This walking stick has a porcelain ball handle, hand-painted in the French style. The top of the ball features a lady & gentleman dressed in 18th-century style clothing seated by a tree, with the lady playing a lute. The lower part is painted dark navy, with decorative scrolling painted in gold.

Below the handle, the stick is furnished with a decorative repousse gold-plated collar that features a vacant cartouche suitable for engraving.

There is a dark navy porcelain grip with the same lady & gentleman as the handle, with the gentleman playing a lute. The grip is decorated with gold-painted scrolling.
Below the grip is a further repousse gold-plated collar.

Cane shaft ending in an original metal ferrule.

An attractive stick, suitable for use or a collector.

Measurements:
Length - 90cm
Diameter of the ball handle - 3.0cm
Diameter of the grip below the top collar - 1.5cm
Diameter of the shaft below the lower collar - 1.4cm
Weight - 179g
 
Very good condition with some use marks consistent with age. Some varnish loss to shaft & rubbing to paint on handle. 1 stable crack to porcelain grip.