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 rootstock walking stick, unusual carved head handle…

19th Century Antique Rootstock Walking Stick with Carved Head Handle

An antique rootstock walking stick, unusual carved head handle with bone inlaid eyes and silver tooth, 19th century, 90 cm high

19th century ivory handled walking stick, with angled bone…

19th Century Ivory Handled Walking Stick with Sterling Silver Collar

19th century ivory handled walking stick, with angled bone handle, above a sterling silver collar hallmarked London, J.A.S, above a tapered bamboo shaft with braided leather accent, a/f (chip to handle), length 89 cm Shipping note: this lot can only be…

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 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 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

A carved wooden sage figure, c1880, He stands with bone staff…

Antique Carved Wooden Sage Figure with Inlaid Glass Eyes

A carved wooden sage figure, c1880, He stands with bone staff holding a gourd in his left hand. Inlaid glass eyes, height 20 cm

An American silver mounted walking stick, with carved bone…

Mid 20th Century American Silver Lion's Head Walking Stick

An American silver mounted walking stick, with carved bone lion's head handle, and engraved silver collar marked 'Empire Sterling', the shaft carved and stained to replicate crocodile skin, mid 20th century, length: 105 cm.

A 20th century marine ivory and scrimshaw handled sword walking…

Marine Ivory Sword Walking Stick with Scrimshaw Handle

A 20th century marine ivory and scrimshaw handled sword walking stick, the handle with carved skull end and snake scrimshawed in colour to the grip section, and with metal fittings. The long spike blade of tapered rectangular section. The oak main shaft…

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.

An antique walking stick with carved ebony and bone dog's head…

19th Century Ebony and Bone Dog Head Walking Stick

An antique walking stick with carved ebony and bone dog's head handle, silver collar, timber shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 81 cm high

Carved wood & bone walking stick with carved wood handle, and…

Carved Wood and Bone Walking Stick

Carved wood & bone walking stick with carved wood handle, and bone decorative binding, length 88 cm.

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver and bone…

Sterling Silver and Bone Walking Stick

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver and bone walking stick, l81.5 cm

Vintage bone handle wooden walking cane length 80 cm.

Bone Handle Wooden Walking Cane - 80cm Length

Vintage bone handle wooden walking cane length 80 cm.

An ebonised timber, bone and sterling silver topped walking…

Ebonised Walking Stick with Bone and Silver Top

An ebonised timber, bone and sterling silver topped walking stick, length 97.5 cm

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver banded and…

Sterling Silver and Bone Walking Stick

An early 20th century hallmarked sterling silver banded and bone handled walking stick, length 92 cm

A sword stick cane, black leather covered cane, with chromed…

Black leather sword cane with chromed blade

A sword stick cane, black leather covered cane, with chromed blade, the bone handle with silver plated ferrule and pommel. Length 99 cm

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

Marine Ivory Fist Handle Walking Stick

An antique walking stick with marine ivory carved fist handle, gilt metal mounts, ebony shaft and bone ferrule, 19th century, 82 cm long

South East Asian silver, T.90 elephant riding crop with bone…

SE Asian Silver Elephant Riding Crop with Bone Handle

South East Asian silver, T.90 elephant riding crop with bone handle, length 31 cm

A walking stick with carved ebony elephant head handle and…

Ebony Elephant Head Walking Stick

A walking stick with carved ebony elephant head handle and shaft inlaid with bone, 19th century, 89 cm high

A walking stick, carved bone bird's head handle with glass eyes,…

19th Century Bird's Head Walking Stick

A walking stick, carved bone bird's head handle with glass eyes, silver collar, blackthorn shaft and brass ferrule, 19th century, 93 cm long

Edwardian sterling silver handled walking stick, with embossed…

Embossed Silver Handled Walking Stick

Edwardian sterling silver handled walking stick, with embossed silver handle, with bone support and tapering wood stick, length 89 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

Indian camel bone walking stick with hand painted and gilt…

Hand-painted Camel Bone Walking Stick with Gilt Decoration

Indian camel bone walking stick with hand painted and gilt decoration

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 vintage malacca cane and bone walking stick, the lower handle…

Malacca Cane and Bone Walking Stick

A vintage malacca cane and bone walking stick, the lower handle of plain turned tapered cylindrical bone section, brass collar to the malacca cane shaft. Length 91 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.…

Vintage bone walking cane with ivory capped handle and ferule.,…

Ivory-Capped Vintage Bone Walking Cane, 82cm Length

Vintage bone walking cane with ivory capped handle and ferule., length 82 cm.

Carved bone crocodile handled walking stick, 92 cm long

Bone Crocodile Walking Stick

Carved bone crocodile handled walking stick, 92 cm long

A wood and bone walking stick, with silver collar engraved…

Ship Boyd Walking Stick

A wood and bone walking stick, with silver collar engraved 'Ship Boyd - sunk 1809' referencing the burning of the Boyd, in Whangaroa Harbour, the bone handle with carved leaves to the front. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 87 cm

Inlaid bone walking stick etched shaft depicting designs,faces,…

Etched Inlaid Bone Walking Stick with Intricate Designs

Inlaid bone walking stick etched shaft depicting designs,faces, insects and an array of patterns, length 91 cm

An Edwardian hawthorn and silver walking stick, with bone…

Edwardian Hawthorn & Silver Walking Stick with Bone Handle

An Edwardian hawthorn and silver walking stick, with bone handle, Birmingham, 1909. Height 91 cm.

A malacca cane and ivory handled walking stick, age crack to…

Malacca Cane Walking Stick with Ivory Handle

A malacca cane and ivory handled walking stick, age crack to the handle, bone ferrule.

Walking cane handle, carved Briar, with carved bone motif of a…

Briar Hawk Cane Handle

Walking cane handle, carved Briar, with carved bone motif of a hawk

Walking cane, bone, with inlay rings, length 90 cm, (a/f crack)

Inlaid Bone Walking Cane, Length 90 cm (Cracked)

Walking cane, bone, with inlay rings, length 90 cm, (a/f crack)

Bone engraved & ebony walking stick engraved with naive detail.…

Engraved Ebony Walking Stick with Naive Detail

Bone engraved & ebony walking stick engraved with naive detail. Length 91.5 cm

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

Walking stick with bone / marine ivory crocodile handle, approx…

Crocodile Handle Walking Stick with Bone/Marine Ivory

Walking stick with bone / marine ivory crocodile handle, approx 90 cmlong

Walking stick with bone / marine ivory dog handle, approx 92…

Marine Ivory Dog Handle Walking Stick, 92cm Long

Walking stick with bone / marine ivory dog handle, approx 92 cmlong

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

Horn-handled bone walking stick

Carved bone walking stick, with horn handle

An Anglo-Indian carved bone and ivory inlaid walking stick,…

Anglo-Indian Inlaid Walking Stick, 19th Century

An Anglo-Indian carved bone and ivory inlaid walking stick, 19th century, 95 cm

Antique bone and ivory walking stick, late 19th century, the…

Spiral Carved Bone and Ivory Walking Stick

Antique bone and ivory walking stick, late 19th century, the bone or panbone shaft spiral carved to the lower section, diamond patterns to the mid section, the upper section faceted and inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell, with an ivory…

An ebony walking stick with dogs head handle and bone inlaid…

19th Century Ebony Walking Stick with Dog Head Handle

An ebony walking stick with dogs head handle and bone inlaid eyes, 19th century, 82 cm

A dragon head handled bone and ebony walking stick. 87 cm long.

Dragon Head Walking Stick

A dragon head handled bone and ebony walking stick. 87 cm long.

Two walking sticks, one with a bone handle (88 cm), one with a…

Antique Walking Sticks: Bone and Silver, Chester 1917

Two walking sticks, one with a bone handle (88 cm), one with a silver band, Chester, 1917 (88 cm).

Two antique walking sticks, one with carved bone clenched fist…

Antique Walking Sticks with Carved Bone and Terrier Head

Two antique walking sticks, one with carved bone clenched fist and serpent on a ebonized shaft, the other European carved beech shaft with a finely carved and painted terriers head, 90.5 & 91.5 cm (2)

Marine ivory and bone walking cane simple handle grip

Marine Ivory Walking Cane with Simple Grip

Marine ivory and bone walking cane simple handle grip

Vintage walking stick with carved bone handle in the form of a…

Bone Dog Walking Stick

Vintage walking stick with carved bone handle in the form of a dog

A late Victorian bone walking stick

Victorian Bone Walking Stick

A late Victorian bone walking stick

Two silver mounted walking canes, one with a bone handle.…

Silver Mounted Walking Canes with Bone Handle

Two silver mounted walking canes, one with a bone handle. Approx 88 cm long for both (2)

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

Bone walking stick. Twisted shaft and etched diamond pattern to…

Twisted Diamond Etched Bone Walking Stick

Bone walking stick. Twisted shaft and etched diamond pattern to handle. Length 73.5 cm

Bone & ebony elephant head walking stick

Elephant Head Walking Stick

Bone & ebony elephant head walking stick

A walking stick inlaid with bone restored

Bone Inlaid Walking Stick Restored

A walking stick inlaid with bone restored

19th century walking stick inlaid with bone, wood, tooth ivory…

Bone and Ivory Inlaid Walking Stick

19th century walking stick inlaid with bone, wood, tooth ivory etc

Bone handled cane C.1910

Antique Bone Cane, Circa 1910

Bone handled cane C.1910