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 turned horn handle on a full…

19th Century Malacca Walking Stick with Turned Horn Handle

An antique walking stick with turned horn handle on a full Malacca shaft with matching horn ferrule, 19th century, 90 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved horn horse hoof handle,…

19th Century Antique Walking Stick with Carved Horse Hoof Handle

An antique walking stick with carved horn horse hoof handle, brass collar, bamboo shaft and steel ferrule, 19th century, 87 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved ivory fist handle, stained…

19th Century Antique Walking Stick with Ivory Fist Handle

An antique walking stick with carved ivory fist handle, stained timber shaft and horn ferrule, 19th century, 87 cm high

An antique walking stick with horn and gold finished goose head…

Antique Walking Stick with Gold Goose Head Handle, 19th/20th Century

An antique walking stick with horn and gold finished goose head handle, beech shaft and horn ferrule, 19th/20th century, 84 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved horn handle, Malacca cane…

Antique Walking Stick with Carved Horn Handle and Malacca Shaft

An antique walking stick with carved horn handle, Malacca cane shaft and brass ferrule, 19th/20th century, 91 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved horn bird's head handle,…

19th Century Antique Walking Stick with Carved Bird's Head Handle

An antique walking stick with carved horn bird's head handle, cane shaft and copper ferrule, 19th century, 84 cm high

3 x Victorian/Edwardian walking sticks, one of naturalistic…

Victorian/Edwardian Walking Stick Collection with Unique Handles (3)

3 x Victorian/Edwardian walking sticks, one of naturalistic form with silver metal end, another with carved bear handle, the third with horn like handle. (3)

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

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

Bird Head Walking Stick with Horn Beak and Glass Eyes

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.

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

Carved Horn Handled Gentleman's Walking Stick with Silver Mount

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

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 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 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 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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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 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

Antique horn walking cane (length 92 cm

Antique Horn Walking Cane (92cm)

Antique horn walking cane (length 92 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.

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

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 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

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).

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

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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

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.

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

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 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

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 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.

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

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

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 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

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

Horn and Hoof Handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn and hoof handle

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

Horn-handled Gentleman's Cane

Gentleman's cane with horn handle

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

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.

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.

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

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 cm

Antique Horn Walking Cane - 88cm Length

Antique horn disk walking cane, length 88 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.

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Carved horn and sterling silver walking stick

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

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 and sterling silver walking stick

Horn & Silver Walking Stick

Horn and sterling silver walking stick

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

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

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

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

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

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

Horn-handled bone walking stick

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

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