Walking Cane, c.1850

Antique French silver & enamel walking cane, with snake wood shelf, c:1850

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

Walking stick sword an Edwardian walking stick with horn handle,…

Edwardian Walking Stick Sword with Silver Fittings

Walking stick sword an Edwardian walking stick with horn handle, wooden shaft and concealed short sword with makers marks on the blade unidentifiable. Complete with silver fittings. Length 89 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.

Good walking stick, with a marine ivory and horn handle, with…

Marine Ivory and Horn Walking Stick with Silver Mounts

Good walking stick, with a marine ivory and horn handle, with sterling silver mounts, above a carved and spiraled handle, length 97 cm

An Edwardian ebony and silver plate walking stick, the silver…

Ebony Walking Stick with Silver Dog Head Handle

An Edwardian ebony and silver plate walking stick, the silver plate handle decorated with leaves and terminating with a dog's head.

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.…

Monty Noble's silver duck talisman (lucky charm), probably from…

Birmingham 1906 Silver Duck Talisman

Monty Noble's silver duck talisman (lucky charm), probably from a gentleman's walking cane, hallmarked Birmingham 1906.

A silver mounted ebony walking cane, moulded with a 1930's era…

1930's Car Molded Ebony Walking Cane with Silver Mounts

A silver mounted ebony walking cane, moulded with a 1930's era car, 20th century. 88 cm high

Walking stick sword an Edwardian gentlemen's rattan cane…

Edwardian Walking Stick Sword with Silver Fittings and Engraving

Walking stick sword an Edwardian gentlemen's rattan cane walking stick with silver fittings. Maker Henry Tracy & Sons London assayed 1921. Having engraving (Leb 1927). Blade showing stamps France 5.

A lady's walking cane, with silver swan's head handle the…

Silver Swan Head Walking Cane, 1910

A lady's walking cane, with silver swan's head handle the conforming silver ferrule with London hallmarks for 1910, length 82 cm.

A late Victorian silver, ivory and malacca cane walking stick,…

Victorian Silver and Ivory Walking Stick with Provenance

A late Victorian silver, ivory and malacca cane walking stick, the approximate T-form ivory handle with decorative embossed silver cap ends and fitting to the tapered malacca shaft, engraved 'W.S.' reputedly a presentation upon the achievement of becoming…

Bamboo walking stick sword likely 18th century, having an ivory…

18th Century Bamboo Walking Stick Sword with Ivory Handle

Bamboo walking stick sword likely 18th century, having an ivory handle carved in the form of a man's head with floppy cap and fitted with a horn collar. Having un- marked silver and brass finials. Blade not marked. Length 92.5 cm.

A silver handled walking stick, designed as a reclining female…

Reclining Female Figure Silver Walking Stick

A silver handled walking stick, designed as a reclining female figure, 92 cm long

A silver mounted ebony walking cane, moulded with racehorses,…

Silver Mounted Ebony Racing Cane

A silver mounted ebony walking cane, moulded with racehorses, 20th century. 90 cm high

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

Ivory and Silver Walking Cane with Gilt Top

A late 19th century ivory and silver gilt walking cane with gilt silver top, length 94 cm

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 antique walking stick, carved horn chain link handle with…

19th Century Carved Horn Walking Stick with Silver Collar

An antique walking stick, carved horn chain link handle with silver finished collar and brass ferrule, 19th century, 89 cm high

Wonderful walking stick, with silver knop handle decorated with…

Elegant Silver-Handled Walking Stick

Wonderful walking stick, with silver knop handle decorated with scroll, acanthus and flower head, above a carved ebonised support, inlaid with dot motifs, length 92.5 cm

An antique Narwhal tusk and silver walking cane, later 19th…

Antique Narwhal Tusk & Silver Walking Cane

An antique Narwhal tusk and silver walking cane, later 19th century, the cane of traditional tapering form and brass capped to the base, a turban style handle in possibly walrus ivory, the sterling silver collar with inscription dated 1883. Length 85 cm

A rare rock crystal, emerald gold and silver set ebonised…

Rare Indian Crystal and Emerald Walking Cane

A rare rock crystal, emerald gold and silver set ebonised walking cane, Indian, 19th century. 90.5 cm long

Alfred Felton: Walking stick with silver mount inscribed…

Alfred Felton's Inscribed Walking Stick

Alfred Felton: Walking stick with silver mount inscribed 'Alfred Felton Esplanade St Kilda. 1903'. Famously known for establishing the Felton Bequest one of Australia's most prestigious & enduring philanthropic bequests. 85 cm

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

Russian silver sword stick, the top set with an image of St.…

Russian Silver Sword Stick with St. George Image and Compass

Russian silver sword stick, the top set with an image of St.George and the dragon, opening to an inset compass, above a Russian coat of arms, twisting to reveal sword, above an ebonised cylindrical support, length 93.5 cm

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

A brass, silver, ebony and snooker ball miniature telescope…

Miniature Telescope Walking Cane, 19th Century

A brass, silver, ebony and snooker ball miniature telescope walking cane, 19th century, 82 cm high

A walking stick with a dog's head handle, the long-nosed head…

Dog Head Walking Stick

A walking stick with a dog's head handle, the long-nosed head with glass eyes and unusual silver faced lop ears on simple birch shaft. Length 90 cm

A German Art Nouveau silver mounted Guiana Snakewood walking…

Art Nouveau Silver Mermaid Walking Cane

A German Art Nouveau silver mounted Guiana Snakewood walking cane, circa 1900, the 800 silver handle depicting a recumbent mermaid supported by waves, the tapered shaft with silver ferrule, probably made in Schwabisch Germany, approximate weight of handle…

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 fiddleback blackwood walking stick, 19th century, with carved…

19th Century Fiddleback Blackwood Walking Stick with Cat Handle

A fiddleback blackwood walking stick, 19th century, with carved cats head handle, glass eyes and silver collar, 96 cm

An important New Zealand walking stick, the shaft made from…

Treaty House Walking Stick

An important New Zealand walking stick, the shaft made from jarrah timber from James Busby's Residence which later became the Treaty House. The plain wood shaft topped with a pounamu band, a wide silver collar engraved with 'This Stick is Part of the…

A Chinese walking stick with ornately carved jade handle,…

Ornate Chinese Walking Stick with Jade Handle and Tiger Wood Shaft

A Chinese walking stick with ornately carved jade handle, silver collar, Chinese tiger wood shaft and horn ferrule, 19th century, 97 cm high