The  rondel top made from what appears

to be ivory with inlayed strips of metal, producing a very

 distinctive  style.

The lower solid silver collar Hallmarked for London 1916.

Makers mark T B & S.

The hardwood cane length finished with a base metal ferrule.

Condition

The cane is in excellent condition, free from breaks or cracks.

Length: 92.5cm

A heavy good quality, silver plate on brass cane with the study of a large cat and snake. Mounted on a slim line black lacquered hardwood shaft with metal ferrule.

Condition

The cane and the study are both in good condition - free from breaks cracks or splits. The silver plate is worn in parts on the collar and showing the brass in places as shown in picture.

The ferrule is evidently original, well worn but solid in position.

Length: 91cm

This is a very stunning hallmarked sterling silver decorated octagonal (8 sides) based pommel top. The silver top mounted on what appears to be ebony shaft and completed with what seems to be the original metal ferrule.

The top of the pommel has been engraved with what appears to be TL

Makers mark H P & S

Hallmarked for London 1923 – 24

Condition

The cane is in lovely condition for its age. Free from breaks, cracks or restoration. However, there are a few very minor dings to the silver; these need to be looked for. The ferrule holds a little movement but is pinned and very solid to the cane shaft.

Measurements

Cane length: 91cm

Height of Pommel: 8cm

Top Diameter of Pommel: 4.2cm

 Gilt Opera  Dress Cane (c1920-1930)

A lovely slim line gilded opera cane, with ebony shaft and completed with original base brass ferrule .

Condition

The cane is in excellent condition – free from breaks or cracks. 

Length: 87cm

This is a lovely distinctive 'Dress Cane'. The top made from ivory while the base of the  vase design is made from silver.

The cane holds the full sterling silver marks for Birmingham 1919 with the makers mark H.W.Ltd

Condition.

The cane is in excellent condition. No breaks, cracks, dents or restoration on the ivory or silver vase.

The ferrule has been replaced with an original Edwardian  ferrule to add further distinction to the cane. The shaft length  also is in excellent condition free from breaks, cracks or restoration and  has been re-polished to the original standard of the cane.

Measurements

Length: 85cm

Cane Top Width :2cm

Base Cane width:1.2cm

Top Diameter of Cane: 3.2cm

Beautiful chased silver rondel mounted on bamboo shaft with original base ferrule.

The  marks on base rondel difficult to determine.

However, Assay marks on lower collar depict London 1919 / 1920. The makers mark is  J.H held within diamond. Therefore, denoting the cane has been produced by Henry Howell & Co.

Condition

The cane is beautiful original condition with what appears to be the letter 'J ' monogrammed into the top of the cane.

Measurements

Length: 89cm

Top rondel diameter: 2.5cm

Depth of Rondel:12.5cm

Diameter of Cane Top:1.25cm

Diameter of Cane Bottom: 1cm

This is a beautiful early 20^th Century walking stick The walking stick has no base ferrule therefore slight wear on the tip.

Condition

 A very tactile, beautiful and well balanced cane.

 Cleaned & re-polished.

Length: Approx 93cm

One-piece pommel topped ebony cane with acid etched floral decoration. 

The method of  achieving such a delicate and beautiful form upon a hardwood cane  is documented in Canes Through The Ages by Francis Monek 1995. p96.  The hardwood being “covered with a wax and then scratched with an excising needle.  The needle scratched through the was to the wood beneath , where very  close  and interesting designs were created from top to bottom. These shafts were placed in vats for an acid bath which ate through the wood for a predetermined time: the canes were then extracted, washed and the wax removed. A very exquisite, light carved or engraving cane resulted”.

Condition

The cane is in excellent condition free from cracks or breaks yet showing appropriate wear for age .

No base ferrule

Length: 95cm

Very smart, good quality silver plated pommel,   mounted on step bamboo and completed  with original brass Edwardian style ferrule.

Condition

The cane is in lovely condition for age. A few superficial minor dings on the pommel.

The shaft free from breaks or cracks.

Length 90cm

Good quality silver with mother of pearl pommel,   mounted on step bamboo shaft & finished with what appears to be the original base metal ferrule. Silver assay mark for London 1909-1910

Condition

The cane is in good condition for age- free from breaks or cracks but showing appropriate wear for age.

Measurements

Length: 92cm

Rondel Diameter: 3.5cm

Top Cane Diameter: 1.5cm

Base Cane Diameter: 1.5cm

A good quality cane, from the early part of the 20^th Century. Buffalo Horn top with cow horn spacer mounted on  bamboo shaft. The base of cane completed with horn ferrule

Condition

The cane is in excellent condition for age- free from breaks or cracks yet showing appropriate wear for age.

Length: 90.5cm

Slim and elegant partridge crook cane with silver mounts marked for Chester.

The lower silver collar holding the assay mark for 1920 -1921 while the upper silver shoe mount marked for1919-1920.

The highly decorated  and engraved  with EC & SEP 1922.   Completed with original Edwardian style metal ferrule.

Condition

This cane is in excellent condition- free from breaks or cracks

Length: 91cm.

Good quality highly decorated silver button top. Mounted on slim line three quarter tear drop malacca. Completed with what appears to be the original brass ferrule.

Assay marks for London 1898

Condition

The silve top is in excellent condition, free from breaks,tears or cracks. Slight silver bruise on one side that is felt by the hand but not seen clearly by the eye.

The malacca shaft is in good condition free crom twists,cracks or breaks, but does have some wear discoulouration along the length.

Length: 85cm

The structure of this cane is very simple yet achieves a very distinctive and powerful artistic design.

The grain of the wood suggests ash. The walking stick formed and carved from one piece of wood with a white metal cap top (suggested as silver but not hallmarked).

The Elizabethan style herringbone and line carving continued throughout the cane length. The base of the cane finished with a heavy old iron collar, with evidently a later addition of a rubber disk and screw to protect the base.

Condition

This cane is in lovely condition free from breaks or restoration, yet a few wood expansion lines. The white metal cap well used but free from breaks, cracks or restoration.

Measurements

Length: 91cm

Top cane diameter: 4.5cm

Base cane diameter: 2.3cm

Carved parakeet in boxwood with glass eyes. Mounted on hardwood shaft with an animal horn spacer. Ending in what appears to be an old but not  original base metal ferrule.

Style and construction indicating the making during the latter Edwardian period

Length:91.5cm

Condition:

The carving and the cane is in excellent condition - free from breaks,cracks or restoration yet showing appropriate wear for age.

A lovely boxwood pommel top with a colourful carved parrot head. Mounted on a bamboo cane.

Condition

In excellent condition -free from breaks ,cracks or splits. No base ferrule

Length: 88cm

Good quality RAF Queens Crown Dress Cane. The flat topped pommel defined as white metal as not hallmarked nor currently tested for silver.

  Mounted on hardwood shaft and finished with base metal ferrule.

Condition.

The cane is in good condition with some minor dings to the pommel. The shaft is free from breaks of cracks but does hold a minor curvature. The cane has been re-lacquered and polished.

Length: 90cm

Good quality straight stick made from mahogany and finished with original typical flat bottomed steel ferrule.

Condition

 Excellent quality with appropriate wear but no breaks or cracks.

 Ferrule original and tarnished with age.

Length:90cm

SOLD

This is a giant of a stick.

The top of the pommel formed from what appears to be ebony with the lower area heavily decorated with  silver.

 The silver is in excellent condition and  holds the assay marks for Birmingham 1890.

The shaft of the cane is also very unusual. Evidently wood but further coated with some form of protective coating, which is not normal seen in a walking stick of this age. There are 3 minor coating nibbles along the shaft showing a further silver coating beneath.

This coating appears to have protected the shaft from any breaks, cracks or dents

The base of the cane finished with original butt nose ferrule

Length:103.5cm

Depth of Pommel: 8cm

Top Diameter of Pommel: 5cm

Top Diameter of Shaft 3.25cm

Bottom Diameter of Shaft :1.5cm