A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios but not always

but not always

though as a pair they still work together symmetrically

the salt bag made up of four main colours

but for folk art pieces the painting on these two money boxes is in very good order

5 inches diameter (restraining end)

A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios but not alwaysOrigin: 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.