Items Similar to Antique Vintage Wooden Stag Antler Horn Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver 1899
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12
Antique Vintage Wooden Stag Antler Horn Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver 1899
About the Item
Superb Speckled Honey Toned Malacca Lady's or Gentlemans Walking Stick of outstanding quality Stick with Tau shaped Grip with plain silver mount ending with its original bi-metal (brass and steel) ferrule.
The naturalistic Stag Antler Horn grip above a stylish deep Sterling Silver collar.
Mark of JH for Henry Howell & Co. (Jonathan Howell) Cane & Stick manufacturers. Old Street, London. Assayed in London 1899.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination on wood, ferrule is worn down very lightly. Nice clear silver marks. NOTE: This is a beautiful Lady’s or Gentleman’s solid straight stick of substantial high quality, suitable for everyday use.
Length: 35.75" (91cm). Width: (of handle) 5” (12.75cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller.
*TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Cane on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length and even the width of the handle when possible. Many antique ones offered nowadays can vary a lot in length, remember some of these were custom made for clients in the past.
The Henry Howell Walking Stick Legacy:
In its time, the cane manufacturer known as Henry Howell & Company, London. was the largest and one of the world’s most prestigious makers of fine walking sticks. Their canes are much sought after by collectors today and are often, but not always, identified by the distinctive Henry Howell Co. badge or button. This is a small (1/4” to 3/8”) brass disc inlaid into the wood of the shaft and stamped with the maker’s mark. Howell canes that which pre-date the use of this marker can also be identified by the initials HH incised on either the ferrule or the collar.
The Howell shop, established at number 76 Aldersgate in London in 1832 by John Howell, was highly regarded among Londoners and featured high-class hosiery and a variety of fashion accessories. After John’s wife, Sarah, died in 1851, the shop was jointly operated by John, his son Henry, and daughter Amelia. A few years later, a nephew, Jonathan, was recruited as apprentice from a branch of the family living in Wiltshire. Among the high end accessories offered in the family business would have been a line of fashionable walking canes.
In 1859, Henry married a widow named Sarah Akerman, whose first husband had been a manufacturer of walking sticks for the wholesale market. Three years later, Henry had left the family shop at Aldersgate and established a cane merchandising concern under his own name on Old Street in London in a building formerly occupied by James Thomas Akerman, a long time manufacturer of walking sticks, parasols, and umbrellas. It is unclear whether Henry purchased and took over the existing cane works, or if he began anew merely occupying the site of the former manufactory. What is known is that Henry Howell & Company flourished as a business, expanded rapidly to become one of the world’s leaders in the production of high quality walking sticks, and made Henry Howell a very wealthy man.
In 1867, Jonathan, the sole remaining proprietor of the original family store on Aldersgate, closed shop and joined his cousin Henry in the manufacturing of canes. Henry and Jonathan continued to expand the firm together until 1888, when Henry, a childless widower, died and left everything he owned to Jonathan. By 1895, Henry Howell & Co. employed 460 people and declared itself the largest single manufacturer of walking sticks in the world. The business continued to thrive for many more years under the able stewardship of Jonathan Howell and probably reached its pinnacle around 1910. Henry Howell & Co., however, was destined to suffer greatly in the wake of the great World War. A devastating loss of many of the skilled laborers needed to man the factory, along with a simultaneous somber turning away of the public’s taste for the frivolities of fashion, and further accompanied by an unfortunate series of dry winters that decimated the umbrella portion of the business, all worked together to drain the company of its assets, weakening its financial position in the years between the wars. Shortly after Jonathan Howell’s death in 1934, the new directors, in a desperate effort to maintain a forward-looking position, invested the remainder of the company’s cash reserves in the building of a new factory at Burnt Oak, Hendon. The project quickly floundered and Henry Howell & Co. went into receivership and was no more. But many of the thousands of beautifully crafted Howell canes produced in the company’s happier days can still be found in antique shops and make a welcome treasure to any collector appreciative of the history of walking sticks.
Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD ANTIQUES to get your first dibs on our new inventory which is updated regularly with extraordinary and decorative affordable antiques.
- Dimensions:Height: 35.75 in (90.81 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Style:Edwardian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1899
- Condition:Please read full Condition Report within the listing.
- Seller Location:Dublin, IE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5035238034792
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1992
1stDibs seller since 2019
188 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Dublin, Ireland
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Antique Vintage Wooden Ebony Chinese Walking Stick Dress Cane Sterling SilverLocated in Dublin, IrelandFine Quality Chinese Polished Heavy Gauge Ebony Walking Cane Stick with Highly Decorative Embossed Silver Grip, made in China during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Th...Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorab...
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Stick Sterling Silver Crook HandleLocated in Dublin, IrelandStylish Well Grained Stepped Partridge Wood Ladies or Gentleman's Walking Stick with Crook Handle and ornate chased Sterling Silver collar and mount, made by English World famous...Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Stick Sterling Silver Crook HandleLocated in Dublin, IrelandStylish Solid Polished Dark Malacca Wood and Sterling Silver Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Stick with Traditional ornately cast Crook shaped handle in Art Nouveau style, of French or English origin, complete with its original bi-metal polished ferrule, which is a little worn. The stylish silver handle with lavish embossed decoration of flowers and scrolling detail. Condition: Good exceptional condition with nice patination to tapering wooden shaft, no dents to silver handle, possibly has had little use during its over one hundred years. No visible silver markings buy tests as Sterling Wonderful decorative cane, extremely sturdy suitable for everyday use. Length: 35.75” (85.5cm). Width: (of handle) 4.25” (11cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. *TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Cane on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length and even the width of the handle when possible. Many antique ones offered nowadays can vary a lot in length, remember some of these were custom made for clients in the past. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD ANTIQUES...Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Antique Vintage Lady's Gentleman's Walking Stick Sterling Silver Crook HandleLocated in Dublin, IrelandStylish well grained Stepped Partridge Wood ladies or gentleman's walking stick with crook handle and ornate chased sterling silver collar and mount, first Quarter of the 20th Centur...Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Antique Ladys Sterling Silver Claute Pique Malacca Tau Handle Walking Stick CaneLocated in Dublin, IrelandFine quality and quite rare Ladys Sterling Silver inlaid dark Malacca Walking Stick of neat proportions, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century. The Tau shaped handle...Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorab...
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Antique Gentlemans Sword Walking Stick Cane Sterling Silver Ebony Wood 19th CentLocated in Dublin, IrelandSuperb Rare Polished Solid Ebony wood Sword Stick of outstanding quality, enclosing its original square tapering polished steel blade, late Nineteenth Century, of English origin. ...Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsSteel
You May Also Like
- Silver Handle Walking Stick, France 1900Located in Milan, ITWalking stick: silver handle, milord shape tourchon. Eboney wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France 1900 ca.Category
Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry
MaterialsMetal, Silver
- Rare Antique Novelty Sterling Silver Cigar Cutter, 1899Located in Bath, GBA magnificent and rare figural sterling silver cigar cutter; the terminal beautifully cast as a Boar's head retaining two original red stone / glas...Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Sterling Silver
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Extraordinary Walking Stick Horn Handle SilverLocated in Berlin, DEmassiv horn handle silver shaft robust stick (V-215).Category
Vintage 1920s Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsHorn
- Antique Swedish Silver Walking Cane Stick 20th CenturyLocated in London, GBA decorative Swedish silver handled walking cane with foliate engraving, a presentation inscription and impressed hallmarks and makers mark, Circa 1920 in date. It has a very decorative silver handle with foliate ornamentation, made with great attention to detail, with a sturdy hardwood tapering shaft. It is a lovely item and as such would be appreciated by any collector of walking sticks or canes. Provenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock...Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
MaterialsSilver
- Antique Faceted Carnelian and Silver Banded Walking Stick CaneLocated in Miami, FLAntique Faceted Carnelian and Silver Banded Walking Stick Offered for sale is an antique wooden walking stick with a carved and faceted carnelian to...Category
Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia
MaterialsCarnelian, Silver
- Antique Carved Dog Glove Holder Walking Stick Cane with Silver BandingLocated in Miami, FLAntique Carved Dog Glove Holder Walking Stick Cane with Silver Banding Offered for sale is a late 19th to early 20th-century antique hand...Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
MaterialsSilver
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Equestrian Equipment
Carbon Bike
Vintage 1960s Skateboards
Ciclotte Bike In White Steel By Luca Schieppati
Cervelo Frame Corners
The Drive Douglas Adams
Greek Surfboard
Snooker Rack
Baseball Trophy
Wooden Juggling Pins
Remote Control Holder
Ditzel Walking Cane
Vintage Santa Cruz Skateboard
Vintage Schwinn Tandem
Vintage Toronto Maple Leafs Memorabilia
Yankee Stadium Seat
Leather Medicine Balls
Gymnastic Rings