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...

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...

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Rustic horn handle walking stick, 93 cm long

Rustic Horn Walking Stick - 93cm

Rustic horn handle walking stick, 93 cm long

Collection of various walking sticks to include Alpine pick…

Assorted Walking Sticks Collection

Collection of various walking sticks to include Alpine pick headed walking stick, horn handle walking stick, a shooters stick & a walking stick (4)

Vintage Malacca cane & horn walking cane, horn handle, with…

Malacca Cane & Horn Walking Cane

Vintage Malacca cane & horn walking cane, horn handle, with Malacca cane body, (length 89 cm).

Vintage antler handled leather riding crop, plaited leather,…

Antler-handled Leather Riding Crop with Silvered Buckle Collar

Vintage antler handled leather riding crop, plaited leather, with silvered buckle form collar. Length 63 cm

Vintage antler top walking stick with stag horn decorated metal…

Antler Walking Stick with Stag Horn Collar

Vintage antler top walking stick with stag horn decorated metal collar

Early hallmarked sterling silver collared walking stick.…

Antique Sterling Silver Walking Stick with Horn Handle

Early hallmarked sterling silver collared walking stick. Chester mark rubbed. Maker Fo? horn handle.

Victorian walking stick, bamboo cane with sterling silver…

Victorian Bamboo Cane: Sterling Silver Collar & Horn Handle

Victorian walking stick, bamboo cane with sterling silver collar and faceted horn handle

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

Horn-handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, stag antler section…

Mahogany Walking Stick with Stag Antler Handle

A sturdy turned mahogany walking stick, stag antler section handle.

Two Victorian cane walking sticks with horn, ivory and ebony…

Victorian Cane Walking Sticks with Horn and Ivory Details

Two Victorian cane walking sticks with horn, ivory and ebony details. Length 95 cm

Two walking sticks, with sterling silver mounts, one with horn…

Sterling silver mounted walking sticks with horn handle

Two walking sticks, with sterling silver mounts, one with horn handle (2)

A walking stick of horn sections, each section of various tones…

Horn Section Walking Stick

A walking stick of horn sections, each section of various tones cut as cylinders and threaded on steel shaft, the upper section with decorative inlaid metals. Length 87 cm.

Victorian walking stick, malacca cane with embossed 18ct gold…

Victorian Gold-Plated Malacca Cane with Horn Handle

Victorian walking stick, malacca cane with embossed 18ct gold plated collar and horn handle

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

Horn-handled bone walking stick

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

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

An antique Rewarewa walking stick with Crown and stag antler…

Antique Rewarewa Walking Stick with Stag Antler Handle

An antique Rewarewa walking stick with Crown and stag antler handle, brass ferule cap. Length 98 cm

Early 20th century Ashford walking stick, marked 'Ashford -…

Ashford Walking Stick with Antler Handle

Early 20th century Ashford walking stick, marked 'Ashford - maker to the Queen' to brass collar, featuring a bamboo cane with antler handle, total length 94 cm

Four walking sticks, horn, pick head etc (4)

Assorted Walking Stick Accessories

Four walking sticks, horn, pick head etc (4)

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Antique horn and silver handle walking stick stamped sterling…

Sterling Silver Handle Antique Walking Stick

Antique horn and silver handle walking stick stamped sterling silver

A walking stick of horn discs, of various tones mounted on a…

Horn Disc Walking Stick

A walking stick of horn discs, of various tones mounted on a steel shaft. Some losses, length 86 cm

An antique cane riding crop with nickel ferrule and stag antler…

Antique Stag Handle Riding Crop

An antique cane riding crop with nickel ferrule and stag antler handle. Engraved 'Capt J.P. Dalton'. Length 67 cm

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 cm

Antique Horn Walking Cane - 88cm Length

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 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

Monty Noble's walking stick handle, possibly buffalo horn.

Monty Noble's Buffalo Horn Walking Stick Handle

Monty Noble's walking stick handle, possibly buffalo horn.

An African mixed material hand made ceremonial walking cane,…

African Mixed Material Ceremonial Walking Cane

An African mixed material hand made ceremonial walking cane, length 94 cm inc wood, warthog bone/tusk and gemsbok horn,

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

Horn & silver mounted walking cane, 88 cm long approx.

Horn & Silver Walking Cane - 88cm Long

Horn & silver mounted walking cane, 88 cm long approx.

Two walking sticks with horn handles

Horn-handled walking sticks

Two walking sticks with horn handles

A vintage walking cane, hazelwood shaft, the handle of a deer…

Hazelwood Cane with Deer Antler Long-Nose Handle

A vintage walking cane, hazelwood shaft, the handle of a deer antler and carved in the form of a long-nose gentleman.

Antique Scottish walking stick, with carved horn handles with…

Scottish Horn-Handled Walking Stick with Thistle Finial

Antique Scottish walking stick, with carved horn handles with thistle finial, probably cherrywood cane

An Edwardian plaited leather sword-stick riding crop, with flat…

Edwardian Leather Sword-Stick Riding Crop with Horn Handle

An Edwardian plaited leather sword-stick riding crop, with flat section, pointed blade and carved horn horse's hoof handle, length 50 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

Antique parasol & walking stick, with silver mounted horn…

Silver Mounted Horn Handle Parasol & Walking Stick Set

Antique parasol & walking stick, with silver mounted horn handle, the parasol with dog's head handle (fabric is perished)

George V silver collar bone handle walking cane sterling silver…

Sterling Silver Walking Cane with Horn Handle

George V silver collar bone handle walking cane sterling silver collar hallmarked for Birmingham 1916, with horn handle to wooden walking cane, length 90 cm.

Two walking sticks with horn handles and silver collars

Horn-Handled Walking Sticks with Silver Collars

Two walking sticks with horn handles and silver collars

An interesting early 20th century walking cane, made from disks…

Antler and Branch Walking Cane

An interesting early 20th century walking cane, made from disks of antler or possibly tortoise shell together with branch walking cane (2)

An English country walking stick with deer antler handle and…

Antler-handled walking stick with whistle, 19th century

An English country walking stick with deer antler handle and carved whistle, 19th century. 145 cm

A Victorian horn and silver walking cane, 1888 Birmingham, with…

Victorian Mouse Carved Walking Cane

A Victorian horn and silver walking cane, 1888 Birmingham, with maker's mark WM, the tapering malacca cane shaft with a scrolled silver ferrule surmounted by a cream brown mottled bone handle well carved with a pair of mice; hallmarked. Length 85 cm

Walking stick with spiked horn handle and silver collar

Spiked Horn Walking Stick with Silver Collar

Walking stick with spiked horn handle and silver collar

Riding crops, one with horn handle & silver collar; other with…

Horn and Dog Head Riding Crops by Zair Makers

Riding crops, one with horn handle & silver collar; other with dogs head, marked 'Zair Makers'. (2 items)

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

Antique horn handle walking stick, 91 cm long

Antique Horn Walking Stick - 91cm

Antique horn handle walking stick, 91 cm long

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.

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

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

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

Horn and Hoof Handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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

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

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.

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)

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 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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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

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 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)

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 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

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)

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

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

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

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 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

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