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A NEPHRITE HANDLED CANE.
The grip is carved as a serpent's head with ruby eyes and has a plaited silver wire collar and a malacca shaft, 87cm long overall (Possibly Russian).
£2,000-£3,000
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A TIFFANY SILVER TOPPED WALKING CANE.
With long 'Milord' grip decorated in classic rococo style, engraved with initials in a cartouche and stamped Tiffany & Co, Paris, 833 Madison Avenue; on a circular section tapering shaft with white metal ferrule, 99cm long overall.
£400-£600
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A 19TH CENTURY FIGURAL WALKING CANE.
With silver plated sculptural crop handle depicting a sleeping putti, a silver collar on a circular section ebonised hardwood shaft and brass ferrule, 93cm long overall.
£300-£400
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A RARE 18TH CENTURY GOLD TOPPED CANE.
By William Collins, London, circa 1749.
The crown of the gold mushroom shaped knop is chased and engraved with crest and motto. The sides decorated with scenes of a Commedia del' Arte 'The doctor catching his daughter with a suitor', all within a colonnade, signed W. Collins Ft., on a malacca shaft that has 'rope' twist braid and brass ferrule.
Sold at Bonhams 2014 with this foot note: The crest is that of Compton of Gloucestershire, Richard Edgecombe has identified the inspiration for the scene as an engraving by Charles - Nicolas Cochin after Antoine Wattea 'Pour garder l'honneur dune belle' circa 1725 (for more on the life of William Collins see 'The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth Century London' (Oxford 2000, page 40).
£2,800-£4,000
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A SMALL PORCELAIN FRENCH PASTE HANDLED CANE.
Circa 1900.
Hardwood shaft and metal ferrule, 90cm long.
£100-£200
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A HARDSTONE SHAPED CRUTCH HANDLE CANE.
Circa 1900.
The T shape pale chalcedony handle with a silver gilt collar and rosewood shaft with horn ferrule, possibly Russian.
£600-£1,000
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A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL FIGURATIVE HANDLED CANE.
The grip is a carved grotesque portrait of a bearded man with a goiter, an engraved brass collar, 92cm long, the shaft with a steel ferrule and a polychromed creature on his hat.
£200-£400
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AN IRISH BLACKTHORN WALKING STICK.
Circa 1900.
With crop handle enriched with a flower decorated white metal spiral band, overall length 85cm.
£100-£200
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A CROOK HANDLED MALACCA CANE SWORD STICK.
Circa 1900.
With a 'F CA ED' Toledo steel blade sword, overall length 92cm.
£100-£200
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A BLUE HARDSTONE DRESS CANE.
The elongated 'Milord' shaped knop of the lapis lazuli family, with a hallmarked silver collar, Birmingham hallmarks, with ebony shaft and horn ferrule, overall length 94cm.
£200-£300
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AN UNUSUAL FOLK ART WILD FOWLER'S STAFF.
With realistically carved duck's head (with glass eyes), on a possibly willow shaft with bark, 123cm tall overall.
£150-£250
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A WHITE METAL HANDLED MALACCA DAY CANE.
Circa 1880.
With a commemorative text on the front and a personalized silver band engraved 'A WEBER', with silver plated metal ferrule, overall length 84cm.
£150-£250
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AN IBEX HORN AND HOOF HANDLED WALKING STICK.
With a malacca shaft, with steel ferrule and hiker's spike, 95cm long.
£100-£200
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A FINE BRIGG, GOLD MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TOPPED PARTRIDGE WOOD CANE.
With 18ct gold collar and brass ferrule, 91cm long.
£400-£600
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A TORTOISESHELL HANDLED CANE.
With jewels, the polished tortoiseshell bec de cobin handle is inlaid with a myriad of cabochon stones, set in gold vines and bezels with a gold collar on an ebony shaft terminating on a horn ferrule, overall length 94cm.
£800-£1,200
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A FOLK ART WALKING CANE.
With a carved wooden caricature portrait of a drunk in a top hat with porcelain eyes, the handle has a white metal collar, a hickory shaft with white metal ferrule, 90cm long.
£150-£250
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A GENTLEMAN'S CROOK HANDLE WALKING CANE.
Circa 1890.
With a silver ring turned band and brass ferrule, the handle with a quarter twist to reveal a Toledo steel blade, enriched with engraved details, overall length 92cm.
£200-£300
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A FRENCH TWISTED CANE / WALKING STICK.
Circa 1890.
With gilt metal tips, made in Brittany.
£100-£200
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AN AGATE HANDLED ROSEWOOD WALKING CANE.
With Art Nouveau white metal collar, the rosewood shaft has horn ferrule, 110cm long.
£200-£300
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A FRENCH SILVER MOUNTED TWO PART PORCELAIN HANDLE ON A BAMBOO CANE.
The ball top with a floral cartouche on a blue ground, enriched with gilt embellishments, overall length 92cm.
£200-£300
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A FINE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN, HEAVY EBONY WALKING STICK.
With enamelled crutch handle with silver collar (54) and white metal ferrule, 94cm long.
£1,000-£1,500
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A FINE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ENAMELLED CRUTCH HANDLED MALACCA CANE.
With brass ferrule, 90cm long.
£1,500-£2,000
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A FINE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN PARTRIDGE WOOD CANE.
With Russian enamelled mushroom knop and collar and brass ferrule, 89cm long.
£600-£800
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A PORCELAIN TOPPED WALKING CANE.
Circa 1840.
The globular knop with a painted cartouche depicting a courting couple, on a blue ground on a swirling wooden shaft with gilt metal ferrule, overall length 86cm.
£100-£200
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A TURNED AND 'WASHER' HORN WALKING STICK.
With 'bun' knop, 85cm long.
£100-£200
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AN AMERICAN YEW WOOD SILVER MOUNTED CUDGEL.
Inscribed Philip C. Napp, Boston, Massachusetts, with brass ferrule, 88cm long.
£250-£350
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A FOLK ART CANE.
With the carved antler portrait handle of an angry face on a bearded man with hooked nose and open mouth, with another sleeping face on the crown with a silver gilt collar, on a rosewood shaft with horn ferrule, overall length 92cm.
£200-£300
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY, MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID AND CHINESE EXPORT SILVER MOUNTED WALKING CANE.
Engraved with Fu, the symbol of Wealth, enclosed by four bats and a five toed dragon, flanked by cloud scrolls, on a simulated rosewood shaft with butterflies and clouds inlaid on a silver ferrule, overall length 87.5cm.
£400-£600
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A HORSE DEALER'S STAG HORN CROP HANDLED MALACCA CANE.
Sliding telescopically to reveal boxwood and brass measuring stick, 90cm long.
£200-£400
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A CARVED STAG HORN HANDLED BLACKTHORN STICK.
The handle carved with red deer, and unscrews to reveal a compartment with small bottle for schnapps in the shaft, 82cm long.
£100-£200
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AND CHINESE EXPORT SILVER MOUNTED WALKING CANE.
The globular crystal knop with reverse painted flowers and birds with a silver collar, decorated with a three toed dragon pursuing the flaming pearl of wisdom, on a rosewood shaft with gilt metal ferrule, overall length 92cm.
£200-£300
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A TIFFANY STERLING SILVER TOPPED ROSEWOOD CANE.
The cylindrical grip doubles as a 'pomander', the rosewood shaft terminates with horn ferrule, 93cm long.
£400-£600
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A FINE WALKING CANE.
With a tortoiseshell simulating bamboo handle set with small white metal creatures of the forest, silver collar and a rosewood shaft with horn ferrule, 98cm long.
£300-£500
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A HALLMARKED SILVER SUNDAY 'GOLF CLUB PUTTER' CANE.
With partridge wood shaft and brass and iron tip (stamped G & Co), Birmingham 1909. 92cm long.
£200-£300
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A ROSEWOOD CROOK HANDLED WALKING CANE.
With yellow metal cap, collar and bronze ferrule, 89cm long.
£200-£300
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A CONTINENTAL WALKING STICK.
Circa 1900.
The hardwood shaft mounted with a bronze head of an elephant, with brass collar and ferrule, overall length 95cm.
£150-£250
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A 'MAKILA' STYLE WALKING CANE.
With paste encrusted mushroom pommel, a white metal screwed collar with bronze pentagonal section 'cattle prod', the shaft terminates with a brass ferrule.
£200-£300
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A 19TH CENTURY HAWTHORN CROOK WALKING STICK.
With silver tipped handle and collar.
£100-£150
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AN ELEGANT CHASED YELLOW METAL MUSHROOM KNOP HANDLED CANE.
The ebony shaft with a white metal ferrule (the crown of the mushroom top engraved with cipher) and stamped with numbers and letters in the collar, 93cm long.
£400-£600
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A LATE 18TH CENTURY WHITE METAL TOPPED SHAGREEN COVERED CANE.
The spherical knop chased and embossed with integral collar, inscribed 'Mrs Skinner', the shaft terminator with ring turned bronze ferrule, 87cm.
£150-£250
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AN EDWARDIAN 18CT GOLD MOUNTED WALKING STICK.
Sheffield 1903 maker's mark; M.J., retailed by Brigg of London. Plain cylindrical knop with initials M.B.K. on a malacca shaft and horn ferrule, 89cm long.
£200-£300
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A RARE MILITARY (WAR OFFICE ISSUE) STARCK BARNES & SONS, LONDON, FLUTE CANE.
The mushroom knop is inset with Royal Navy roundel, white metal collars and note valves and impressed with maker's name, 95cm long.
£350-£450
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A FOLK ART BLACKTHORN WALKING STICK.
With caricature portrait of a bald man with a large bulbous nose and glass eyes, the shaft end with a brass ferrule, 89cm long.
£200-£400
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A FOLK ART CHERRY WALKING STICK.
With grotesque caricature portrait of a man with lolling tongue, 91cm long.
£200-£400
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A FOLK ART ROSEWOOD CANE.
With grotesque caricature portrait knop, long fluted bronze collar, the shaft terminates in a long bronze ferrule, 90cm long.
£100-£200
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A FOLK ART WILD CHERRY MARRIAGE PORTRAIT WALKING STICK.
87cm long.
£100-£200
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A FOLK ART BLACKTHORN 'TURK'S HEAD' WALKING CANE.
82cm long.
£100-£200
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A FOLK ART CRUTCH TOPPED 'RABBIE BURNS' PORTRAIT BLACKTHORN WALKING CANE.
90cm long.
£120-£220
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A RARE AMERICAN FOLK ART HEAVY WALKING STICK.
The top grip being caribou horn, the 'pommel' carved in relief with portrait, American eagle and mountain sheep, inlaid with turquoise, in the Native American Indian style with copper and turquoise collar on an antelope horn shaft, 104cm.
£200-£400
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A FOLK ART SMOKERS COMPANION WALKING STICK.
The 'golf club' grip opens to reveal a compartment with a clay pipe within by Scoultaire, 93cm long.
£150-£250
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