A Cornucopia of Canes III

A wonderfully carved Anglo-Indian lotus flower ivory knob married to an ebony Irish sailors carved shaft. Thesingle piece ivory carving & pier...

An interesting gadget cane, being a revolving siren/alarm, activated by breath of the carrier. Siren is a spherical device,1.5" diameter of bl...

A nice carved horn figural cane in form of a lobster claw. Mounted on a grained tapered hardwood shaft withstamped gold plated .5" collar and ...

A nice Victorian era gold-filled presentation cane with beautifully tooled bright cut scroll & floral work with gothicarched panels flaring 2.25...

A stunning L shaped agate handled with beautifully engraved gold plated .75" collar, mounted on an Americanwalnut tapered shaft with 2" br...

A very nicely carved, probably European, walrus ivory-handled cane. The L-shaped, 2 piece ivory handle is 4" highx 3" long with a high re...

A fine 7 piece elephant ivory crook cane, all ivory mounted on steel rod, total length 36.5", appears to have neverhad a ferrule.A couple of ti...

This tau-handled cane is inlaid over the nearly 4.5" wide handle and for about 5" of the birch shaft. The primarydesigns are circles and t...

The turned bone knob on this cane is 2.25" high and over 1" in diameter. The ebonized hardwood shaft is missingthe ferrule. Minor wear to ...

A contemporary Rosewood flute cane with beautifully figured tapered shaft, bulbous knob handle, 2 chrome-platedbrass ring collars, above & below...

A nickel-plated brass "cheroot" cane with a 22 caliber 4" long barrel in form of naval cannon, cast with 3" highpedestal mount....

A 50 caliber center fire cartridge type gun cane, all steel with crook type handle, having a pull type cockingmechanism at top of same, which kicks tr

A nice 25 caliber rim fire gun cane with entire barrel and frame covered with gutta-percha. Barrel length is 28.25",and threads to frame/hand...

An unusual gadget cane with a straight, hard rubber and chrome handle 6" high. When a chrome nut is removed fromthe top, a hard rubber sleeve ...

A very nice, unmarked silver-mounted cigarette & match safe cane with a 4.25 " long tau-shaped horn handle. Thetop of the stick has hinged ...

The carved bone handle on this cane is carved with 2 flowers, each with a rope through the stems and leaves. Thebackground is carved to resemble the p

A nice Victorian gold-filled cane with scrollwork bright cut decoration and inscription on to " George Tree 1881Christmas". Mounted on a ...

A very elegant golf filled L shaped handle with floral & scrollwork bright cutting, mounted on a fine snake woodshaft with 1.75" black horn...

The small polished antler handle on this cane is only 2" wide and 3.5" high. It has a stag head carved on the verticalportion of the handl...

A very nice stacked horn cane with flaring horn knob, various color horn tapering to a 2.25" steel ferrule. Totallength 36".Minor insect ...

The exact purpose of this Oriental bone-handled cane is unclear. The handle has two parts with threads so that thetop can be screwed to the bottom. Th

The sterling crook handle on this cane has a rounded pentagonal cross-section, with the end left plain for inscription.The monogram on the end is &q...

This cane has an elephant ivory knob that is 2.25" high and 1.75" in diameter. The black palm shaft is carved in azigzag pattern over the ...

The turned walrus ivory handle on this cane is just over 1.75" high and 1.25" in diameter. The narrow, 3/16", silvercollar is engrave...

This bark-covered stick features a finely carved face at its top. The cane is topped by a coin silver "cap" giving thefigure an overall...

A center fire cartridge-type 38-caliber gun cane. To operate this gun, the nicely carved stag handle is turnedslightly, unlocking the frame, then pu

An interesting 44-caliber gun cane of indeterminate manufacture, although most likely Continental. This taperedsteel cane has a slightly domed ivory

This beautiful stick has very tiny inlays in chains, vertical patterns and a saw tooth pattern at the handle potion.Most of the fitted pieces are only

A beautifully made .38 caliber center fire gun cane with wonderful malacca shaft covering barrel and frame. Handleis golden horn, possibly rhino. T

An interesting early 20th century cane with a figural hound head, with elongated features in an art deco style withglass eyes and .25" patinate...

A nice late Victorian cane stand in grain decorated segmented bamboo. This stand is 30" high by 11" square with anoak base with 7" d...

The cast white metal L-like handle on this cane is cast to look like an old shoe, with a hole in the bottom, the heelworn out and a big toe protruding

This rather massive cane is made of 4 sections of horn. The crook handle is made of one section, and is at maximum5" wide and 4.75" high....

A finely cast bronze bust of the Greek mythological hero, Hercules with lion skin cap over shoulders and grapeleaves and fruit wreath in hair. Featur

The L-shaped bone handle on this cane is made in 2 parts, and has a stag head with a hunting pouch and riflespropped on each side carved into the lowe

A nice 2 piece elephant ivory L-shaped 5" high x 2.5" long handle carved in form of a highly stylized elephant headwith scroll work on low...

Lot of 2 early 19th century ivory knobbed canes, each with nice tapered exotic hardwood shafts. First with 1.75"high x 1" diameter with ...

A nice crook handled scrimshaw cane with stacked shark vertebrae and 1" long black horn end cap. Total length35.25", horn ferrule is 1.75...

A nice lot of 2 American lumber measure sticks with stamped & inked graduated numbers and brass knob withstamped numbers. Both are hexagonal, o...

Handsome in its simplicity, this briarwood cane has a 3.5" high silver knob-like handle that appears to be acontinuation of the wood of the sha...

The unusual ornamentation of this silver tau-handled cane has something of a nautical "feel" to it. The handle is 4"long and 2.5"...

The knob handle on this cane is silver with alternating plain and floral bands, the bands spiraling down the neck ofthe handle. There is a carved jade

The turned ivory handle of this massive cane is nearly 5.5" high and just over 1.5" in diameter. The ivory ferrule isalmost 2" long. ...

A branch in the antler that then resembles a straightened crook forms the handle of this cane. The last 2.5"of the handle have stacked narrow a...

The knob-like handle on this cane is carved as a rather unfriendly-looking character. The ivory handle is 2.5" highand approx. 1.25" at it...

The turned elephant ivory knob handle on this cane is just over 1.5" high and 2" in diameter and unscrews to reveala snuffbox. Grooves in ...

A fine early style cane with a turned 2" high ivory knob. The .75" coin silver collar is engraved "Dr. Geo. W.Lawyer 1835". Co...

The ivory L-shaped handle on this cane is made in 2 parts, joined at a 45 degree angle at the elbow. The 3.5"horizontal part is plain, but the ...

This delicate cane has a 4.5" high ivory handle. The handle is plain except for the carved "collar" that has a diamondand paired dot ...

An interesting carved walrus ivory cane with handle being a single piece of ivory in form of a tree trunk with a fullfigure angry dog sitting atop wit

A nice 5" high carved antler knob with lotus nut, leaves & bird, mounted on a tapered black palm shaft with 1.5"nickel & steel fer...

The head of this cane is a carved monkey 3" high and 2.75" wide at its maximum. A button at the rear of the headis designed to push the ...

The knob handle on this cane has a gold 6-pointed star with floral design filler overlaid on dark gray to blackpatinated silver. There is also a gold

This crook-handled partridge wood cane houses a measuring stick with level. The measuring device is steel with"Patent No. 4427" on the hor...

A nice carved walrus ivory L shaped handled cane. The two piece handle is 5" high x 3.5" long with front havingcarving in high relief of ...

This early cane has an antler knob-like handle that is 3.75" high and is topped by a coin silver disc. A .5" nickelcollar attaches the ha...

This cane has an outstanding 4" high silver handle with fully stippled ground in bamboo form and vining flowersand leaves. Marked silver, wit...

The knob-like handle on this unmarked cane has 2 interlocking openwork floral design rings forming the knob, withan ornate floral band attaching it to

The silver knob handle on this cane is over 2.25" high and 1.5" in diameter and depicts a stag on one side, a stork onthe other with rocks...

This pair of silver-handled canes are both mounted on ebonized hardwood shafts and both missing ferrules. One hasa tau-handle 4.25" wide and ab...

A nice example of Day's Under hammer .54 caliber percussion gun cane. Day placed the hammer under the handle tohelp keep the firing mechanism d...

An unusual .50 caliber cartridge type gun cane with thread wrapped tapered 30" round barrel, hexagonal steel frameand walnut single piece pisto...

Lot of 2. Both American and each a single piece crook type. One is covered with a snake skin, total length 36.5".The second is beautifully pa...

A nice horse measure gadget cane in bamboo with the concealed measure in hands and metric calibration. With an L-shaped stag handle with 1" hi...

A nicely carved & detailed ivory cane with bulldog head, 2.5" high, mounted on an ebonized tapered hardwood shaftwith unmounted eyelets and...

A very nicely carved full figure lion in Walrus ivory with glass eyes. Handle is 2 piece with lion resting on grasscovered ground atop a turned ivory

A very fine cane with tau-shaped 1.75" high x 4.75" long hippo ivory handle. Below the handle is basket weave1.5" coin silver coll...

The knob-like antler handle on this early cane is not carved, and is 2.5" high and 1.5" in maximum diameter. Thenarrow, 1/8" wide sil...

The walrus ivory knob on this cane is beautifully carved into the head of a lion holding a snake in its mouth. Thelion has glass eyes, the snake does

The handle on this cane represents an Indian with the uncarved part of the antler creating a war bonnet. The Indianbust is about 2.5" high and ...

The silver knob handle on this cane is covered with leaf and floral designs, with the exception of the medallion ontop left for inscription. The knob

This beautifully inlaid cane is a single piece of hardwood (possibly Karelian Birch) with elaborate hatched bands anddots. There are also small ivory

This gold-filled handle of this cane has cut scrollwork over most of it's 4" wide by 2.25" high surface. The cartoucheleft for inscrip...

This crook-handled hardwood cane has a large, approx. 2.5" high, silver cap on the end of the crook with a spiderweb over the outer face of the...

The handle of this cane is antler carved into the head of a stylized African man. The figure is 2.5" high and has glasseyes. The silver collar ...

A very nicely done bright cut gold-filled knob with top left blank for inscription, mounted on a nice taperedebonized shaft with a 1.25" nickel...

Lot of 2. Includes a carved Indian head from Dartmouth Collage. Nickel .3" collar, shaft has original red wash andhas initials & names of...

The crook handle on this nautical cane is walrus ivory with 1 narrow, and 2 wide baleen bands. It is 3.5" high andnearly 3.5" at its maxim...

Of these malacca canes, one is a simple crook-handled cane, the other 7 have silver knob handles. Three of the knobsare plain, one is monogrammed. The

A fine example of this type of American folk art cane, sporting a well-carved alligator on the " L" shaped handle,with the gator's ta...

A nice early 20th century gadget cane that transforms into a tobacco pipe by unscrewing the 2" turned maple knob,which is actually the pipe bow...

This all-metal sword cane has a brass crook handle that is the grip for a 26" stilleto-type steel sword blade. Theblade threads into a tapered ...

A very fine unmarked gold (approx. 1`2-14K) knobbed cane, hand chased with floral decoration and engraved ontop "A. Olmstead Golden Wedding An...

A nice Victorian gold presentation cane, unmarked (appears to be 12K). The simple domed 1.5" high knob isengraved on top "Presented To F....

A nicely patterned 7 piece tapered horn crook cane with a 2" unmarked (approx. 800) silver collar with scrollworkengraving and niello ground. ...

A nice English sample cane with various hardwoods inlaid in geometric pattern on the tapered mahogany shaft withbulbous rosewood knob. Appears to hav

A very nice Irish sailors cane made on the west African coast and sold to sailors visiting the area. This nicely carvedexample has relief vining sham

This ebony folk art cane is carved with several symbols of Ireland, including vines of shamrocks, other floral imagesand snakes. The stick is carved

The L-shaped antler handle on this handsome cane has a bulldog head carved into the vertical part of the handle.This portion has also been smoothed of

This simple antler L-shaped handle has "Fr. Breitenbucher" engraved on the elbow. The handle is over 6" wide and2.5" high. There...

A nice scrollwork bright cut gold-filled Victorian cane mounted on an ebonized tapered hardwood shaft. Monogramon top of knob. Total length 35.5&q...

A very nice Victorian gold-filled handle, somewhat tau-like with relief figure of Cupid on each side and bold flowers& vines on stippled ground....

This 32 caliber gun cane is hidden inside a turned walnut shaft turned in imitation of bamboo. The "L" shapedhandle is of horn, with an...

An nice 62 caliber percussion gun cane with threaded round barrel and under hammer mechanism. The barrel is26.75" long, total length is 35&qu...

A nice rim fire cartridge type 36 caliber gun cane with round barrel covered with a tapered tropical hardwood sleeve.The "L" shaped light ...

A very nicely turned elephant ivory gadget cane with 2.25" high x 1.5" diameter ivory knob that has a threaded top,opening to reveal a re...

This cane has an elephant ivory knob handle 2.75" high and 1.5" in diameter. The 3/8" silver band is engraved, "JohnHoward, 1750...

A nicely faceted tau handled horn cane made with 14 tapered horn segments and 2 clear plastic washers, just belowhandle and above ferrule horn segment

A fine ladies cane with very art nouveau style vining leaves on stippled ground with quatrefoil panel left blank infront for engraving. L-shaped with

A fine Victorian gold-filled cane with bright cut scrollwork panels marked "L & V", monogrammed on top "GRW",3.5" high...