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A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN AND CHINESE BLACK LACQUERED CANE. The handle in the form of a Victorian gentleman in a white hat, cravat and red coat, on a black lacquered chinoserie decorated shaft with brass collar terminating on a horn ferrule, 89cm long. £150-£250
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A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN AND HARDWOOD CANE. The elongated handle with painted panels depicting an 18th century courting couple, within gilt embellished cartouches and scrolling acanthus leaves on a red ground, 94cm long. £150-£250
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A GOOD SILVER MOUNTED CALAMANDER WOOD KNIFE STICK. The grip is bound with continental silver wire and the highly decorative steel blade is marked Brigg, London and the initials R.K., the shaft terminates with horn ferrule, 94cm long. £400-£600
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A WHITE METAL MOUNTED CANE. On a hardwood shaft, the faceted and bead decorated handle is set with a maundy coin in the crown and opens to reveal a lighter, the shaft terminates on a brass ferrule, 93cm long. £100-£200
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AN ELEGANT ROSE QUARTZ, ENAMEL AND HARDWOOD WALKING CANE. The spherical knop is on a silver and guilloche enamelled collar, the shaft terminates with a horn ferrule, probably Russian, 90cm long. £600-£900
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A SEVRES PORCELAIN DRESS CANE. Circa 1900. With a chased gilt metal knop and collar, the porcelain painted with an 18th century girl within a gilt embellished cartouche and a cobalt blue ground, on an ebony shaft, no ferrule, 95cm long. £250-£450
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY / EARLY 20TH CENTURY CARVED WOOD AND HARDWOOD GLOVE HOLDER CANE. The knop carved in the form of a French pug with bone ears and glass eyes, with articulated lower jaw over a buckled fur collar, on a a long metal ferrule, 92cm long. £200-£400
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A RUSSIAN SILVER TULLA WARE AND HARDWOOD CANE. The nicely decorated 'Milord' handle on a shaft that terminates with a 'bullet' ferrule, 92cm long. £400-£600
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AN OLD STEPPED MALACCA CANE. With exotic wood mushroom knop, that opens to reveal two four foot folding boxwood measuring rulers, by Elliott of High Holborn (possibly an undertakers ruler), 92cm long. £200-£400
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A MALACCA AND SILK UMBRELLA CANE. (The umbrella in hollow shaft) the crook handle with polished rhizome and horn ferrule and another similar, both 89cm long (2). £200-£300
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AN UNUSUAL BONE AND HORN 'WASHER' WALKING STICK. The crop handle represents a fanged serpent, 91cm long. £150-£200
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TWO HORN BONE, METAL AND WOOD 'WASHER' WALKING CANES. One with crop handle, another with crook handle, both with brass ferrules, both measuring 89cm long and one with mother of pearl inlaid initials J.J.M. to the handle. (2). £150-£200
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A HALLMARKED SILVER AND MALACCA CANE. The crown of the mushroom top has a vacant cartouche with embossed flower decoration, with silver collar, the shaft inset with an egg timer, over silver eyelets with horn ferrule, 72cm long. £100-£200
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A PARTRIDGE WOOD DRESS CANE. With banded onyx small crutch handle, a white metal collar on the shaft with brass ferrule, 89cm long. £100-£200
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A MODERN HALLMARKED SILVER AND HARDWOOD CANE. The spherical knop with floral frieze, bi-secting lobed sunburst, the integral collar on a shaft, Birmingham 1982. 94cm. £150-£250
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A BRASS TELESCOPE CANE. The unsigned three draw scope on a beech shaft with brass ferrule. Scope 40cm extended, 72cm long. £200-£300
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A WHITE METAL AND ROSEWOOD JUDGE STICK. The knop modelled as a sporting dog portrait (pulls out for use as a cork screw bottle opener) the white metal collar on a shaft with horn ferrule, 92cm long. £100-£200
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A SILVER CROOK STICK ON AN EBONY SHAFT. Circa 1900. A Swedish substantial crook (door knocking stick), the ebony shaft with brass ferrule, 88cm long. £200-£400
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A SILVER CROOK STICK ON A MALACCA CANE. Early 20th Century. A Swedish stout door knocking stick, the top engraved 'A.P. Lorentyson 1927/11.24', with brass ferrule, 88cm long. £200-£400
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A CARVED WOOD FISHERMAN PARTRIDGE WOOD CANE. Circa 1890. A finely carved fisherman wearing a traditional sou' wester hat, the shaft has a gold collar and brass ferrule, 92cm long. £150-£300
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A SILVER PLATED MUSHROOM TOP AND BLACK JAPANNED CANE. The knop unscrewing to reveal a sword with a whipped wire and black japanned grip with a fish skin scabbard, the ornately decorated blade with masonic signs and makers name: Toye Kenning & Spencer, 90cm long. £400-£600
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A FRENCH SILVER AND HARDWOOD CROOK HANDLED WALKING CANE. The handle finial modelled as a fierce eagle portrait with glass eyes. 91cm long. £400-£600
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER PARTRIDGE WOOD CROOK HANDLED WALKING STICK. The handle is capped with eagle portrait and initialled P.B. engrained on the hooked bill, the shaft terminating with a brass ferrule, 91cm long. £300-£500
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A FINE YELLOW METAL AND EBONISED HARDWOOD DRESS CANE. The crown of the yellow metal mushroom knop is engraved Thos. B. Penicks, the shaft terminates with a metal ferrule, 89cm long. £500-£800
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A RUSSIAN HALLMARKED SILVER AND EBONISED CANE. The crook fashioned in the form of a horned devil with ruby red eyes, sneering grin and elongated chin, 93cm long. £300-£400
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD PLATED CROP HANDLED STAINED STEPPED MALACCA CANE. Well chased and engraved with personal monogram to front cartouche and commemorative date to the back, 9th May 1907, 88cm long. £400-£600
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A 19TH CENTURY GOLD AND MALACCA DRESS CANE. Well chased and embossed knop, the crown engraved 'Presented to Chas. E. Dark by his employers, Dec. 25. 89'. The shaft is tipped with metal ferrule, 85cm long. £400-£600
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A MODERN SILVER GILT AND ROSEWOOD CANE. The silver gilt knop fashioned in a tapering and elongated 'Milord' shape, set with a large smoky quartz and decorated with rope twist and leaves, the shaft terminating on a gilt metal ferrule Sheffield 1997, 88cm long. £400-£600
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A CLOSE GRAINED ROSEWOOD AND SILVER CAPPED DRESS CANE. The grip of repousse and chased work has integral collar on a circular section tapering shaft, with brass and iron ferrule, 90cm long. £200-£300
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A SILVER AND MALACCA WALKING CANE. The polychromed grip is a carved wooden parrot's portrait with glass eyes on a hallmarked silver collar, the cane shaft terminates with a brass ferrule, 90cm long. £150-£300
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A HALLMARKED SILVER AND EBONISED CANE. Circa 1900 marks rubbed. The knop in the form of a snuff box with gadrooned body and hinged lid, the shaft with elongated silver collar on a a horn ferrule, 90cm long. £200-£300
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A TIGER'S EYE MALACCA DRESS CANE. The spherical tiger's eye knop rest on a spreading engraved silver collar (maker's mark T.S.T. R.) on shaft, 86cm long, £150-£300
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A TOLEDO STEEL DRESS CANE. The steel opera handle inlaid with gold in the Egyptian revival taste, with hardwood shaft on a metal ferrule, 90cm long. £200-£300
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A 19TH CENTURY PIQUE DRESS CANE. Circa 1880. A silky piece of hollywood, the integral handle inlaid with silver, inspired by traditional Caucasian elements with ferrule and square section tapering point, 91cm long. £300-£400
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AN OCTAGONAL BANDED AGATE AND PARTRIDGE WOOD CANE. The polished knop with an embossed gilt metal collar on an eye decorated shaft, on a brass ferrule, 89cm long. £200-£300
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AN INDIAN SILVER AND EBONISED WOOD SHAFTED CANE. The circular section tapering knop has five friezes, each with three niches with depictions of a Hindu deity on a copper collar and the shaft terminates with a ferrule, 90cm long. £150-£250
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY HORN AND PARTRIDGE WOOD CANE. The stepped horn crook handle on a steeped partridge wood shaft with stepped gold collar, 89cm long. £150-£250
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A RARE AND FINE SILVER AND EBONY CANE. The knop is carved as a Blackamoor portrait with glass eyes and bone teeth, wearing an engraved fez, mounted on a silver ferrule modelled as a wing collar with bow tie, the shaft terminates with a brass tip (maker's name J.Z.K.), 89cm long. £600-£800
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A SILVER ART NOUVEAU DRESS CANE. Circa 1900. The elegant Derby handle with applied floral decoration in the taste of Wiener Werkstatte with ebony shaft and white metal ferrule, 90cm long. £200-£400
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A HORN CROOK HANDLE CANE. Circa 1900. The carved horn handle with 18ct gold plated tip and collar with malacca shaft and brass ferrule, length 92cm. £150-£200
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A PORCELAIN MOUNTED CANE. Circa 1900. The cylindrical knop painted with a scene depicting a courting couple within gilt 'C' scrolls on an ebony shaft with bone ferrule, 86cm long. £150-£250
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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER MOUNTED CANE. The silver knop decorated with prunus blossom, bamboo, a three toed dragon etc, on a malacca shaft, 79cm long. £150-£250
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A HORN CROP HANDLE CANE. The horn handle with hallmarked silver collar, Birmingham 1912, maker's mark H & F, decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves with ebony shaft and brass ferrules, 78cm long. £150-£250
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A VICTORIAN BRIGG MALACCA AND 18CT GOLD DRESS CANE. The 18ct gold swirling mushroom knop engraved H.T.W. 'Best Man' - 25th July 1887. The integral collar with hallmark and stamped Brigg, the shaft terminates with horn ferrule, 94cm long. £600-£800
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AN EARLY GOLD DRESS CANE. Circa 1780. A pear shaped 18ct gold knop, chased and engraved with three animals decorated panels, the malacca shaft with matching gold eyelets and metal ferrule, 87cm long. £1,000-£2,000
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A RARE BLACK CORAL AND GOLD TOPPED CANE. Circa 1800. The 18ct gold faceted 'Milord' knop has an integral collar on sectional black coral shaft with brass ferrule, 91cm. A rubbed mark on the collar could be Viennese. (Black coral is the rarest and most favoured of organic walking cane shafts, it grows exceedingly slowly in deep water). £2,000-£4,000
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A FINE EBONY PUG CANE. The knop carved with a seated pug dog on a cushion with pompoms, the 'royal' canine has glass eyes, a silver belled collar and is seated above a 'vacant' silver shield, the shaft has brass tip, 91cm long. (The pug dog breed was also the insignia of the MOPS, this was a society founded after the Pope outlawed Free-Masonry. It gave members social benefits without affecting the Catholic Church). £400-£600
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A SILVER ENAMELLED AND TROPICAL WOOD CANE. Circa 1900. The silver handle depicts the head of Tipu's Tiger, (that was an automaton of a tiger devouring a European), the handle decorated with simulated jewels and enamels mounted on a tropical wood shaft and brass ferrule, 87cm long. £700-£1,200
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A BAMBOO AND YELLOW METAL CROP HANDLED CANE. Has an integral rhizome yellow metal clad handle, 89cm. £100-£200
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A GOLD TOPPED EBONY BRASS CANE. With a finely chased gold mushroom knop, the crown is engraved 'Presented to B. Rees Esq., J.P. by Mrs A. Rees, Freedom, N.Y. USA. 8.9.05', the knop is on a circular section Macassa ebony shaft with alloy and iron tip, 95cm long. £800-£1,200
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