A CHANTILLY KAKIEMON CANE HANDLE circaA CHANTILLY KAKIEMON CANE HANDLE circa 1730-40, of knob shape, painted with boys and flowering plants, the silver mounted Malacca cane contemporary, overall length 93cm
GORHAM STERLING SILVER COLLARD MALACCAGORHAM STERLING SILVER COLLARD MALACCA CANEGorham Sterling Silver Collard Malacca Cane , with shaped and polished antique whale ivory grip, early 20th century, the collar inscribed "Barbados January 26-Febuary 15, 1909" and engraved with initials DW, ending in pewter ferrule
Length 35 in.
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WHITE METAL DOG HEAD CANECa. 1900-Well-modeled,WHITE METAL DOG HEAD CANECa. 1900-Well-modeled, cast and nickel-plated Britannia Metal dog portrait cane on a slender stepped malacca cane and a metal ferrule. Britannia alloy was first manufactured in Great Britain, hence the name, and can be easily cast in sand, plaster of Paris or metal molds. Britannia Metal was typically used in pewter containers holding food, where lead free service is required and was favored for its silvery bright appearance and smooth surface and occasionally utilized for low cost cane handles and knobs. Although these canes were manufactured in large series, the few of them survived because of their fragility. This particularly appealing example remained intact and with pretty much of its original sparkle. H. 1 ½” x 1 ½”, O.L. 35”
THOMAS BRIGG & SONS WHANGEE UMBRELLA-Ca.THOMAS BRIGG & SONS WHANGEE UMBRELLA-Ca. 1960 -Classic English umbrella with a sizeable whangee crook handle, a wood pole shaft, metal ferrule, U-shaped steel ribs and stretchers and a blackened brass, sliding runner. The probably refurbished canopy of the umbrella is made up of eight grayish-blue squared pattern silk with matching tie wrap and black steel popper and turned black steel rib tips. -All Brigg umbrellas were things of beauty, but this one is sleeker and more covetable than all the others that had gone before it. Any stylish gentleman was bound to want one, even if he had several Briggs already. -Anyhow, best British quality and repeatedly winners of coveted Design Council Awards, this umbrella obeys to long gone rigorous standards of production and also proves to that it was made to last. -H. 5 ¾” x 7”, O.L. 36” -$100-$200 -Published in the book “In Good Hands, 250 years of craftsmanship at, Swaine Adeny Brigg” by Katherine Prior, pages 120-121, this Brigg umbrella related story is worth two minutes reading. -“One gentleman’s umbrella in particular achieved world fame - this was Neville Chamberlain’s black silk which he took with him to talks with Adolf Hitler at Munich in September 1938. The world, holding its breath in hope of peace, looked on in amazement as photographs emerged of Chamberlain’s immaculately furled umbrella claiming a starring role in the proceedings. A few months later, in January 1939, the same umbrella twirled its way to Rome, when Chamberlain paid a visit to Benito Mussolini. Newspapers devoted column inches to this unlikely symbol of hope, with one or two of Brigg’s salesmen providing discreet insights into the great man’s brolly behaviour. Every few years, they reported, Chamberlain personally brought his umbrella into the St James’s shop to be recovered. While it was being examined, he would while away the minutes admiring and fondling the more flamboyant styles on display, but he was never tempted to buy another, and always ordered simply that his old one be recovered. According to Viscountess Elibank, his wife had given it to him in 1899 and he refused therefore to countenance its replacement. It was a heavy black silk affair, with a Malacca cane handle, seven-eighths of an inch thick, spliced onto a Tonkin cane shaft, with a gilt collar. One of Brigg’s insiders reported that it had originally cost £2 17s 6d, but that if the collar had been of solid gold the price would have been six guineas. It was smart but not showy. `It’s what one might call a Rolls-Royce of an umbrella,’ the insider added. ‘Natty but quiet; solid, but lighter, the sort of umbrella which becomes part of a man, if I may say so.’ The repair men recovered it each time, but they could not help but notice that it had not been opened since they had last ironed its hand-stitched gores into pristine pleats. Chamberlain had most recently brought it in just before he flew to Munich. This press reportage seemed to confirm Chamberlain’s reputation as a sober and restrained politician, not given to rash decisions. In the United States the fascination with Chamberlain’s prop prompted articles on the style and deportment of a true gentleman and kicked off a local revival in umbrellas and parasols. In July 1939 Life magazine devoted an article to the ‘umbrella of appeasement’, which was not yet a derogatory term for most people. For a few short months, umbrellas were no longer associated with soggy gloom, but were wielded in a spirit of hope and optimism. For his part, Hitler, who had resented being forced into a diplomatic conference of `equals’ at Munich, could barely contain his scorn for `umbrella politicians’. At the time all this fuss must have seemed like magnificent publicity for Brigg. Indeed, the shop men could not have spoken to the press without the blessing of Brigg’s management. But ultimately, of course, it was an ironic prelude to the ending of the company’s independence. A few months later, the war that Chamberlain had tried to avert erupted, and soon afterwards Brigg lost their Paris showroom. The merger of Thomas Brigg & Sons with Swaine & Adeney followed in February 1943. When the war was over, a new era of economic austerity and political levelling ensured that the art of making and selling quality umbrellas would never again be quite the same.”
ROSEWOOD FLICK STICK CANE-Ca. 1860 -DarkROSEWOOD FLICK STICK CANE-Ca. 1860 -Dark and beautifully veined rosewood ball knobbed malacca cane with a metal ferrule and an ejecting 6 ¾” tall, square cut spike blade with two side feathers and a white metal cap cover. -Classic inconspicuous defense cane in good quality and with good mechanics. -While a sword cane requests the use of the two hands, great imagination was sought to invent a blade, which could spring forth with the help of only one hand. Indeed, this flick stick also called stiletto cane can be used with one hand. When the cane is swung, centrifugal force allows the steel blade with pointed tip to snap out and lock through the hinged round trap door. The blade can be returned to its chamber by disengaging simultaneously both clutch steel bands on its side. -However, what makes this cane more interesting is the most unusual large and weighty knob, which additionally makes of it a Knobkerrie also called Life Preserver or Bludgeon cane. Rightfully swung in trained hands, the combination of heavy knob and flexible shaft can have devastating effects. -H. 1 ¼” x 1”, O.L. 36 ½” -$500-$600 -For similar canes see C. Dike, Cane Curiosa, chapter 28 Sword canes, page, 297, and Francis Monek’s book, Canes Through The Ages, page 217 & 226.
STEEL FLICK STICK CANE-Ca. 1860 -SteelSTEEL FLICK STICK CANE-Ca. 1860 -Steel ball knobbed stepped malacca cane with a metal ferrule and an ejecting 6 ½” tall, square cut spike blade with two side feathers and a steel cap cover. -Classic inconspicuous defense cane in good quality and with perfect mechanics. -While a sword cane requests the use of the two hands, great imagination was sought to invent a blade, which could spring forth with the help of only one hand. Indeed, this flick stick also called stiletto cane can be used with one hand. When the cane is swung, centrifugal force allows the steel blade with pointed tip to snap out and lock through the hinged round trap door. The blade can be returned to its chamber by disengaging simultaneously both clutch steel bands on its side. -However, what makes this cane more interesting is the most unusual weighty knob, which additionally makes of it a Knobkerrie also called Life Preserver or Bludgeon cane. Rightfully swung in trained hands, the combination of heavy knob and flexible shaft can have devastating effects. -H. 1 ¼” x 1”, O.L. 36 ½” -$600-$800 -For similar canes see C. Dike, Cane Curiosa, chapter 28 Sword canes, page, 297, and Francis Monek’s book, Canes Through The Ages, page 217 & 226.
WHALE IVORY AND MALACCA CANE 19TH CENTURYWHALE IVORY AND MALACCA CANE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 36".WHALE IVORY AND MALACCA CANE, 19th Century, Whale ivory knob handle with a relief-carved coiling snake detailed with engraved eyes and scales. Cylindrical Malacca shaft with contrasting wood ferrule. Dimensions: Length 36". Provenance: A Scrimshaw Collection Originating on Nantucket Island.
A silver mounted malacca cane walkingA silver mounted malacca cane walking stick with horn Tau handle London 1897.
Continental carved ivory and malaccaContinental carved ivory and malacca cane late 19th century The handle carved as a nude woman. L: 33 in. - 5 1/4 in.
A malacca cane by Swaine London andA malacca cane by Swaine London and two parasols