Antique Silver Plate Wooden Walking Stick/Cane With Inscribed Top'H. P

  

Antique Silver Plate Wooden Walking Stick/Cane With Inscribed Top'H. This antique walking cane features a silver-plated top, which is inscribed with'H.

P' to the top It also has 2 silver plate collars and a heart shape to the upper shaft The cane is made from malacca wood and is solid and sturdy enough for weight-bearing use The cane is finished with a metal ferrule end, ready for use. Early in the 20th century, Malacca was referred to as the King of Canes. Malacca is one species of rattan (Calamus Ascipionum) found on the coast of Sumatra. Rattan palms have long, slender stems, and were perfect for the making of walking sticks. The stem is not round, but has a ridge or spine, often called a tear-drop, running along its length. Very light-weight, yet very strong, With a good flex for comfortable walking yet like a bamboo unbreakable. With no two specimens being alike. The stem is made up of links with joints or nodes at both ends like bamboo but is not hollow like bamboo. The bark is strong, with what appears to be a satiny, natural gloss or surface glaze. Colour varies from brown to blond or reddish amber. The cane measures 82cm tall with a 4cm diameter top and a 3cm diameter shaft The cane weighs 325 grams. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva's. The item "Antique Silver Plate Wooden Walking Stick/Cane With Inscribed Top'H.

P" is in sale since Saturday, January 11, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Woodenware\Walking Sticks/Canes".

The seller is "gerwyn-2009" and is located in Pontyclun. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Product: Walking Sticks
2. Product Sub-Type: Walking Sticks with Silver
3. Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
4. Sub-Type: Malacca
5. Style/ Period: Traditional
6. Age: 1900-1940
7. Original/Repro: Original