Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 225
λ A COLLECTION OF TEN WALKING CANES
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
λ A COLLECTION OF TEN WALKING CANES
EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
comprising: two early 18th century ivory handled Malacca canes, one with a silver collar, unmarked, together with four other Malacca canes, one an early Victorian system cane with a compass in the handle, inscribed 'Corrected for England 1845', a lignum vitae cane by Brigg with a silver handle hallmarked for London 1897, a faceted oak example with a gilt metal handle, a faux bamboo cane and a system walking cane, the screw-off top revealing a glass spirit tube (10)
113.5cm long (max)