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 superb late 19th century African rhinoceros horn walking…

Late 19th Century African Rhino Horn Walking Stick

A superb late 19th century African rhinoceros horn walking stick of knobkerrie form. The long tapered shaft of rich honey brown patina and brass ferrule. Weight 328g. The horn comes with a witnessed affidavit stating the family provenance of the horn.…

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 superb whalebone walking stick, early 19th century carved…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Inlaid Shell and Horn

A superb whalebone walking stick, early 19th century carved from a single piece of bone, inlaid with tortoise shell, mother of pearl, baleen and horn very impressive weight and handsome proportions 97 cm long

A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered…

19th Century Whalebone Walking Stick with Sperm Whale Tooth Handle

A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered shaft with bands of horn below the tapered octagonal sperm whale's tooth handle, length 91.5 cm

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle and horn…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Tooth Handle

A whalebone walking stick with whale's tooth handle and horn collar, 19th century, 94 cm

A whalebone walking stick with carved whale's tooth fist handle…

Whalebone Walking Stick with Carved Tooth Handle

A whalebone walking stick with carved whale's tooth fist handle with casuarina, cedar, baleen and horn spacers, 19th century, 88 cm long

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

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.

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

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.

A group of four Australian walking sticks including rare…

Australian Walking Sticks Collection

A group of four Australian walking sticks including rare Tasmanian specimens wood stick, a folk art possibly Aboriginal stockman cedar stick with carved snake engraved William Fisher and two fiddleback blackwood sticks, one with antler handle, longest 103…

A walking stick, whalebone and horn with whale tooth top, early…

Whalebone and Horn Walking Stick

A walking stick, whalebone and horn with whale tooth top, early to mid 19th century, 85 cm

A shark vertebrae and horn walking stick, 19th century, 88 cm

Shark Vertebrae and Horn Walking Stick, 19th Century

A shark vertebrae and horn walking stick, 19th century, 88 cm

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

An antique walking stick, horn handle with looking glass,…

19th Century Antique Walking Stick with Horn Handle and Mirror

An antique walking stick, horn handle with looking glass, silver collar, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 90 cm high

A 19th century walking stick, the handle in the form of a bird…

A 19th century walking stick, the handle in the form of a bird head made from small steel balls with plaited steel collar, the beak carved in horn, glass eyes, the shaft of an exotic hardwood with slight zebra graining, length 90 cm.

A solid horn walking stick. 87 cm long.

Solid Horn Walking Stick - 87 cm Long

A solid horn walking stick. 87 cm long.

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th…

19th Century Whalebone Cane with Horn Handle and Silver Collar

A whalebone cane with horn handle and silver collar, 19th century, 87 cm long

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

Two Swiss 19th century walking sticks, both with horn handles,…

Swiss Horn Handled Walking Sticks with Snuff Compartment

Two Swiss 19th century walking sticks, both with horn handles, one with snuff compartment, marks Pilats, Kulm and Montreux, each approx 91 cm long (2)

A shepherds crook walking cane, horn ivory and baleen with…

19th Century Horn and Ivory Shepherd's Crook Walking Cane

A shepherds crook walking cane, horn ivory and baleen with brass ferrule, 19th century, 84 cm high

A shepherd's crook, carved horn thistle handle with blackthorn…

Scottish Shepherd's Crook, 1830

A shepherd's crook, carved horn thistle handle with blackthorn shaft, Scottish, circa 1830, 132 cm long

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 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.

A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian…

Indian Presentation Walking Stick with Ebony and Silver Handle

A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian presentation walking stick, the tapered handle with repousse traditional figures within scrolling cartouches, presentation inscribed 'Col. Eliott' (Colonel Eliott), the long wide tapered shaft of good…

Antique Malacca & carved horn walking stick with a foot shaped…

Malacca Walking Stick with Carved Horn Foot Handle

Antique Malacca & carved horn walking stick with a foot shaped handle, 89.5 cm long

A c1900 horn handled walking stick, the Malacca cane tapered…

Horn Handled Malacca Walking Stick

A c1900 horn handled walking stick, the Malacca cane tapered shaft with engraved silver plate ferrule and tapered curved fibrous horn handle. Length 85.5 cm.

Walking Sticks: Group of 5 vintage & antique walking sticks,…

Vintage Ebony and Horn Walking Sticks Set

Walking Sticks: Group of 5 vintage & antique walking sticks, mainly ebony & horn.

An unusual sectional horn and whale-bone walking cane, Colonial,…

Colonial Walking Cane with Horn and Whale-bone

An unusual sectional horn and whale-bone walking cane, Colonial, 19th century. 91 cm long

A vintage walking stick, the shaft comprising of shark…

Shark Vertebrae Walking Stick with Horse Head Handle

A vintage walking stick, the shaft comprising of shark vertebrae, the silver plate handle in the form of a horse?s head, horn and brass ferrell to base. Length 35 cm

A 19th century walking cane, the ivory handle decorated with a…

Ivory handle walking cane with lyre decoration

A 19th century walking cane, the ivory handle decorated with a lyre with vine entwined to the base, horn ferrule, height 81.5 cm

An old horn walking cane, cylindrical sections made to simulate…

Bamboo-style Dog Head Walking Cane

An old horn walking cane, cylindrical sections made to simulate bamboo, threaded on a steel rod, the handle of a stylised dog's head, metal ferrule. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 84 cm

Antique horn walking cane (length 92 cm

Antique Horn Walking Cane (92cm)

Antique horn walking cane (length 92 cm

Horn handled walking stick with sterling band engraved George…

Sterling Banded Horn Walking Stick by George Adams Tattersalls

Horn handled walking stick with sterling band engraved George Adams Tattersalls

Walking stick made from shark cartilage, horn, iron and wood,…

Convict Thrashing Stick Replica

Walking stick made from shark cartilage, horn, iron and wood, identical to one in the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, said to be used to thrash convicts

An unusual ebonised malacca walking stick with albatross head…

Ebonised Malacca Walking Stick with Albatross Head

An unusual ebonised malacca walking stick with albatross head in horn and ivory with cut metal eyes, early 19th century, 86 cm

A silver mounted cane walking stick with horn handle, Colonial,…

Colonial Horn Handle Walking Stick with Silver Mounts

A silver mounted cane walking stick with horn handle, Colonial, 19th century. 95 cm long

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 pizzle walking stick with horn handle, 19th century, 91 cm…

Horn-handled 19th-century pizzle walking stick

A pizzle walking stick with horn handle, 19th century, 91 cm length

A walking stick with carved antler handle in the form of a…

Dragon Antler Walking Stick

A walking stick with carved antler handle in the form of a dragon, fiddleback blackwood shaft, 20th century, 97 cm long

Walking stick, with gilt silver and horn handle, length 98 cm

Gilt Silver and Horn Walking Stick

Walking stick, with gilt silver and horn handle, length 98 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

Rare Oriental walking stick with carved horn dragon head handle…

Oriental Dragon Walking Stick with Gemstones

Rare Oriental walking stick with carved horn dragon head handle with bone and gemstone inserts

A collection of walking sticks, including burr walnut, silver…

Assorted Walking Sticks: 15 Pieces

A collection of walking sticks, including burr walnut, silver mounted horn and ebonised wood, comprising fifteen pieces, the longest 100 cm

Walking Sticks: Group of 6 antique walking sticks including…

Antique Walking Sticks with Silver, Horn & Ebony Handles

Walking Sticks: Group of 6 antique walking sticks including silver collars, horn handles & ebony examples, late 19th to early 20th century

An antique walking stick, carved horn handle with silver…

Antique Horse Hoof Walking Stick

An antique walking stick, carved horn handle with silver horse's hoof finial and timber shaft, circa 1900, 81 cm high

Victorian Rhino horn handle walking stick, with gold band,…

Victorian Rhino Horn Walking Stick with Gold Band

Victorian Rhino horn handle walking stick, with gold band, length 90 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 walking stick, stingray vertebrae and horn, 19th century, 87…

Stingray Horn Walking Stick, 19th Century

A walking stick, stingray vertebrae and horn, 19th century, 87 cm

Gentlemans walking stick, set with a carved and incised horn…

Gentlemans walking stick, set with a carved and incised horn handles, above a silver mount, a cylindrical bone support, height 94 cm

Four 19th century walking canes, horn handle, metal mounts (4)

19th Century Horn Handle Walking Canes (Set of 4)

Four 19th century walking canes, horn handle, metal mounts (4)

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, 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

A souvenir Swiss Alpine walking cane with a Chamois horn handle,…

Swiss Alpine Walking Cane with Chamois Horn Handle, 20th Century

A souvenir Swiss Alpine walking cane with a Chamois horn handle, early 20th century, from 'Luzern', the cane with a horn handle and faux hoof mount, 81 cm long

Victorian horn and sterling silver walking stick, the horn…

Horn & Silver Walking Stick with Horse Hoof Handle

Victorian horn and sterling silver walking stick, the horn handle carved in the form of a horse hoof, with a sterling silver collar hallmarked 1871 and with engraved monogram to the shaft, length 83 cm

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

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

Two antler handled walking canes with metal collars, approx 88…

Antler Handled Walking Canes with Metal Collars (2)

Two antler handled walking canes with metal collars, approx 88 cm & 89 cm long (2)

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 walking stick with carved horn dog's head handle,…

Horn Dog Head Walking Stick, 19th Century

An antique walking stick with carved horn dog's head handle, silver collar, ebony shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 83 cm high

A walking stick, deer antler handle with fox whistle, Scottish,…

Scottish Deer Antler Walking Stick with Fox Whistle

A walking stick, deer antler handle with fox whistle, Scottish, 19th century, 93 cm long

An unusual horn handle walking stick, the handle formed as a…

Trout Horn Handle Walking Stick

An unusual horn handle walking stick, the handle formed as a leaping trout, fixed to a plain ash shaft. Length 94 cm

A walking stick gun, steel with black paint finish, screw on…

Antique Walking Stick Gun with Horn Handle

A walking stick gun, steel with black paint finish, screw on horn handle, brass muzzle tip and screw out brass tube. Operating parts missing. Overall length 96 cm

An antique walking stick with horn handle carved in the form of…

19th Century Fox Head Walking Stick with Glass Eyes

An antique walking stick with horn handle carved in the form of a fox head with glass eyes, gold plated collar and carved ebony shaft with remains of horn ferrule, 19th century, a??a??a??a??a??a??91.5 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved ivory mythical animal head…

19th Century Ivory Mythical Animal Head Walking Stick

An antique walking stick with carved ivory mythical animal head handle, horn shaft with bone spacers and ivory ferrule, 19th century, 96 cm high

An ebonised walking stick, with horn handle, the silver foliate…

Ebonised Walking Stick with Horn Handle, London 1905 or 25

An ebonised walking stick, with horn handle, the silver foliate engraved collar marked 'Hp&S', London 1905 or 25? length: 92 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

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

Ebony walking stick with horn handle and engraved sterling…

Antique Ebony Walking Stick with Silver Collar, 1913

Ebony walking stick with horn handle and engraved sterling silver collar hallmarked London 1913, 91 cm long

Two walking sticks, horn and hoof on cane, German, 19th century,…

German Horn and Hoof Walking Sticks, 19th Century

Two walking sticks, horn and hoof on cane, German, 19th century, the longest 96 cm

A vintage walking cane, ebonised finish, ivory collar with horn…

Elegant Ebonised Walking Cane with Ivory and Horn Accents

A vintage walking cane, ebonised finish, ivory collar with horn top.

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 walking cane with stylised S.E. Asian dragon head finial,…

Dragon Head Ivory Cane with Ebony Shaft

A walking cane with stylised S.E. Asian dragon head finial, carved in ivory (very slight losses) fixed with a horn collar to a slender tapering ebony shaft. Length 91 cm

Tusk, horn and timber walking cane with a rubber stopper.…

Horn and Timber Walking Cane with Rubber Stopper

Tusk, horn and timber walking cane with a rubber stopper. Length 98 cm

A walking stick with a decorative wire worked stem, 19th / 20th…

Wire and Horn Walking Sticks

A walking stick with a decorative wire worked stem, 19th / 20th century together with a horn stick with an elephant head handle, the wire work 82 cm length (2)

Two vintage sectional walking sticks, one with horn banded…

Vintage Walking Sticks with Horn and Fish Vertebrae

Two vintage sectional walking sticks, one with horn banded sections, the other with fish vertebrae.

An English walking stick with polished horn segment shaft and…

19th Century English Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

An English walking stick with polished horn segment shaft and ivory handle, 19th century, 89 cm high

An antique walking stick with novelty handle made from carved…

19th Century Deer Antler Walking Stick with Palm Wood Shaft

An antique walking stick with novelty handle made from carved deer antler, with palm wood shaft and bone ferrule, 19th century, 94 cm high

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

Edwardian walking stick with ivory handle, horn foot and 18ct…

Edwardian Walking Stick with Ivory Handle and Gold Collar

Edwardian walking stick with ivory handle, horn foot and 18ct gold collar hallmarked Sheffield 1910, 77.5 cm long.

A slender walking cane of variously toned horn tapering discs,…

Horn Disc Walking Cane

A slender walking cane of variously toned horn tapering discs, stacked on a steel shaft, terminating in a dark horn finial. Length 86 cm

Sterling silver mounted walking stick with a horn handle,…

Silver Mounted Walking Stick with Horn Handle, 1897

Sterling silver mounted walking stick with a horn handle, engraved 'Presented to Mr H Harris by the Cardonnel tin plate workmen on leaving for Australia 18th Sep 1897' Birmingham, 1896, maker Jh length - 87 cm

Two vintage decorative walking sticks, one Tyrolean with curved…

Antler and Snakeskin Decorative Walking Sticks

Two vintage decorative walking sticks, one Tyrolean with curved antler handle, the other covered with snakeskin.

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 91 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Malacca Cane - 91cm Long

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 91 cm long approx.

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.

Riding crop, the shaft concealing sword stick with horn grip

Horn-grip sword stick with riding crop

Riding crop, the shaft concealing sword stick with horn grip

Early horn walking stick, comprised of connected circular…

Circular Horn Walking Stick

Early horn walking stick, comprised of connected circular sections of horn. Length 93 cm

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 87.5 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Malacca Cane - 87.5 cm Long

Horn & silver mounted Malacca cane, 87.5 cm long approx.

A horn handled sword stick, with a long tapering fullered blade…

Horn-handled Sword Stick with Tapering Fullered Blade

A horn handled sword stick, with a long tapering fullered blade with flat back, length 91 cm

A walking stick, with horn handle, sterling silver mounts and…

Horn-handled Walking Stick with Silver Mounts, 1905

A walking stick, with horn handle, sterling silver mounts and with ebonised wood, London, 1905. Length 92 cm.

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

Horn and Hoof Handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

A collection of bent wood walking sticks and walking canes,…

Bent Wood Walking Sticks and Canes Collection

A collection of bent wood walking sticks and walking canes, including a silver mounted horn handled walking cane, comprising fifteen pieces, the longest 92 cm

Antique Malacca walking stick, with horn handle and sterling…

Malacca Walking Stick with Horn Handle and Silver Collar

Antique Malacca walking stick, with horn handle and sterling silver collar

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

An early/mid-20th century sectional horn walking stick,…

Mid-20th Century Sectional Horn Walking Stick

An early/mid-20th century sectional horn walking stick, displaying a pale toned centre, star cut ball end. 80 cm.