This sturdy early twentieth century walking stick is extremely well carved from dense lignum vitae to form the figure of a horse's head with arching neck and flowing forelock and mane. Especially good carousel horse-like details are the carved tongue and eyes. The shaft is 1-2/4 inches thick and tapers to 7/8 inches terminating in a metal tip. The handle is 6 inches long. Overall length is 35-3/4 inches. This skillfully carved walking stick is fully functional should you need a cane to stead ...click for details
This charming late nineteenth century, perhaps first quarter of the twentieth century, walking stick has a pistol grip ivory handle with a girl's head in profile carved in relief. A stylized flower decorates the top of the handle, which measures 4 x 1-1/4 inches. The flower theme continues in the flower beneath the bodice of her dress and in flowered border of the half-inch silver tone collar. The ebony shaft and 1-inch ivory tip make for a pleasing cane. Overall length is 35-1/2 inches.
This terrific Victorian walking stick boasts an elephant ivory pistol grip handle with an eagle crisply carved in relief. The eagle motif reflects the surge of patriotism in nineteenth-century America. The handle measures 4-1/2 inches in length and 1-1/4 inches in width. A hammered 14K gold collar tops a hardwood shaft of wenge (an exotic dark chocolate brown wood from West Africa) with a horn tip. The overall length of this handsome stick is 35-1/2 inches.
This unusual equine walking stick has an elephant ivory handle embedded with two silver race horses and their jockeys on a solid walnut shaft with sterling silver collar. The stamped sterling collar is 1/4 inch. The ivory handle is 4-3/4 x 1 inches. A 3-1/4-inch long horn and metal tip completes the stick. Overall length is 36-3/4 inches.
During the Victorian era, equine canes were popular with horse fanciers and horse racing afficionados who carried their walking sticks to the race track. The ivory L handle on this circa cane is fashioned with a carved horse's head and measures 3 x 2-1/4 inches. The horse's eyes are glass. The hallmarked sterling silver German (900 fine) silver collar is engraved "Fritz Zimmer - Otto Van Spring". Perhaps the cane was a gift from one gentleman to another. The snakewood shaft ter ...click for details
This circa 1920 gambler's cane has an ivory die with abalone dots for the handle. The ivory handle measures 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches and tops a black palmwood shaft with a 3-inch embossed and engraved metal tip. Overall length is 36 inches. This handsome walking stick no doubt belonged to a gentleman who lived the sporting life.
This elegant Victorian lady's cane has an ivory palm grip handle with a woman's head and rosebuds carved in relief and dated June 30, 1881. An intricate monogram is carved on the handle's top. The ivory portion measures 4-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches. The horn-tipped ebony shaft is dressed with a one-inch gold tone embossed collar. Overall length of this lovely cane is 36-1/2 inches.
This terrific Victorian walking stick has a cleverly and realistically carved snake on its elephant ivory handle. The large ivory handle measures 4-1/2 x 1 inches and tops a malacca shaft and 2-inch horn tip. Beneath the snake handle is a slender, 1/4-inch gold tone collar engraved "CBC." This naturalistic nineteenth-century cane has an overall length of 32 inches.
This carved wooden walking stick belonged to a graduate of the Class of 1906 Dartmouth College and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. During the late nineeenth century, it became fashionable and traditional for students to carry school canes, usually decorated with fraternity emblems, the student's and his classmates' names, and significant symbols. As early as 1898, Dartmouth graduates received a walking stick with the carved the Monhegan Indian, the school's mascot. In t ...click for details
This appealing circa 1850-1860 antique walking stick has a realistically carved ivory lion's head for a handle, topping a 3/8-inch silver collar, an ebony shaft and a 3-inch long metal ferrule. The lion's expressive head has glass eyes and well defined ears, muzzle and fur. The handle itself is 2 x 3 inches. Overall length of this good looking gentleman's cane is 35 inches.
