Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

65 153 An American silver-plated and mother-of-pearl mounted rosewood walking stick the associated handle engraved with foliage and small flowerheads, brass ferrule, length 92cm ; and an abalone and metal-mounted mahogany walking stick, with faux ivory screw cap enclosing a void above a fluted sleeve, horn ferrule, length 95cm (2) R –  154 A faux ivory and bamboo walking stick the handle moulded with the head of a bulldog wearing a studded collar above a brass sleeve, copper ferrule, length 89cm ; and another example, the handle moulded with a head of a hound with mouth agape and wearing a collar, above a brass sleeve, simulated bamboo shaft, brass ferrule, damage, length 90cm (2) R –  155 A George V silver-mounted and simulated bamboo walking stick, Thomas Davis, London, 1914 the crook-shaped handle engraved with foliage enclosing a silver-plated propelling pencil, Wilmot & Co, the terminal set with a yellow stone, brass ferrule, dents, length 88cm ; and another example, Charles Wilkes, Chester, 1911, the crook-shaped handle mounted with silver collar and terminal, brass ferrule, length 90cm (2) R –  156 AWorldWar II brass cartridge handle and ebonised walking stick, 1942 applied with regimental insignia, the shaft applied with a triangular- shaped plate, lacking ferrule, dents, the cartridge stamped ‘1942, 20mm, K2’ (Kynoch, Standish, United Kingdom), length 88,5cm ; and a brass-mounted mahogany single-shot tippler’s cane with screw top enclosing a glass vial, the shaft with two brass bands and brass ferrule, length 87cm (2) R –  157 A Victorian style mahogany walking stick stand the pierced circular frame and base united by a turned column and headed by a turned handle, raised on three compressed bun feet, 73,5cm high, 27cm diameter R –  152 153 154 155 156 157