This unusual Art Nouveau ivory walking stick is a great piece of erotica. The naked lady, who measures 3-1/2 x 1-1/4 inches, looks out from within a cage with an ivory finial on top, trailing a gown. She has beautiful features and long flowing hair. The "cage" and the shaft are bloodwood. The shaft terminates in a 1-1/4-inch ivory tip. Overall length is 36 inches.
This handle of this turn-of-the-century walking stick has the figure of a Madonna carved from an unusually large piece of ivory. The handle measures 14-1/4 x 1-2/4 inches and tops an ebony shaft and an ivory tip. Overall length is 36 inches.
A beautifully carved ivory lion forms the handle for this circa 1900-1910 dress cane. With glass eyes and a menacing snarl, the lion measures 2-1.2 x 1 inches and tops a slender ivory collar, rosewood shaft and ivory tip. Overall length is 36 inches.
This Victorian walking stick boasts an ivory handle with a seated dog carved in relief. The dog has glass eyes and sits obediently. The handle itself is 4-3/8 x 1-1/4 inches and tops a rosewood shaft and 1-1/4-inch bimetal tip. Overall length is 35-1/2 inches.
This Victorian sword cane has a wooden horse's hoof with ivory inlay and metal studs for nails to hold on the shoe. The handle, which measures 3-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches, tops an ornate silver-tone collar, a cocobolo shaft and a horn tip. The Solingen blade measures 20-3/8 inches and is concealed within the shaft. Overall length of this weapon cane is 35-5/8 inches.
This Victorian walking stick has a massive head of a bull dog cane for a handle----4-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches including the realistically carved wooden head, the ivory neck and the gold collar. The head has glass eyes and ivory teeth and tops a dense hardwood shaft that tapers from 1 inch to 3/4 inches. The bimetal tip is 1-3/4 inches long. Overall length is 36 inches. This is a superb dog cane.
This magnificent Art Nouveau ivory dress cane has a large handle beautifully and sculpturally carved in the form of a young beauty's head. Her long flowing hair and serene expression is accented by the jewels she wears----over a carat and a half of real diamonds adorn her forehead and neck, with the necklace designed to look like an asp with ruby red eyes! The handle is a big chunk of ivory, measures 5-14 x 2-5/8 inches, and has an agreeable feel in the hand. It tops a slender ivory collar ( ...click for details
This large circa 1890s carved ivory greyhound walking stick has lots of personality. Just look at the long snout and the expressive glass eyes. Handle measures 4-5/8 x 1-5/8 inches over a silver tone collar, ebony shaft and 1-1/4-inch bimetal tip. Overall length of this stick is 35-1/4 inches.
For consideration is this Victorian ultra-long ivory handled walking stick with a charmingly carved cherub in relief reaching for a butterfly. The handle measures 10-7/8 x 1-1/2 inches and tapers in diameter where it meets the half-inch gold tone metal collar. The ebony shaft ends in a half-inch long ivory tip.
This engaging ivory bulldog has taken a seat atop this Victorian walking stick. His funny expression, his silver collar and glass eyes add to his appeal. The ivory handle measures 4-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches. The slender snakewood shaft is about 1/4 inch in diameter and terminates in a 1-1/8-inch ivory tip. Overall length is 36 inches.
