A Cornucopia of Canes III

A fine horse measure cane in bamboo with root knob that pulls open to reveal a maple stick with printed measure inboth Metric & Hands. Swing u...

A fine knob cane in form of bamboo root type handle. The handle manufactured of marked sterling silver andmounted on a nice tapered stepped partridge

An interesting American gadget cane, that transforms into a three-legged artist's easel. Cane is what we believe to beof turned cypress wood. A...

A nice neo-Gothic silver handle crook cane. The silver crook is unusually long, being a full 5" high with matchinggothic panels at each end de...

A great American folk art Masonic crook cane with wonderfully folksy carvings on shaft including a turtle, analligator, a fish and rattlesnake. The f

Lot of 3, probably Chinese cloisonné walking sticks. Two of these sticks have 3" tapered knobs with slightlydomed tops with cloisonné...

The ornate floral knob handle on this cane is 3" high and just over 1" in diameter. The bottom edge is marked"Sterling 245" on o...

The Arts & Crafts Movement handle on this cane is 2" high and 1.25" in diameter. The raised bottom edge isstamped "Sterling,"...

The cap on the end of the crook handle of this cane, and the band in the upper part of the shaft are decorated withapplied lilies and geometric figure

The L-shaped handle on this cane is formed like a section of bamboo with a medallion for inscription at the elbow.The "L" is 4" wide ...

The heavy silver knob on this cane is marked "Henry H. Rhees" in block letters around the bottom band. Thevertical raised block has Asian-...

This coin silver knob has 3 applied rope twists and is monogrammed on top " LCP" (?). The bottom of the cherryshaft is carved out to fit a...

The turned walrus ivory handle on this cane is 1.75" high and 1" in diameter. There are 3 inset silver wire bands, 2 atthe top and 1 near ...

This stick features a finely carved walrus ivory Turk's head knob, topping a mismatched hardwood shaft with a hornferrule. The overall length o...

A lovely marked Sterling knobbed cane with indistinct American marker's mark, though the repousee floral work isquite similar to mid-nineteenth ...

An outstanding carved horn L shaped figural cane handle in form of a glass-eyed frigate bird head with an egg in its mouthand glass eyes. This handle

An exceptional carved ivory lizard, climbing a branch. Ivory knob is 3.25" high and has inset glass eyes. Mountedon a nice black palm shaft w...

A large (3.,5" high) egg shaped horn snuff box with threaded lid tops this stick. Below the box is a floral repousseSterling 1" collar wi...

A fairly primitive one piece rosewood cane with carved clenched fist handle with brass & ivory inlaid dots justbelow fist. Possibly a piece of ...

Lot of 2. Includes a nice black transfer printed tau-handled example with figure of a young classically attired womanin forest setting. Handle is 1.

The head of this stick is a wonderfully carved walrus ivory cat clenching a goose in it jaws. The handle is 4.5" tallwith a brown stain appli...

An American heavy cast sterling tau-handled cane with acanthus leaf design, marked "R.F.S. & Co.". Handle is 2"high x 4" lo...

Lot of 2 nice 19th century ivory knobbed canes. The first has a 1" x 1" ivory knob and coin silver eyelet, mountedon a nice tapered mahog...

A very nice scrimshaw cane in crook form, made of tapering shark vertebrae with 1.25" long horn ferrule and endcap on crook. All mounted on a ...

A nice American walking stick with bulbous marked 2.25" high x 1.25" diameter sterling silver knob decorated withelaborate Art Nouveau sty...

This stick is topped by a very elaborate open-work 3-sided sterling 6" high knob sporting lion masks and floral &shell scroll work. Mount...

Snuff box cane with turned elephant ivory knob handle that unscrews in the middle. The handle is 1.75" in diameter and1.5" high. Malacca ...

A fine folk art walking stick with single piece of light colored hardwood, having 2 high relief carved alligators, facingeach other on a tapered shaft

A outstanding carved Japanese elephant ivory figural action cane with a 4.5" long ivory tau type handle. The handleis elaborately carved in th...

A fine marked "Tiffany & Co." cane with round "L" shaped 2 color gold handle, 1.5" high x 2.7" long x .25" di...

An interesting gadget cane, being a grain decorated tapered 3 piece shaft with copper threaded joints and copperengine turned 1" high x .5"...

Very early, circa late 18th century cane with 1" diameter x .75" high walrus ivory knob. Mounted to a nice taperedmalacca shaft with earl...

A nice tapered whalebone shaft cane with a nice carved mahogany parrot head. Shaft is 31.25" long. Parrot headmay be an old marriage. Total ...

A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn 1" ferrule & 2" high x 1.75" diameter knob. Totallength 35&qu...

A fine American snake wood cane with sterling mounts. This beautifully figured cane has marked sterling mounts atthe angle where the shaft meets hand

A 4 x 5.5" vertically oriented embossed polychrome decorated trade card from "Wm. Demuth & Co. Manufacturersand Importers of Walking S...

Lot of 3, all with cobalt blue porcelain spherical knobs and polychrome transfer printed scenes on top with giltscrollwork on cobalt ground. Includes

A fine cane with 1/2 crook handle made from naturally curved wild boar tusk. Tusk is 3" high x 4.5" wide withwoven coin silver wire 1&quo...

A nice crook handled scrimshaw cane with stacked shark vertebrae and 1.25" long black horn end cap. Total length35.25", horn ferrule is 1...

A nice American made knob cane. The 1.75" high x 1.25" diameter knob is in a swirl pattern with one spiral havingstippled ground and cent...

A nice marked Sterling handled cane with L shaped 3" high x 5" long handle in form of stag antler. Mounted on abeautifully finished knobb...

This heavy cast sterling silver tau 2" high x 4.5" long handle has a long piece of kelp (seaweed) in casting on stippledground engraved &q...

A fine American marked "Sterling" figural cane with an L shaped handle made in form of stag antler. This 2" high x4" long handl...

A fine American marked "Sterling" crook handle rosewood cane with hammered silver finish in Arts and Craft'sstyle. Silver cover on cr...

A very nice American cane with a 1.25" long x .80" wide fluted marked "Sterling" knob, mounted on a steppedpartridge wood shaft ...

An outstanding Meissen handled cane with tau type porcelain figural handle, 3" high x 4.5" long with woman's headwearing elaborate bla...

This nautical cane is made from 2 pieces of turned whalebone, with a brass ring with "sand dollar"-like designs on itat the top, some of ...

The silver handle of this rather massive cane has an overall floral pattern dominated by chrysanthemums. Thebottom has a narrow raised band at the att

The ornate crane head on this cane is just over 3" high and stamped "Sterling Silver" on the band. The beak of thebird is monogrammed...

A beautiful California gold quartz cane with unmarked yellow gold 1" high knob with floral scroll engravingsurrounding 4 panels for initials. ...

The L-shaped stag hoof handle on this cane is stamped "Sterling" on the rim. The handle is 1.5" high and 3.25" wide.The tapering...

The comical figure on this antler handle has a very large nose, bushy eyebrows, a bald pate, and has glass eyes. Thefigure makes an abbreviated &quo...

A nickel-plated brass "cheroot" cane with a 22 caliber 3.75" long barrel in form of naval cannon, cast with 2" highpedestal moun...

This single-piece cane has an L-shaped handle that terminates in a carved hound head. The cane shaft terminates in a1.5" nickel and steel ferru...

An interesting, apparently homemade percussion 9mm gun cane with all steel construction, cord wrapped aroundtapered 27.5" long barrel and pull-...

A nice crook cane with floral engraved 3" long hallmarked sterling cap on crook end and garter type hallmarkedsterling 1.5" long band on s...

A nice American marked sterling knobbed cane with flaring 2.5" high x 1" diameter silver knob that is square incross section, terminating ...

Nice example of this type of American folk art cane with 2 well carved alligators, one on the L shaped handle and asecond on the front of the bark cov

A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn 1" ferrule & 1.75" high x 1" diameter knob.Three horn discs be...

A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn .5" ferrule & 1.25" high x 1" diameter knob.Three horn discs b...

The handle of this American cane is a small sperm whale tooth. The tooth has a scrimshaw engraving of "C. T.Bunting, N. York." The 1/8&quo...

A nice crook cane with floral engraved 3" long hallmarked Sterling cap on crook end and garter type hallmarkedSterling 1" long band on sha...

A center fire cartridge type 38 caliber gun cane, signed on the frame"DE MONTHIER", with armory markings. Tooperate this gun an "L&q...

This 20th century cloisonné sword cane has a royal blue background, with cloud pattern over entire length, includingasymmetrical knob-like hand...

The beautifully detailed antler handle on this cane depicts two glass-eyed horses' heads with flaring nostrils,open mouths and flowing manes. ...

The textured gold-filled knob of this cane is just over 1.5" high and 1.25" wide with a .75" diameter chunk of lapislazuli inset in ...

A nickel- plated brass "cheroot" cane with a 22 caliber 4" long barrel in form of naval cannon, cast with 2" highpedestal mount....

A double gadget cane in the form of a classic American hexagonal lumber measure stick in walnut with unusualcarving along shaft and at top. Also is a

A wonderfully carved walrus ivory lobster, 4.5" long x 2" high, forms the handle of this stick. It is mounted on anebonized tapered hard...

A very nice 54 caliber muzzle loading gun cane. This cane has a tapered round 29" barrel with original brass &steel 2" ferrule/bar...

A nice gold-filled knob, 2.25" high x 1.5" diameter with bright cut floral work with blank panels between. Topengraved "H.L.Q./P.V. ...

A nice walrus ivory knobbed cane, probably representing Aesop's story of the fox and the grapes. The singlepiece ivory handle is 5.5" lo...

This cane has a wonderful 2 x 5" handle of golden-colored horn carved in the form of a reclining bull dog. Glasseyes complete the figure. Mo...

A nice gadget cane in the form of a battery operated flashlight cane with 2" high x 1.75" diameter domed imitationamber knob that lights u...

An interesting walking stick with a gentle crook handle manufactured from a tropical hardwood with pronouncedvertical stripes . Five inches below th

The gold knob handle on this presentation cane is over 2.75" high and nearly 1.5" in diameter and is covered on thesides with bright-cut V...

A nice figural cane carved from stag antler in form of a greyhound like dog with inset glass eyes. This L shapedhandle is 2" high x 4" lo...

The gold-filled tau handle of this cane is 4" wide and 2" high and covered over most of its surface with bright-cutVictorian scroll design...

The turned whalebone knob handle on this cane is 3.5" high and just over 1" in diameter, with a bone disk closingthe top. The shaft also i...

A fine unmarked coin silver knobbed cane with very intricate repouseé and bright cut work, top engraved withinitials. Mounted on a beautifully...

A wonderfully carved figural elephant ivory handled cane in the from of an alligator lying on a rock slab. This gatorhas tail curved downward, formin

This stick has a wonderful carved elephant ivory hound head for its L-shaped 2 x 3" head. This is mounted on aturned 2.25" long ivory sp...

This unusual bamboo root cane is made of a stepped bamboo with the root "ball." The roots are covered with silvercaps, but they are irregu...

The knob-handled cane has circular silver caps overlaying the roots on this Japanese bamboo cane. The root "ball" is2" high and 1.75&...

This cane has a knob handle of horn (probably rhino) that is about .75" high and 1.5" in diameter and mottled gold &brown. The 7.25&qu...

Knob-handled cane with elephant ivory handle 1.75" high and 1.25" in diameter. Stepped malacca shaft has coinsilver collars both at juncti...

The handle of this concealed weapon is a hoof carved of horn. This hoof is unusual in being a split hoof with a shoewith tiny nails in the bottom and

This cane has a ram's horn forming the crook handle. The shaft is black palm, and is octagonal in cross-section. Theferrule is steel, and probab...

This crook-handled cane is carved from a single piece of hardwood. It ends with a bust labeled "George V". On thetop of the curve is "...

This very formal cane has a pistol-grip handle of patinated silver with geometric and floral (almost a paisley style)gold overlay, and gold overlay ba

A beautifully made "L" shaped cane of tapered exotic hardwood with a 2" long unmarked silver (coin or higher)snake head mounted on t...

A fine Edwardian rosewood cane with London hallmarks, dating to 1901-2, and makers mark of "E.M.". This caneis square in cross section wi...

A very dagger cane made of segmented bamboo with root handle and brass eyelets, concealing a beautifully bluedsingle edged 16" long dagger with...

A fine L shaped ivory handled cane with a wonderful 1.5" high basket weave coin silver collar. Mounted on a nicemalacca shaft. Total length ...

The L-shaped handle on this cane is a finely carved hound's head. The walrus ivory head is 3" wide and 1" high, withamber-colored glas...

A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with black horn 1" ferrule & 1.5" high x 1" diameter knob. Threehorn discs be...

A nice early stacked shark vertebrae walking stick with 5.75" high palm wood knob and pointed 1.5" brass & steelferrule. Total length...

A fine cane with 2" high x 3.5" long tau handle carved of walrus ivory, mounted on a fine malacca shaft with 1.5"nickel & steel ...

Lot of two early 19th century ivory knobbed canes. One with coin silver collar and eyelet, on a tapered mahoganyshaft, second with brass collar &a...

The small, 1" high x 1" diameter, gold-plated knob handle on this cane and the .25" band at the sectioning point ofthe shaft has orna...