Collection of Five Exotic Carved Walking Sticks

19th-20th century, the first walking stick carved in bamboo, depicting samurai and flora motifs, likely Japanese (36.25 in.); the second with similar carvings in bamboo, with silver-toned shield ferrule engraved "JB" and silver-toned ground tip (33 in.); the third a likely lacquered briarwood, featuring a silver stoned ferrule mount beneath the crook type handle (36.5 in.); the fourth a walking stick wooden shaft is carved with a western-style 19th-century cannon barrel (34.5 in.); the fifth walking stick consists of stacked carved horn rings with bulbous handle, unmarked (34.5 in.).

Longest 36.5 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Handling wear and age cracks to wooden elements (appear stable); some denting and scratches to silver, cane with possble loss to mount on handle tip.