A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles which reads verso: “A

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A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles which reads verso: “AOrigin: 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.