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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An English Gentleman''s walking stick with sterling silver top,…

Sterling Silver Topped English Walking Stick with Horn Foot Losses

An English Gentleman''s walking stick with sterling silver top, some losses to horn foot

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

Silver topped riding crop - Provenance: Henry Parkes (by…

Parkes' Engraved Riding Crop with Silver Top

Silver topped riding crop - Provenance: Henry Parkes (by Repute) engraved Semper Praesare

An antique umbrella walking stick, ivory handle with silver…

Antique Telescopic Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

An antique umbrella walking stick, ivory handle with silver collar, black lacquered telescopic shaft and nickel plated ferrule, 90 cm high

A walking cane, carved ivory handle with silver collar, cane…

Ivory and Silver Walking Cane

A walking cane, carved ivory handle with silver collar, cane shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 89 cm high

An American Indian themed walking stick, carved deer antler…

Native American Walking Stick with Carved Antler Handle

An American Indian themed walking stick, carved deer antler handle, silver collar, Malacca cane shaft and brass ferrule, 19th/20th century, 93 cm high

A walking stick, carved bone bird's head handle with glass eyes,…

19th Century Bird's Head Walking Stick

A walking stick, carved bone bird's head handle with glass eyes, silver collar, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 93 cm long

A fine walking stick with elephant head handle covered in…

Snakeskin Elephant Head Walking Stick

A fine walking stick with elephant head handle covered in snakeskin with glass eyes, ivory tusks and bound in silver, beautiful fiddleback timber shaft with brass and iron ferrule, 19th century, 90 cm high

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

A walking stick, silver horse head handle with Malacca cane…

19th Century Silver Horse Head Walking Stick

A walking stick, silver horse head handle with Malacca cane shaft and metal ferrule, 19th century, 93 cm high

Sevres French porcelain walking stick handle and a silver…

19th Century Sevres Porcelain and Silver Walking Stick Handles

Sevres French porcelain walking stick handle and a silver walking cane handle, 19th century, the silver handle 11 cm high

An early 20th century ivory and silver handle walking cane,…

Ivory and Silver Dog Handle Walking Cane

An early 20th century ivory and silver handle walking cane, length 82 cm silver metal no hallmarks found, dog handle with glass eyes

An early 20th century silver and ivory English walking cane…

Silver and Ivory Dog Head Walking Cane

An early 20th century silver and ivory English walking cane with dog head hand set with glass eyes, silver collar with marks rubbed, length 86 cm, missing bottom tip

Silver collared riding crop marked Gustav Jacobi,c.1901, length…

Gustav Jacobi's Silver Riding Crop, c.1901

Silver collared riding crop marked Gustav Jacobi,c.1901, length 75.5 cm

Edwardian sterling silver handled walking stick, with embossed…

Embossed Silver Handled Walking Stick

Edwardian sterling silver handled walking stick, with embossed silver handle, with bone support and tapering wood stick, length 89 cm

Edwardian ivory and sterling silver walking stick, the handle…

Ivory and Silver Carved Head Walking Stick

Edwardian ivory and sterling silver walking stick, the handle carved in the form of a man's head, above an embossed silver mount with ebony stick, length 88 cm

Early 20th century walking stick, with shaped silver plate…

Silver-Plated Walking Stick with Shaped Handle

Early 20th century walking stick, with shaped silver plate handle above a tapered support

Sterling silver capped walking cane, hallmarked London, 1913,…

1913 London Hallmarked Sterling Silver Walking Cane

Sterling silver capped walking cane, hallmarked London, 1913, Mappin & Webb, the rounded handle set on a tapered shaft, total length 94.5 cm

Sterling silver capped walking cane, hallmarked, of spherical…

Acanthus Motif Sterling Silver Walking Cane

Sterling silver capped walking cane, hallmarked, of spherical form embossed with acanthus motifs, set above an ivory collar, total length 99 cm

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.

Ivory handled walking stick with sterling silver embossed…

Sterling Silver Embossed Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

Ivory handled walking stick with sterling silver embossed collar, hallmarked Birmingham

Art deco sterling silver handle walking stick stamped 800,…

Art Deco Sterling Silver Walking Stick - 87.5cm

Art deco sterling silver handle walking stick stamped 800, length 87.5 cm

Antique sterling silver dogs handle walking stick stamped 800,…

Antique Silver Dog Handle Walking Stick, 90cm

Antique sterling silver dogs handle walking stick stamped 800, with wooden stick, length 90 cm

A hallmarked sterling silver topped, and timber twist stem…

Sterling Silver and Timber Twist Walking Stick

A hallmarked sterling silver topped, and timber twist stem walking stick, length 98 cm

Victorian ebonised walking cane the handle with sterling silver…

Ebonised Walking Cane with Sterling Silver Mounts

Victorian ebonised walking cane the handle with sterling silver mounts.

Sterling silver mounted walking stick, mark of C.S & Co.,…

Clinging Frog Sterling Silver Walking Stick

Sterling silver mounted walking stick, mark of C.S & Co., London, c. 1910, the engraved crook handle with grip cast as a clinging frog, height 85.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Judith Hoyle, Newcastle

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 late Victorian walking stick, the ebonised shaft with…

Victorian Marine Ivory Walking Stick with Silver Collar

A late Victorian walking stick, the ebonised shaft with 'fluted' marine ivory tusk handle, silver cap and collar, a presentation inscription to the cap, London 1898, length 91.5 cm

A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with marine ivory handle…

Malacca Cane with Ivory Handle and Silver Collar

A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with marine ivory handle and silver collar.

A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with silver Art Nouveau…

Malacca Cane with Art Nouveau Silver Handle

A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with silver Art Nouveau handle, stamped 800.

A 19th century walking stick, the handle terminating in a…

French Bulldog Head Walking Stick

A 19th century walking stick, the handle terminating in a carved French bulldog head, glass eyes, silver inserts and silver collar.

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 Victorian silver and ivory walking stick. Length 91 cm.

Victorian Silver and Ivory Walking Stick - 91cm Length

A Victorian silver and ivory walking stick. Length 91 cm.

Walking stick late 19th century, sterling silver, London…

Late 19th Century Sterling Silver Walking Stick

Walking stick late 19th century, sterling silver, London hallmarked, length 89 cm

Walking stick late 19th century, ebony shaft, with Continental…

Ebony Walking Stick with Silver Handle

Walking stick late 19th century, ebony shaft, with Continental silver handle, length 85 cm

Walking stick late 19th century, ornate, sterling silver topped,…

Ornate Sterling Silver-Topped Walking Stick

Walking stick late 19th century, ornate, sterling silver topped, length 86 cm

Walking stick late 19th century, ebony, with sterling silver…

Ebony Walking Stick with Sterling Silver Mount

Walking stick late 19th century, ebony, with sterling silver mount, length 86 cm

Vintage Sterling silver handle walking cane handle hallmarked…

Antique Sterling Silver Walking Cane Handle - London 1917

Vintage Sterling silver handle walking cane handle hallmarked London circa 1917, marks rubbed, maker Henry Tracy and Sons, handle worn, length 87 cm

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

German Silver Niello Walking Stick with Ivy Decoration

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

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

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

Edwardian walking stick, with sterling silver knop handle…

Sterling Silver Knop Walking Stick

Edwardian walking stick, with sterling silver knop handle decorated with scroll and floral motifs, above a tapering ebonised support, length 91.5 cm

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

A c.1900 ivory and silver handled malacca cane walking stick,…

Ivory and Silver Handled Malacca Cane Walking Stick

A c.1900 ivory and silver handled malacca cane walking stick, the tapered handle with raised knobbly effect, scroll decorated silver band and cap end showing some distress. Hallmarked London 1891. Length 90 cm.

An Art Deco walking stick, rosewood shaft with sterling silver…

Art Deco Walking Stick with Pierrot Handle

An Art Deco walking stick, rosewood shaft with sterling silver belt collar and bronze Pierrot handle, 86 cm high

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 walking stick, full silver birch with 9ct rose gold…

Birch Walking Stick with Rose Gold Collar and Duck Handle

An English walking stick, full silver birch with 9ct rose gold collar, 1908 inscription and finely carved duck head handle with inset glass eyes, 19th century, 97 cm high

A fine walking stick with Malacca cane shaft and Indian Kutch…

Malacca Cane Walking Stick with Indian Kutch Silver Handle

A fine walking stick with Malacca cane shaft and Indian Kutch silver handle, 19th century, 101 cm high

An antique walking stick, stained beech shaft with silver…

19th Century Carved Dog Head Walking Stick

An antique walking stick, stained beech shaft with silver collar and carved timber dogs head handle with inset glass eyes, 19th century, 83 cm high

An antique English walking stick with fiddleback timber shaft,…

English Dragon Head Walking Stick with Silver Collar (9 words)

An antique English walking stick with fiddleback timber shaft, sterling silver collar and carved horn dragons head handle with bone eyes, 19th century, 91 cm high

A walking stick with fiddleback timber shaft, silver collar and…

Fiddleback Timber Walking Stick with Carved Antler Handle

A walking stick with fiddleback timber shaft, silver collar and carved antler American Indian handle, early 20th century, 86 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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 95 cm

Russian Silver Topped Walking Stick - 95cm Length

Russian hallmarked silver topped walking stick, length 95 cm

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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

Early 20th century sterling silver topped walking stick

Sterling Silver Topped Walking Stick - Early 20th Century

Early 20th century sterling silver topped walking stick

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 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

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 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.

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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

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