A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios Used to promote traveling

Used to promote traveling

but not always

At the back of each figure is a slot for coins

Once upon a time it was even home to "a surprising large fish

5 inches diameter (restraining end)

A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios Used to promote travelingOrigin: 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.