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 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

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 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

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

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 whalebone and Bakelite strap form cane, 19th century, with…

Whalebone and Bakelite Cane with 20th Century Handle

A whalebone and Bakelite strap form cane, 19th century, with 20th century handle, 78 cm long

Whalebone walking stick top in the shape of a fist

Fist-Shaped Whalebone Walking Stick Top

Whalebone walking stick top in the shape of a fist

Walking stick with whalebone handle, 88 cm

Whalebone-handled walking stick, 88cm

Walking stick with whalebone handle, 88 cm

A whalebone and shark vertebrae cane, circa 1900, 89 cm long

Whalebone and Shark Vertebrae Cane (1900)

A whalebone and shark vertebrae cane, circa 1900, 89 cm long

A whalebone white metal and incised carved cane, 19th century,…

19th Century Whalebone Carved Cane

A whalebone white metal and incised carved cane, 19th century, 79.5 cm long

Carved whale ivory 19th century walking stick top of a hand…

Ivory Heart: 19th Century Walking Stick Top

Carved whale ivory 19th century walking stick top of a hand holding a heart

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

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.

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle, Permit no: 1330/17

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle

Whalebone walking stick with horn handle, Permit no: 1330/17

Antique whale tooth handle walking stick, 81 cm long

Antique Whale Tooth Walking Stick - 81cm

Antique whale tooth handle walking stick, 81 cm long

A whalebone swagger stick, with carved and wrythen turned shaft…

Whalebone Swagger Stick with Ivory Finial

A whalebone swagger stick, with carved and wrythen turned shaft fitted with an ivory small ball finial affixed to the shaft with a rosewood and horn collar. Length 50 cm.

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

Early whalebone and antler cane. Whalebone stem with antler…

Whalebone and Antler Cane

Early whalebone and antler cane. Whalebone stem with antler handle and metal collar. Length 87 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

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

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

19th century whale tooth mounted walking stick. Length 94 cm

Whale Tooth Walking Stick - 19th Century

19th century whale tooth mounted walking stick. Length 94 cm