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 French white glass and enamel…

French white glass and enamel walking stick, 19th century antique

An antique walking stick with French white glass and enamel decorated handle, gold plated collar, palm wood shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 72 cm high

An antique Australian fiddleback blackwood walking stick with…

Antique Australian Fiddleback Blackwood Walking Stick with Rose Gold Collar

An antique Australian fiddleback blackwood walking stick with 15ct rose gold collar and steel ferrule, 19th/20th century, 91 cm high

An antique walking stick with yellow gold plated handle…

37th Anniversary Antique Walking Stick with Gold Plated Handle

An antique walking stick with yellow gold plated handle engraved '37th Anniversary Oct. 13th, 1886, from the Boys', with ebony shaft and steel ferrule, 89 cm high

Fine early 20th century ivory handled Walking|Stick, with ivory…

Early 20th Century Ivory Handled Walking Stick with Rose Gold

Fine early 20th century ivory handled Walking|Stick, with ivory crook handle, above 9ct rose gold mount, above a fine bamboo support, length 89 cm

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 lady's walking stick with 18ct yellow gold and…

Antique Lady's Walking Stick with Gold and Ivory Handle

An antique lady's walking stick with 18ct yellow gold and carved ivory fist handle, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 86 cm high

An antique walking stick with high carat yellow gold top,…

19th Century Antique Walking Stick with Yellow Gold Top

An antique walking stick with high carat yellow gold top, Malacca cane and brass ferrule, 19th century, 83 cm high

An antique walking stick carved and polychrome finished dog's…

Polychrome Dog Head Walking Stick with Opening Mouth Mechanism

An antique walking stick carved and polychrome finished dog's head handle with mouth opening mechanism, gold finished collar, timber shaft and brass ferrule, 87 cm high

George III gold topped walking stick, marked London, 1770,…

George III Gold Topped Walking Stick, London 1770, Monogram Embossed

George III gold topped walking stick, marked London, 1770, makers mark rubbed, the gold handle embossed with stylised roundels and bright cut borders, with monogram to top, the wooden shaft with eyelet and metal heel, length 91 cm

A 9ct gold banded walking stick, length 89.5 cm

9ct Gold Banded Walking Stick - 89.5cm Length

A 9ct gold banded walking stick, length 89.5 cm

A Kingston & Lord Melbourne 9ct gold tipped walking stick,…

Kingston & Lord Melbourne 9ct Gold Tipped Walking Stick

A Kingston & Lord Melbourne 9ct gold tipped walking stick, length 86.5 cm

19th century walking stick, wooden cane with ivory handle…

Ivory-handled wooden walking stick with gold tip, 19th century

19th century walking stick, wooden cane with ivory handle inlaid with dotted detail, gold tipped end terminating with ferrule

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

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

An early cane and gold plated walking stick, marked 1909,…

1909 Gold Plated Walking Stick with Cane Handle

An early cane and gold plated walking stick, marked 1909, height 91 cm

A 1900 New Zealand timber walking cane, the shaft with…

Rose Gold Presentation Walking Cane with Chatoyancy Effect

A 1900 New Zealand timber walking cane, the shaft with chatoyancy effect, a rose gold presentation collar from the Stewards of the Northern Steamship Co. and with rose gold shield to the top of handle. Length 95 cm.

An antique Continental walking stick with gold plated top and…

Antique Gold Plated Walking Stick, 1889 Inscription, Ebony Shaft

An antique Continental walking stick with gold plated top and ebony shaft, bearing an inscription dated 1889, (missing ferrule), 89 cm high

An antique 9ct yellow gold fox hunting brooch with fox head…

Antique 9ct Gold Fox Hunting Brooch

An antique 9ct yellow gold fox hunting brooch with fox head riding crop, horseshoes and entwined rope, 19th century, stamped '9, J. & L. 375' with pictorial marks, 4.6 cm wide, 2.9 grams

American gold rush 14k California gold quartz walking cane,…

1875 Gold Quartz Walking Cane with Inscription

American gold rush 14k California gold quartz walking cane, with presentation inscription, to our beloved father Michael Lyons, from Catharine Cornelious, San Francisco, May 1875, Dented on side end of handle. Length 94 cm

A fine antique walking stick with three toned gold finish and…

Russian Niello Handle Walking Stick, 19th Century

A fine antique walking stick with three toned gold finish and niello handle on snakewood shaft, possibly Russian, 19th century, 90 cm high

A 15 carat rose gold pommel handled walking stick, engraved 'Dr…

Engraved Rose Gold Walking Stick - Dr. E.J. McCardell

A 15 carat rose gold pommel handled walking stick, engraved 'Dr E.J.Mc Cardell', 80 cm long

A 9 carat gold handled walking stick, Birmingham 1911, gold…

Birmingham 1911 9ct Gold Handled Walking Stick - 90.5cm

A 9 carat gold handled walking stick, Birmingham 1911, gold marks stamped to the base of the handle, 90.5 cm high

An antique walking stick with carved ivory handle, rose gold…

Ivory Handle Rose Gold Plated Walking Stick

An antique walking stick with carved ivory handle, rose gold plated collar, cane shaft and ivory ferrule, 19th century, 88 cm high

A walking stick with spherical tiger eye handle, silver and…

Tiger Eye Walking Stick with Silver and Gold Accents

A walking stick with spherical tiger eye handle, silver and gold plated collars, cane shaft and metal ferrule, 19th century, 83 cm high

Vintage Australian rose gold topped riding crop, hallmarked 9ct…

Vintage 9ct Rose Gold Riding Crop, 62cm Length

Vintage Australian rose gold topped riding crop, hallmarked 9ct by Willis & Co., length 62 cm

A Victorian gold and ivory walking stick. Length 100 cm.

Victorian Gold and Ivory Walking Stick - 100cm

A Victorian gold and ivory walking stick. Length 100 cm.

An English walking stick, full silver birch with 9ct rose gold…

Birch Walking Stick with Rose Gold Collar and Duck Handle

An English walking stick, full silver birch with 9ct rose gold collar, 1908 inscription and finely carved duck head handle with inset glass eyes, 19th century, 97 cm high

Pair of gold handled canes, mark of C&S., c. 1900, each…

Gold-handled Canes from C&S, c. 1900

Pair of gold handled canes, mark of C&S., c. 1900, each ebonised tapering stick with 18 carat yellow gold capped handle (2), length 90 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Gold tip walking stick, on a short straight handle, a/f

Gold-Tipped Walking Stick with Short Handle (6 words)

Gold tip walking stick, on a short straight handle, a/f

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 with gold plated tops, and wooden shafts,…

Gold-Topped Wooden Walking Sticks (19th Century)

Two walking sticks with gold plated tops, and wooden shafts, 19th century, 89 cm long

A 19th century fancy gold plated handled ebonised walking stick,…

Gold Plated Floral Walking Stick with Inscription

A 19th century fancy gold plated handled ebonised walking stick, the floral relief knob handle presentation inscribed, length 90 cm.

An impressive walking cane with gold cap engraved 'J.S.N. of…

19th Century Gold Cap Walking Cane with Carved Snake

An impressive walking cane with gold cap engraved 'J.S.N. of Lethane', with carved snake chasing a frog, housed in original fitted case, 19th century, 92 cm high

Two Australian early 20th century walking sticks, one with…

Australian Walking Sticks with Bone Dog Handle and Cane

Two Australian early 20th century walking sticks, one with carved bone dog handle and with gold collar, the other of cane. Length 86, 94 cm.

A century gentleman's walking stick, with 9ct gold buckle…

Antique Walking Stick with 9ct Gold Buckle Trim

A century gentleman's walking stick, with 9ct gold buckle shaped trim. Height 91 cm.

Fox head walking umbrella manual opening, plum polyester canopy…

Gold Fox Head Umbrella by Burberry Prorsum

Fox head walking umbrella manual opening, plum polyester canopy with gold tone metal fox head handle, black stick, end, stretcher and ribs, gold tone tips, cap and ferrule, snap stud closure with plaque stamped 'Burberry Prorsum', with fitted plum…

Australian 9 carat yellow gold horse rider's crop yellow gold…

1928 Hardy Brothers Gold Horse Rider's Crop with Engraving

Australian 9 carat yellow gold horse rider's crop yellow gold handle, marked 9 carat for Hardy Brothers, with engraving as awarded by Riverina Picnic Race Club, 1928, to plaited leather crop, length 60 cm

Riding crop: James (Bill) Roycroft, won a gold medal in the…

Bill Roycroft's Olympic Riding Crop

Riding crop: James (Bill) Roycroft, won a gold medal in the team three-day event at the 1960 Rome games, riding in his first Olympics at the age of 45 and competing with a broken collarbone. This is the riding crop Roycroft used during this campaign.…

A fox hunting walking stick, silver handle with rose gold…

Fox Hunting Walking Stick with Silver Handle and Fiddleback Shaft

A fox hunting walking stick, silver handle with rose gold monogram and fiddleback blackwood shaft, early 20th century, 87 cm long

A sterling silver mounted walking cane with a telescopic handle,…

Telescopic Walking Cane with Sterling Silver Mounts

A sterling silver mounted walking cane with a telescopic handle, 1907 London, with maker's mark for J. Howell & Co, cane and stick, manufacturers, old Street London Ec, of classic 'T' shape, the handle with engraved silver mounts, leather, covering and an…

A carved marine ivory eagle head walking stick, finely carved…

Marine Ivory Eagle Head Walking Stick with Snake

A carved marine ivory eagle head walking stick, finely carved with a small snake held in its beak (slight loss at tip), fitted to an ebonised stick with two gold plated collars. Length 86.5 cm

A quality 19th century carved ivory greyhound handled walking…

19th Century Ivory Greyhound Handled Walking Stick with Gold Mount

A quality 19th century carved ivory greyhound handled walking stick, glass set eyes, fine detail, the substantial later 9ct. rose gold mount with elaborate scroll engraving (17.7gm.), fitted to an old malacca cane shaft.

Gold handle walking stick the handle in gold and in a round…

18ct Gold Handle Walking Stick, Maple Shaft (82cm)

Gold handle walking stick the handle in gold and in a round shape, attached to a timber possibly maple shaft, hallmarked 18ct Gb by C&Ss, length 82 cm

A vintage palmwood walking stick, with 9ct. gold mount by B.M.…

Vintage Palmwood Walking Stick with 9ct. Gold Mount

A vintage palmwood walking stick, with 9ct. gold mount by B.M. & Co. Old repair

Walking stick, ebonised with gold top, Robert Fitz Simmons &…

Ebonised Walking Stick with Engraved Gold Top and Decorations

Walking stick, ebonised with gold top, Robert Fitz Simmons & Company, USA decorated with engraved floral and deer Reliefs marked to top

Vintage walking cane, 9 carat yellow gold collar, with engraved…

1929 Engraved Vintage Walking Cane with Gold Collar

Vintage walking cane, 9 carat yellow gold collar, with engraved dedication dated 1929. Length 84 cm

Russian silver and ebony walking stick, (84 zolotnik 875/1000…

Russian Silver and Ebony Walking Stick with Gold Emblems

Russian silver and ebony walking stick, (84 zolotnik 875/1000 purity), with 5 silver and 4 yellow gold emblems attached to the rod, circa 1908 - 1926, 90 cm long approx

A fiddleback blackwood walking stick with rose gold collar,…

19th Century Fiddleback Blackwood Walking Stick with Rose Gold Collar

A fiddleback blackwood walking stick with rose gold collar, 19th century, 89 cm

An Australian Walking stick with an ivory handle, and a gold…

Melbourne Rifle Club's 1900 Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

An Australian Walking stick with an ivory handle, and a gold band inscribed, Presented from the Melbourne rifle club 1900

Gold plated handled walking stick presented by Fort Schuyler…

Fort Schuyler Council Walking Stick, 1888

Gold plated handled walking stick presented by Fort Schuyler Council with raised floral detail on a repeating floral ground, engraved 'Presented to J.V. Anthony by Fort Schuyler Council R.A. May 12 1888'. Condition good to fair, slightly loose collar.…

Antique Victorian 9ct rose gold topped formal evening cane/…

Victorian Rose Gold Topped Walking Stick, London 1860

Antique Victorian 9ct rose gold topped formal evening cane/ walking stick marks partially rubbed London, 1860

Ivory handled walking cane the handle carved with monkey, gold…

Ivory Monkey Carved Walking Cane with Gold Collar (Repair)

Ivory handled walking cane the handle carved with monkey, gold collar (repair)

Vintage timber walking stick with gold metal collars and…

1924 Inscribed Vintage Timber Walking Stick with Gold Collars

Vintage timber walking stick with gold metal collars and inscribed date 1924

19th century hallmarked 18ct gold topped walking cane. Dents to…

Antique 18ct Gold Topped Walking Cane - Dented

19th century hallmarked 18ct gold topped walking cane. Dents to top. Length 91 cm

A nine carat gold collared walking stick by Brigg of London

Brigg of London's 9ct Gold Collared Walking Stick

A nine carat gold collared walking stick by Brigg of London

An Australian Colonial gold mounted walking stick, circa 1891,…

Australian Colonial Gold Walking Stick with Historical Inscriptions

An Australian Colonial gold mounted walking stick, circa 1891, the slender stem with brass tip and gold cap to top incised with a dedication to top 'C.A.G.B from G.R.D' and to the collar 'Made from a pile, on which the first house in Sydney N.S.W was…

Three Victorian walking sticks, 19th century, including a…

Victorian Walking Sticks Collection

Three Victorian walking sticks, 19th century, including a turned and carved whalebone walking stick, an 18 ct. gold mounted wooden walking stick and a green twisted glass walking stick (3), approx height 90 cm

10ct gold mounted riding crop, C:1870

Circa 1870 Riding Crop with 10ct Gold Mount

10ct gold mounted riding crop, C:1870

A rare rock crystal, emerald gold and silver set ebonised…

Rare Indian Crystal and Emerald Walking Cane

A rare rock crystal, emerald gold and silver set ebonised walking cane, Indian, 19th century. 90.5 cm long

Walking Sticks: Three 19th century walking sticks, one with 9ct…

19th Century Gold and Silver Walking Sticks

Walking Sticks: Three 19th century walking sticks, one with 9ct gold top, the others with silver tops.

Rose quartz and gold handled walking cane, 94 cm wide

Rose Quartz and Gold Walking Cane

Rose quartz and gold handled walking cane, 94 cm wide

Gold and enamel topped walking stick (acid tests 18ct) 27.7grams

Enamel Topped Gold Walking Stick

Gold and enamel topped walking stick (acid tests 18ct) 27.7grams

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 impressive 18ct. yellow gold mounted, ivory handled walking…

18ct. Gold and Ivory Handle Walking Cane

An impressive 18ct. yellow gold mounted, ivory handled walking cane, the plain tapered ebony hardwood shaft with wide a scroll embossed 18ct. gilded yellow gold mount, the shield cartouche with presentation engraving 'From J. Shaw To W.B. Paton, Dunedin,…