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Auction House:
Cordy's
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
Category:
Walking Sticks
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*** A whalebone walking stick, the shaft with metal ferrule the marine ivory handle in the form of a Turk's knot. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 88.5 cm ***
*** An important New Zealand walking stick, the shaft made from jarrah timber from James Busby's Residence which later became the Treaty House. The plain wood shaft topped with a pounamu band, a wide silver collar engraved with 'This Stick is Part of the… ***
*** A quality 19th century marine ivory and whalebone carved Turk's Knot walking stick, the marine ivory handle carved as a double strand Turk's Knot with three baleen discs connecting the finely carved shaft with notch, ribbed and spiral sections banded with… ***
*** A whalebone walking stick, the shaft and handle made of one piece of whalebone, plain with no decoration, metal ferrule to tip. Length 87 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A whalebone and ivory walking cane, the shaft of alternating plain and patterned bone sections, terminating in a wide silver collar and spherical ivory handle. Length 88 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A good 19th century whalebone walking stick, the plain tapered shaft with bands of horn below the tapered octagonal sperm whale's tooth handle, length 91.5 cm ***
*** A fine 19th century mariner's walking stick the octagonal marine ivory handle inset with baleen diamonds, carved with a double-cord plait collar and surmounted by a Turk's knot finial, the tapering whalebone shaft carved with a wrythen twist, length 90 cm ***
*** An early 20th century whalebone carved walking stick, the sperm whale tooth handle of ball form on a faceted support, the shaft carved with spiral, fine notch and diamond bands with baleen fine dot inlays to the narrow bands, plain silver collar mount.… ***
*** A walking stick with a dog's head handle, the long-nosed head with glass eyes and unusual silver faced lop ears on simple birch shaft. Length 90 cm ***
*** A 19th century decorated whalebone walking stick with later sculpted greenstone handle, the tapered shaft with bands of wrythen and geometric incised detail together with an octagonal band inlaid with inlaid baleen discs, the carved dark greenstone handle… ***
*** A quality 19th century carved ivory greyhound handled walking stick, glass set eyes, fine detail, the substantial later 9ct. rose gold mount with elaborate scroll engraving (17.7gm.), fitted to an old malacca cane shaft. ***
*** A mahogany and ivory walking stick, the mahogany shaft terminating with a silver collar engraved S.S. Wairarapa (referencing the sinking on the reef at Great Barrier Island in 1894 with the loss of 140 lives) and a Japanese ivory handle carved with lions.… ***
*** An impressive whalebone and marine ivory walking stick, the main portion of shaft in whalebone with five smaller sections of marine ivory and ivorine carved in varied patterns with baleen embellishments, the shaft terminating in clenched fist carved from… ***
*** A rare Day's patent under hammer percussion walking stick gun by Hubbard, c.1830, with brass escutcheon on the grip with coat of arms and engraved 'Day's Patent, Hubbard 126 Newgate'. Hubbard worked at Newgate Street, London between 1827 and 1831. The… ***
*** A late Victorian silver, ivory and malacca cane walking stick, the approximate T-form ivory handle with decorative embossed silver cap ends and fitting to the tapered malacca shaft, engraved 'W.S.' reputedly a presentation upon the achievement of becoming… ***
*** A lady's walking cane, with silver swan's head handle the conforming silver ferrule with London hallmarks for 1910, length 82 cm. ***
*** A carved marine ivory eagle head walking stick, finely carved with a small snake held in its beak (slight loss at tip), fitted to an ebonised stick with two gold plated collars. Length 86.5 cm ***
*** An Edwardian ebony and silver plate walking stick, the silver plate handle decorated with leaves and terminating with a dog's head. ***
*** A Victorian whalebone walking stick, the tapered cylindrical shaft with two-thirds wrythen twist, the knob form top with carved Turk's Head knot handle. Length 84.5 cm ***
*** A late 19th century carved whalebone walking stick, carved stylised eagle head handle, paua shell insert panel bands with some loses, old repair, length 83.5 cm. ***
*** A rosewood and silver walking stick engraved: 'R.J. SEDDON, 1897' the finial with encircling machine engraving, marked 'Sterling'. Length 92.5 cm. Presumably the property of the Premier of New Zealand, Richard John Seddon. Provenance: The Flower Family… ***
*** A c.1900 black enamelled sword stick, With single edged fullered blade with spear point tip, gilded highlights towards the handle. Length 92 cm. ***
*** A lady's silver topped whalebone walking cane, the fine tapering whalebone shaft terminating in a small silver plate collar, decoratively carved ivorine section and an engraved silver handle. Length 85 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A whalebone and wood walking stick, the whalebone shaft terminating in a silver collar and turned ebonised wood handle. Length 89 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A short whalebone cane, the shaft with metal ferrule, the marine ivory handle in the form of a dog's head, glass eyes and engraved silver collar. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 66 cm ***
*** An elegant late 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory knob tapering to join to the whalebone shaft at a silver band, length 83.5 cm. ***
*** A wood and bone walking stick, with silver collar engraved 'Ship Boyd - sunk 1809' referencing the burning of the Boyd, in Whangaroa Harbour, the bone handle with carved leaves to the front. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 87 cm ***
*** An impressive 18ct. yellow gold mounted, ivory handled walking cane, the plain tapered ebony hardwood shaft with wide a scroll embossed 18ct. gilded yellow gold mount, the shield cartouche with presentation engraving 'From J. Shaw To W.B. Paton, Dunedin,… ***
*** An ivory handled Malacca cane walking stick, the cane shaft terminating in a turned ivory handle with a carved garter collar, the shaft with large ivory ferrule. Length 87 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory knob tapering to join to the whalebone shaft at a silver plated band. Length 83.5 cm ***
*** A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of a tooth ivory asymmetrical knob tapering to join to the octagonal tapering whalebone shaft at an engraved silver plated band. Length 89 cm ***
*** A vintage carved dog head handled walking cane, on a rosewood shaft with silverplate collar, the dog with glass eyes. ***
*** A 20th century marine ivory and scrimshaw handled sword walking stick, the handle with carved skull end and snake scrimshawed in colour to the grip section, and with metal fittings. The long spike blade of tapered rectangular section. The oak main shaft… ***
*** A shark or ray vertebrae walking stick, the shaft of 69 graduating vertebrae terminating in a turned teak handle, metal ferrule to base. Length 87.5 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A Victorian carved ivory handle walking cane, the handle as an extended dog's head with open mouth and glass eyes, collar evident, mounted to the tapered malaca shaft with a silver embossed band decorated with a tethered horse, scrolls and shield… ***
*** A Victorian walking cane, the ebonised stick with a carved decorative top and a silver plate greyhound head ***
*** A 19th century whalebone walking cane, plain tapered form, inlaid at the handle with diamonds of black lip mother-of-pearl shell. Length 76.5 cm. Provenance: The H.N.E Sheppard Estate Collection. ***
*** A 19th century walking stick, the handle in the form of a bird head made from small steel balls with plaited steel collar, the beak carved in horn, glass eyes, the shaft of an exotic hardwood with slight zebra graining, length 90 cm. ***
*** A 19th century whalebone walking stick, the handle formed of an octagonal tooth ivory knob tapering to join the shaft with a band of rosewood and further tooth ivory, the tapering cylindrical shaft of good quality bone. Length 89 cm. ***
*** An early 20th century English 20 bore shotgun walking stick, the cylindrical steel shaft wider at the top, original dark brown paint finish, swivelling bayonet release to receive the cartridge, exposed small trigger, sliding side button, the mahogany… ***
*** A 19th century walking stick, the handle terminating in a carved French bulldog head, glass eyes, silver inserts and silver collar. ***
*** A Victorian marine ivory handled walking stick, the handle in the form of a greyhound head, glass eye, one missing, ebonised stick with silver band beneath dog's head. London 1840 ***
*** An antler handled mahogany walking stick, the shaft terminating in an antler handle carved in the form of a long beaked creature, a silver collar engraved 'ORPHEUS, 7.2.1863'. Length 91 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A vintage walking stick, the bamboo shaft terminating in a carved head of a parrot with silver feather embellishment, glass eyes and horn beak, brass ferrule. ***
*** A part 19th century Day's Patent walking stick gun, the mahogany handle with round steel section, signed enclosed action with under-hammer and folding trigger. Stock and barrel absent. Length 20 cm. ***
*** A rosewood walking stick, the handle set with a silver gnarling wolf's head, with decorative silver initials to the shaft, stamped '900'. ***
*** A rhinoceros hide horse crop, the flexible crop terminating in a silver collar and black glass band, the silver plate handle in the form of a horse's leg and hoof. Length 95 cm. This particular piece is mentioned in an article on William Mincher, Tui's… ***
*** A large and impressive ebony and silver handled Indian presentation walking stick, the tapered handle with repousse traditional figures within scrolling cartouches, presentation inscribed 'Col. Eliott' (Colonel Eliott), the long wide tapered shaft of good… ***
*** A sword stick cane, black leather covered cane, with chromed blade, the bone handle with silver plated ferrule and pommel. Length 99 cm ***
*** An ebony walking stick with silver leopard's head handle, unidentified marks (to swollen ferrule, length 87 cm ***
*** A walking stick, the shaft with metal ferrule, two bands of coloured Tunbridge ware decoration to the top, the handle rounded form inlaid with various timbers in varying patterns. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 93.5 cm ***
*** A c1900 horn handled walking stick, the Malacca cane tapered shaft with engraved silver plate ferrule and tapered curved fibrous horn handle. Length 85.5 cm. ***
*** A 19th century whalebone and marine ivory walking stick, the mildly tapered whalebone shaft with whale's tooth ivory handle decorated with fine bands of tropical hardwood, long silver capped end to base. Length 90 cm ***
*** A vintage walking stick, the shaft comprising of shark vertebrae, the silver plate handle in the form of a horse’s head, horn and brass ferrell to base. Length 35 cm ***
*** A 19th century walking cane, the ivory handle decorated with a lyre with vine entwined to the base, horn ferrule, height 81.5 cm ***
*** A 19th century carved ivory handled walking stick, the curved handle end as a hand clasping a ball, ebonised shaft, length 90 cm. ***
*** A 19th century whalebone cane, plain tapering shaft, small chip to top. Length 92 cm ***
*** A marine ivory handled walking stick, the small natural whale's tooth joined by a collar of alternating narrow bands of baleen and marine ivory to a tapering jarrah shaft. Length 89 cm ***
*** A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with silver Art Nouveau handle, stamped 800. ***
*** A rewarewa walking stick, the shaft terminating in a moulded ivorine handle decorated with theatre curtains and the Greek comedy masks, metal ferrule to the tip. Length 88 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A French porcelain handled cane, the tapering ebonised wood shaft terminating in a French porcelain handle decorated with one of the muses (music), embellished in gilt on a pink ground. Length 94 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A c.1900 Eastern silver and Malacca cane walking stick, possibly Chinese, the large silver knob handle embossed with rural village scene and figure, engraved 'Compliments of C & M October 1907', a belt with buckle mount below. Length 93 cm. ***
*** A late 19th century whalebone walking stick, turned wood plain knob handle, plain tapered whalebone shaft, length 83.5 cm. ***
*** An old horn walking cane, cylindrical sections made to simulate bamboo, threaded on a steel rod, the handle of a stylised dog's head, metal ferrule. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 84 cm ***
*** A 19th century walking stick, the wooden shaft with curved handle terminating in a silver parrots head decorated with oak leaves, a woven silver wire band to the shaft. ***
*** An early Bakelite type short walking stick with ivorine handle, the tapering black shaft hand carved and terminating in an ivorine handle carved in the form of a turtle with rhinestone eyes, a tapering silver sleeve at the base of the shaft dated Chester… ***
*** A hazelnut walking stick, the handle terminating in a silver wild boar's head, metal ferrule. ***
*** A burr timber concealed umbrella walking stick, the hollow timber shaft in three sections, the curved handle with attached umbrella. Length 92 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** A c.1900 solid whalebone walking stick, the plain mildly tapered shaft with solid wedge section handle. Length 79 cm. ***
*** A late 19th century hardwood carved clasped hand handled walking stick, the shaft top with ball and hand design, plain tapered shaft, length 96 cm. ***
*** A vintage ebony walking cane, the ivory handle carved with a mythical beast to one end, brass ferule. Length 90 cm. ***
*** An Indo/Persian steel sword stick with niello decoration, the curved handle with animal head and traditional inlaid decoration, unscrews to reveal a dagger, tapering shaft. Length 95 cm. ***
*** A sword stick cane, beech enclosing an etched single edged blade with turned beech handle. Length 95 cm ***
*** A whalebone cane, the shaft with metal ferrule the top with four marine ivory discs and five horn discs, a small silver plate cartouche with dog to the front, handle absent. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 83 cm ***
*** A vintage walking stick, the silver handle terminating in a horse's head, with glass eyes, stamped '835' with maker's mark. ***
*** A briar walking stick, the handle in the form of a dog's head, glass eyes with brass collar. ***
*** A 19th century Malacca walking cane, with marine ivory handle and silver collar. ***
*** A circa 1900 silver parrot handled walking stick, dark wooden shaft. Inset glass eyes, Some old repair. ***
*** An ivory handled briar walking stick, the handle carved with a lion's head finial, length 96 cm. ***
*** A vintage walking stick, the briar shaft with a German .800 silver Art Nouveau handle, length 88 cm ***
*** An early 20th century wood walking stick containing a horse measuring stick with hinged level arm, brass ferrule. Est. $450 *** N/A
*** A vintage walking stick, the silver plate terminal in the form of a dog's head, with glass eyes, metal hiking spike to end. ***
*** A Victorian walking cane, the tapering wood shaft terminating with a silver plate horse leg handle. ***
*** An early 20th century walking stick, the bone handle carved with rats clambering over and amongst a rocky outcrop, vines to the base, the silver collar with raised entwined fine decoration with gold highlights, ebonised wood long tapered shaft. Length 90… ***
*** A 19th century fancy gold plated handled ebonised walking stick, the floral relief knob handle presentation inscribed, length 90 cm. ***
*** An old horn walking stick, the shaft of sections of horn, silver collar and a horn curved handle, metal ferrule. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Length 94 cm ***
*** An early 1900s walking cane, the silver handle with Art Nouveau designs, stamped 800 and maker's mark. ***
*** An old cast iron walking stick gun, with recessed trigger, muzzle loading and a type of percussion cap firing mechanism, push button trigger, the tip end with unscrewing reveal hollow barrel, bead sight., length 86 cm. No firearms licence required. ***
*** An early 1900s walking cane, ebonised shaft, ivory handle and sterling silver monogrammed collar, Birmingham 1916. Length 91 cm. ***
*** An early 1900s silver topped walking cane, the silver handle in the form of an Art Nouveau maiden with a berry vine entwined in her hair, length 80 cm. ***
*** A 19th century malacca walking stick, the curved handle of silver decorated with roses and stamped 80 cm ***
*** A vintage New Zealand walking stick, the handle in the form of various mixed New Zealand woods in a geometric pattern. ***
*** A rare c.1900 Bentwood folding seat/walking cane, the plain form cane with two shaped supports to the small circular can filled seat, ebonised finish ***
*** A Malacca and Anglo-Indian cane, the shaft terminating in a heavily embossed Indian silver handle. Length 93 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. ***
*** An ebony walking stick with marine ivory handle the bulbous handle of whale's tooth or walrus tusk ivory, the tip of dense horn, length 92 cm. ***
*** A cane walking stick, the finial surmounted by a silver-plated eagle's head with glass eyes, the stick with an alpine spike tip. Length 86 cm ***