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Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thc 85cm/34"
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Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thc 85cm/34"

19th century
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Description

This is a fine antique French 18ct gold-plated and Sevres porcelain walking stick sword/cane, circa 1880.

The sword stick features a finely chased gold-plated pommel of Sevres porcelain decorated with a royal blue ground of a romantic couple in a panel with gilded highlights.

It opens to reveal a square tapering steel blade mounted on a tapering partridge wood shaft with it's ordinal brass ferrule.

Add an extravagant element to your daily life with this stylish antique walking cane.

Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 85 cm x Width 3 cm x Depth 3 cm  - Stick

Height 61 cm x Width 3 cm x Depth 3 cm  - Sword

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 inch x Depth 1 inch - Stick

Height 2 foot x Width 1 inch x Depth 1 inch - Sword

Size of cane that you need

Convert your height into inches. For example, if you are 5' 10” in your shoes, your height is 70 inches. Divide by two and then add ½ inch to determine your approximate cane size. In our example, if you are 70 inches tall (5' 10”), your approximate cane size would be 35” plus ½”= 35.5 inches.

Our reference: A5237

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this French Porcelain Sword Cane to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1225544
Dealers Internal Reference
A5237
Description
This is a fine antique French 18ct gold-plated and Sevres porcelain walking stick sword/cane, circa 1880.
The sword stick features a finely chased gold-plated pommel of Sevres porcelain decorated with a royal blue ground of a romantic couple in a panel with gilded highlights.
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fig 1. A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.
fig 1. Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thc 85cm/34"

It opens to reveal a square tapering steel blade mounted on a tapering partridge wood shaft with it's ordinal brass ferrule.

Add an extravagant element to your daily life with this stylish antique walking cane.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.
fig 2. Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thc 85cm/34"

Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 85 cm x Width 3 cm x Depth 3 cm  - Stick

Height 61 cm x Width 3 cm x Depth 3 cm  - Sword

Dimensions in inches:

fig 3. A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.
fig 3. Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thc 85cm/34"

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 inch x Depth 1 inch - Stick

Height 2 foot x Width 1 inch x Depth 1 inch - Sword

Size of cane that you need

Convert your height into inches. For example, if you are 5' 10” in your shoes, your height is 70 inches. Divide by two and then add ½ inch to determine your approximate cane size. In our example, if you are 70 inches tall (5' 10”), your approximate cane size would be 35” plus ½”= 35.5 inches.

Our reference: A5237

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
3cm (1.18")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this French Porcelain Sword Cane to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1225544
Dealers Internal Ref
A5237
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

We specialise in english and continental furniture, silver, porcelain and decorative items.

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Archive I A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.

Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thC 85cm/34"

Archive II A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View IX
Archive X A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View X
Archive XI A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View XI
Archive XII A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View XII
Archive XIII A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View XIII
Archive XIV A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View XIV
Archive XV A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain. View XV
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A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.
Antique French Gold Plated Sevres Porcelain Walking / Sword Stick 19thC 85cm/34"
Ref: SA1225544
A nineteenth-century French walking cane featuring a dark wooden shaft, a concealed steel blade, and a gilt metal handle mounted with painted Sevres porcelain.
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Sword canes gained popularity in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries across Europe as fashionable fashion accessories that also served as personal defence weapons. French makers elevated these items by incorporating fine decorative art elements, such as Sevres porcelain panels and chased metalwork, into the handles.

High-grade dress canes from the nineteenth century typically featured shafts of dense hardwoods or bamboo, handles crafted from porcelain, ivory, or precious metals, and concealed blades forged from tempered steel. Mounts were frequently decorated with gilt bronze or gold plating.

Authentic Sevres components display high-quality hand-painted enamel decoration, soft paste or hard paste porcelain bodies, and precise gilding. Original pieces often feature characteristic factory painted marks beneath glaze or inside mounts, along with period-appropriate construction hardware.

Interior designers display collectible canes in entryways within dedicated cane stands or mounted horizontally on dark wood panelling. They also work as decorative objects displayed flat inside glass-topped coffee tables or mounted inside shadow boxes within a study or library.

Keep the cane in a climate-controlled environment away from direct sunlight and moisture to prevent the wood from cracking or warping. Clean the porcelain and metal elements gently with a dry microfiber cloth, and keep steel blades lightly oiled to prevent oxidisation.
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