Walking Stick

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1900: item #642472
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Branch and vine with brass handle - circa 1900. Height 39-1/2". ** WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR MERCHANDISE AS REPRESENTED. MEMBERS OF: THE ANTIQUES COUNCIL, THE VERMONT ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION (VADA), THE CAPE COD ANTIQUE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CCADA). **

LATE 19TH C IVORY WALKING STICK/CLOVEN HOOF/MALACCA

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1910: item #624936
IvoryHoof

This late nineteenth to early twentieth century walking stick has a well carved ivory cloven hoof for a handle. The handle measures 2-7/8 x 3-1/8 inches and tops a 3/8-inch silver tone metal collar and 5/8-inch thick malacca shaft above a 1-5/8 inch black horn tip. Overall length of this good looking animal stick is 34 inches.

MID-VICTORIAN DEFENSIVE KNOB KERRIE/FOX & HOUND

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1900: item #624544
Knobkerrie

This wonderful Victorian knobkerrie, also known as a headknocking cane, is actually a defensive weapon. It dates from the second half of the nineteenth century and was carried to act as a bludgeon if necessary. Just lift it and you'll see why! The silver plated bronze handle measures 4-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches and depicts a very focused fox hound on one hound and a fox on the other. An attractive period monogram graces the collar. An ebony shaft and 1-1/2 inch bi-metal tip complete the cane. Overall l... Click for details

VICTORIAN WALKING STICK / IVORY HAND MOTIF W/ ROSE

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1900: item #624529
Hand&Rose

This charming Victorian walking stick has a 5-inch long x 7/8 inch ivory handle that is beautifully carved with a hand clutching a rose. Great details include the stem of the flower trailing along the arm, the buttons on the gauntlet, and the fingernails. A one-inch silver tone collar tops a slender (1/2 inch) ebony shaft and 1-1/2 inch bimetal tip. Overall length is 35-3/4 inches.

LARGE IVORY GREYHOUND DOG CANE/EARLY 20thC/SILVER CREST

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1920: item #623584
LongSnoutDog

The carved ivory handle of this early twentieth century dog cane depicts a beast with a long snout, glass eyes, and an expressive head. The ivory portion measures 4-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches. He wears a 2-1/4 inch hallmarked silver collar engraved with a monogram and a crest. The hardwood shaft is 3/4 inches in diameter terminating in a 1-1/2-inch long horn tip. Overall length is 34-3/4 inches.

1870s-80s HORN HORSE HOOF SWORD CANE/SILVER COLLAR

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1900: item #617331
HornHorseS

This circa 1870s-1880s sword cane looks like a fairly unassuming walking stick with a horn handle carved in the shape of a horse's hoof. The horn handle measures 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. It tops a 2-1/8-inch hand chased silver collar, a butternut shaft that tapers from 1 inch in thickness to 3/4 inches, and a 3/4 inch metal tip. The blade is 19-1/2 inches in length. Overall length of this sword cane is 38-1/2 inches.

c.1885-90 RACING TOUT GADGET CANE/IVORY&SILVER PENCIL

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1900: item #617325
RacingTout

During the late 1800s, a whole slew of gadget canes appeared on the American scene----walking sticks that contained items that weren't readily apparent. Horse racing and race tracks were great sport, and the racing tout could be fashionable and carry his cane, yet could pull off the cap to reveal a silver pencil to write memos on his racing form. This stick has a 4-1/2 inch long ivory handle with sterling collar and cap. The 13/16-inch round disc at the end of the handle removes to retrieve the ... Click for details

EARLY 20C CARVED LIGNUM VITAE HORSEHEAD CANE

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1920: item #617320
LigVitHorse

This sturdy early twentieth century walking stick is extremely well carved from dense lignum vitae to form the figure of a horse's head with arching neck and flowing forelock and mane. Especially good carousel horse-like details are the carved tongue and eyes. The shaft is 1-2/4 inches thick and tapers to 7/8 inches terminating in a metal tip. The handle is 6 inches long. Overall length is 35-3/4 inches. This skillfully carved walking stick is fully functional should you need a cane to steady yo... Click for details

VICTORIAN SILVER & STAGHORN CANE/SILVER SNAKE

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1910: item #590449
StaghornS

This is an extremely well done Victorian walking stick with a silver decorated staghorn handle over a 1-1/8 inch thick twig shaft terminating in a 1-1/2-inch bimetal tip. A silver snake slithers over the 5 x 1-1/2 inch handle. The silver capping the back of the handle is engraved WHCD and is stamped Solid Silver. Overall length of this interesting cane is 35 inches.

LATE VICTORIAN IVORY CANE/GIRL'S PROFILE IN RELIEF

Antiques: Instruments and Implements: Walking Sticks Pre 1910: item #590101
IvoryGirl

This charming late nineteenth century, perhaps first quarter of the twentieth century, walking stick has a pistol grip ivory handle with a girl's head in profile carved in relief. A stylized flower decorates the top of the handle, which measures 4 x 1-1/4 inches. The flower theme continues in the flower beneath the bodice of her dress and in flowered border of the half-inch silver tone collar. The ebony shaft and 1-inch ivory tip make for a pleasing cane. Overall length is 35-1/2 inches.