Two tortoiseshell, amber canes with gold mounts, 19th century
the first, probably French early 19th century, the shaft in tortoiseshell with amber tau handle, the gold mounts stamped with scrolls on a matted ground, unmarked ; the second, malacca shaft with tortoiseshell and gold piqué and posé crop handle, the rolled gold collar engraved with a blank shield among further stars on a reeded ground, unmarked but probably German
90cm., 35 ½ in. long and 80.5cm., 31 ¾ in. long.
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the first, probably French early 19th century, the shaft in tortoiseshell with amber tau handle, the gold mounts stamped with scrolls on a matted ground, unmarked ; the second, malacca shaft with tortoiseshell and gold piqué and posé crop handle, the rolled gold collar engraved with a blank shield among further stars on a reeded ground, unmarked but probably German
90cm., 35 ½ in. long and 80.5cm., 31 ¾ in. long.