"Stunning Antique Silver Whistle Walking Stick".                    

"LADIES ALARM WHISTLE CANE"

The stick is a Malacca cane.

The awesome handle is in sterling silver.

Hallmarks for LONDON 1895.

MAKER -

T.J.

Brass feral at the tip.

Use mark and small dings to the silver

( see pics)

but all solid and only adds to the character of this beautiful stick.

The cane has a nice balanced feel to it.

The total length of the cane 36" or 92 cm and 5/8 " in diameter tapering down to 1/2".

The beautiful whistle handle is measuring 3 1/2" long.

In good usable condition.

Be the envy of the streets or a must for collectors

OWN A TOP STICK BY A TOP MAKER.

Malacca canes seem to have become popular in post-Restoration seventeenth century courts, a time of (mainly Dutch) mercantile expansion and of more efficient global trade routes – and at a time when, it is often held, there was sufficiently prodigality often to subsume the utility of one’s dress in the luxuriousness of its materiality. Canes slightly problematize this: yes, the ‘perfect’ cane was a rare and wonderful object, as it had to be the right length, have with sufficient length between the nodules (malacca is jointed like bamboo), as well as have the ideal ‘tear drop’ cross section. It has been suggested that out of a shipment of 1000 canes, only 50 could be classed as ‘superb’.On the other side of the coin we must note that malacca as a material is lightweight but strong – perfect for a walking stick, and with a degree of flexibility which actually makes its better suited to the task than its wooden counterparts.