A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles one of the large bottles

one of the large bottles with missing lid

There is one torn hole present to a central end

and the overall condition

the large cross sectional slice showing the original biting surface to the upper face

A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles one of the large bottlesOrigin: English Period: Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Length: 35 inches Handle Top Diameter: 2 inches The ebonised oak cane profusely carved with nulling, terminating in a steel collar and a fine and unusual balloon shaped parquetry chequered mahogany handle, with the original brass ferule also present. The handle is, in particular, wonderfully tactile and conjures up the magic of hot air balloon flight in Victorian times.