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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Antique German 800 silver mounted walking cane circa 1913

German 800 Silver Walking Cane 1913

Antique German 800 silver mounted walking cane circa 1913

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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 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

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.

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

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 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

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

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 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, 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 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 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…

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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 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 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.…

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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 silver handle with Art Nouveau…

Art Nouveau Silver Walking Cane

An early 1900s walking cane, the silver handle with Art Nouveau designs, stamped 800 and maker's mark.

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.

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 walking stick, the ebony shaft fitted to a silver collar and…

Ebony Walking Stick with China Handle and Silver Collar

A walking stick, the ebony shaft fitted to a silver collar and china handle, decorated with a woman in formal dress, gilt embellishments. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 95 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

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

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 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

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 zebra wood walking stick with a sterling silver crown

Zebra Wood Walking Stick with Silver Crown

A zebra wood walking stick with a sterling silver crown

A silver gilt mounted ebonised walking stick

Silver Gilt Walking Stick with Ebonised Handle

A silver gilt mounted ebonised walking stick

An Edwardian hawthorn and silver walking stick, with bone…

Edwardian Hawthorn & Silver Walking Stick with Bone Handle

An Edwardian hawthorn and silver walking stick, with bone handle, Birmingham, 1909. Height 91 cm.

Victorian hoof handled walking stick/sword Consisting of resin…

Victorian Horse Hoof Sword Walking Stick

Victorian hoof handled walking stick/sword Consisting of resin horse handle, attached to timber tapering stick section with silver shield and a button mechanism below which reveals a 30 cm blade, length of walking stick- 90 cm

Vintage silver plate and ebony walking stick

Silver Ebony Walking Stick

Vintage silver plate and ebony walking stick

A vintage walking cane, hardwood shaft with silver handle,…

800 Silver Handle Vintage Walking Cane

A vintage walking cane, hardwood shaft with silver handle, stamped '800' with maker's marks.

A vintage walking stick, ebonised finish, with decorative…

Elegant Ebonised Walking Stick with Silver Inlay

A vintage walking stick, ebonised finish, with decorative silver inlay to the handle and shaft.

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

Vintage Horse Head Walking Stick

A vintage walking stick, the silver handle terminating in a horse's head, with glass eyes, stamped '835' with maker's mark.

A rosewood walking stick, the handle set with a silver gnarling…

Silver Wolf Head Rosewood Walking Stick

A rosewood walking stick, the handle set with a silver gnarling wolf's head, with decorative silver initials to the shaft, stamped '900'.

An antique dark stained beech walking cane of unusual tapering…

Antique Square Cane with Silver Mount and Armorial Engraving

An antique dark stained beech walking cane of unusual tapering square section, silver mount. London 1914 engraved with armorial.

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

An Edwardian ivory handled and ebony walking stick, the mildly…

Edwardian Ivory and Ebony Walking Stick

An Edwardian ivory handled and ebony walking stick, the mildly curved handle of good size, the engraved silver collar hallmarked Chester 1903. Length 91 cm

Victorian silver handled walking cane, hallmarked sterling…

Victorian Sterling Silver Monogrammed Walking Cane

Victorian silver handled walking cane, hallmarked sterling silver handle (circa 1890, marks rubbed). Monogrammed. Length 89 cm

Antique Ivory lions head & Malacca walking stick, with sterling…

Ivory Lion Head Walking Stick with Silver Collar

Antique Ivory lions head & Malacca walking stick, with sterling silver collar, length 87 cm .

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.

Walking cane, silver mounted, rosewood stem, London, 1907,…

Silver and Rosewood Walking Cane, London 1907

Walking cane, silver mounted, rosewood stem, London, 1907, length 95 cm

Continental silver plated dog head handle, sculpted head of a…

Dog Head Handle for Walking Cane

Continental silver plated dog head handle, sculpted head of a dog. (possibly, a handle for a walking cane). Height 5 cm Weight 30grams

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Vintage walking cane, sterling silver hallmarked collar (London…

Sterling silver vintage walking cane (London 1914) - 90cm

Vintage walking cane, sterling silver hallmarked collar (London 1914). Length 90 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

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

A 19th century hazelnut walking cane, the shaft terminating in…

Hazelnut Cane with Ivory Handle and Silver Collar

A 19th century hazelnut walking cane, the shaft terminating in an ivory handle with a decorative silver plate collar.

A 19th century malacca walking stick, the curved handle of…

Silver Rose Walking Stick

A 19th century malacca walking stick, the curved handle of silver decorated with roses and stamped 80 cm

A 19th century walking stick, the wooden shaft with curved…

Silver Parrot Head Walking Stick

A 19th century walking stick, the wooden shaft with curved handle terminating in a silver parrots head decorated with oak leaves, a woven silver wire band to the shaft.

Six walking sticks, some with silver mounts, 19th century

19th Century Silver-Mounted Walking Sticks

Six walking sticks, some with silver mounts, 19th century

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

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

Edwardian walking stick, in the natural form of the wood,…

Sterling Silver Accented Edwardian Walking Stick

Edwardian walking stick, in the natural form of the wood, accented with sterling silver mount, hallmarked, Birmingham, 1911, length 92 cm

20th century silver knop handle walking stick, the handle…

Engraved Prunus Branches Silver Walking Stick

20th century silver knop handle walking stick, the handle decorated with engraved prunus branches, above a tapering support, length 90 cm

Sterling silver Art Nouveau cane walking stick, length 81 cm

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Walking Stick - 81cm

Sterling silver Art Nouveau cane walking stick, length 81 cm

Russian silver and ebony walking stick, (84 zolotnik 875/1000…

Russian Silver and Ebony Walking Stick with Gold Emblems

Russian silver and ebony walking stick, (84 zolotnik 875/1000 purity), with 5 silver and 4 yellow gold emblems attached to the rod, circa 1908 - 1926, 90 cm long approx

Art Deco walking stick, in twisted glass & wood with silver…

Art Deco Glass & Silver Walking Stick, London 1927

Art Deco walking stick, in twisted glass & wood with silver mount, marked London, 1927, approx 94 cm high

Sterling silver walking stick/parasol handle with embossed…

Embossed Sterling Silver Walking Stick Handle

Sterling silver walking stick/parasol handle with embossed decoration

Silver topped Malacca walking cane, 89 cm long approx.

Silver-Topped Malacca Walking Cane - 89cm Long

Silver topped Malacca walking cane, 89 cm long approx.

English sterling silver mounted walking stick

Sterling Silver Walking Stick

English sterling silver mounted walking stick

English sterling silver mounted walking stick

Sterling Silver Walking Stick

English sterling silver mounted walking stick