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 walking stick with whale tooth Turkmans knot handle…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Turkmans Knot Handle

A whalebone walking stick with whale tooth Turkmans knot handle inlaid with tortoiseshell and baleen, 19th century, 85 cm high

A whalebone walking stick with whale tooth handle in the form…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Tooth Handle and Lignum Vitae Spacer

A whalebone walking stick with whale tooth handle in the form of a fist and lignum vitae spacer, 19th century, 89 cm high

Whalebone walking stick in multiple carved patterns (no handle)

Whalebone Carved Walking Stick (No Handle)

Whalebone walking stick in multiple carved patterns (no handle)

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

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

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 fine 19th century mariner's walking stick the octagonal…

Mariner's Walking Stick with Ivory Handle and Baleen Inlay

A fine 19th century mariner's walking stick the octagonal marine ivory handle inset with baleen diamonds, carved with a double-cord plait collar and surmounted by a Turk's knot finial, the tapering whalebone shaft carved with a wrythen twist, length 90 cm

19th century ivory handled walking stick, the curved ivory…

Ivory Monogram Walking Stick with Whale Bone End

19th century ivory handled walking stick, the curved ivory handle with monogram and carved decoration on tapered stick, with whale bone end, a/f, length 92 cm

Fiddleback blackwood walking stick with cow horn whalebone…

Blackwood Walking Stick with Cow Horn Handle

Fiddleback blackwood walking stick with cow horn whalebone handle and ebony dot to top, 98 cm long

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 antique walking stick, stained bamboo shaft, nickel collar…

Antique Walking Stick with Whalebone Handle and Measuring Stick

An antique walking stick, stained bamboo shaft, nickel collar and carved whalebone handle, plus concealed fold measuring stick (5 foot), 19th century, 95 cm high

A c.1900 solid whalebone walking stick, the plain mildly…

Solid Whalebone Walking Stick, c.1900

A c.1900 solid whalebone walking stick, the plain mildly tapered shaft with solid wedge section handle. Length 79 cm.

A 19th century whalebone walking cane, plain tapered form,…

Whalebone Cane with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

A 19th century whalebone walking cane, plain tapered form, inlaid at the handle with diamonds of black lip mother-of-pearl shell. Length 76.5 cm. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection.

A Tasmanian whale bone walking stick, length 83 cm

Tasmanian Whale Bone Walking Stick - 83cm Length

A Tasmanian whale bone walking stick, length 83 cm

A probably whale bone walking stick, length 90 cm heavily…

Whale Bone Walking Stick with Decorated Shaft

A probably whale bone walking stick, length 90 cm heavily tooled and turned decorated shaft, thin lower section

A late 19th century carved whalebone walking stick, carved…

Carved Whalebone Walking Stick with Eagle Head Handle

A late 19th century carved whalebone walking stick, carved stylised eagle head handle, paua shell insert panel bands with some loses, old repair, length 83.5 cm.

A late 19th century whalebone walking stick, turned wood plain…

Whalebone walking stick with plain knob handle

A late 19th century whalebone walking stick, turned wood plain knob handle, plain tapered whalebone shaft, length 83.5 cm.

An ebony walking stick with marine ivory handle the bulbous…

Ebony Walking Stick with Marine Ivory Handle

An ebony walking stick with marine ivory handle the bulbous handle of whale's tooth or walrus tusk ivory, the tip of dense horn, length 92 cm.

An antique carved whale's tooth fist walking stick handle,…

Carved Whale's Tooth Walking Stick Handle, 18th/19th Century

An antique carved whale's tooth fist walking stick handle, 18th/19th century 9.5 cm high

Victorian whalebone walking cane, late 19th century, marine…

Victorian Whalebone Walking Cane with Ivory Handle and Silver Mount

Victorian whalebone walking cane, late 19th century, marine ivory ball handle and silver mount engraved with flower, on a bone shaft, height 89.5 cm

An antique whalebone walking stick with a serpent head handle,…

19th Century Serpent Head Whalebone Walking Stick

An antique whalebone walking stick with a serpent head handle, 19th century, the cane comprising a series of gently swollen sections replicating cane, the serpent head with carved features and a single tooth, 74 cm long

An antique walking stick with whale's tooth handle carved with…

An antique walking stick with whale's tooth handle carved with maritime crest, with baleen spacer, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 93.5 cm high