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Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870
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Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

19th century
For Sale by Regent Antiques
Description

This is a very beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver-mounted walking stick, circa 1870 in date and bearing  impressed Chinese marks 

The exquisite L-shaped Chinese silver handle is superbly decorated with prunus blossom and bamboo, with Chinese good fortune character marks

The handle is directly mounted on a splendid, ebonised hardwood shaft.

 

? / ? (shòu) — longevity, long life. This is a very common auspicious symbol, especially on objects intended as gifts or household decorations.

? (fú) — good fortune, blessing, happiness. One of the most common Chinese auspicious characters.

? / ? (lù) — prosperity, wealth, especially success and material well-being. Traditionally associated with official rank and prosperity.

? (xi) or another auspicious character — happiness/joy. The carving is too worn for me to be completely certain here.

 

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

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” + ½” = 35.5 inches.

 

Condition:

In excellent condition; please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 91 cm x Width 12 cm x Depth 3 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 feet x Width 5 inches x Depth 1 inch

Our reference: A5379

Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this Chinese Silver Walking Stick to the 1870s.

Independent Date Check ID 09640086
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques Date1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1870s:
Hand-chased bamboo and prunus on a punched ground: late Qing export silverwork.
Dark tarnish settled in the recessed chasing: an undisturbed, aged silver surface.
Turned brass ferrule at the base: traditional nineteenth-century cane mounting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1234298
Dealers Internal Reference
A5379
Description
This is a very beautiful antique Chinese gentleman's silver-mounted walking stick, circa 1870 in date and bearing  impressed Chinese marks 
“
The exquisite L-shaped Chinese silver handle is superbly decorated with prunus blossom and bamboo, with Chinese good fortune character marks.
Regent Antiques
fig 1. An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
fig 1. Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

The handle is directly mounted on a splendid, ebonised hardwood shaft.

 

? / ? (shòu) — longevity, long life. This is a very common auspicious symbol, especially on objects intended as gifts or household decorations.

fig 2. An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
fig 2. Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

? (fú) — good fortune, blessing, happiness. One of the most common Chinese auspicious characters.

? / ? (lù) — prosperity, wealth, especially success and material well-being. Traditionally associated with official rank and prosperity.

fig 3. An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
fig 3. Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

? (xi) or another auspicious character — happiness/joy. The carving is too worn for me to be completely certain here.

 

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

Size of cane that you need

fig 4. An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
fig 4. Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

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” + ½” = 35.5 inches.

fig 5. An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
fig 5. Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870

 

Condition:

In excellent condition; please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 91 cm x Width 12 cm x Depth 3 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 feet x Width 5 inches x Depth 1 inch

Our reference: A5379

Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this Chinese Silver Walking Stick to the 1870s.

Independent Date Report ID 09640086
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques dating1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1870s:
Hand-chased bamboo and prunus on a punched ground: late Qing export silverwork.
Dark tarnish settled in the recessed chasing: an undisturbed, aged silver surface.
Turned brass ferrule at the base: traditional nineteenth-century cane mounting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1234298
Dealers Internal Ref
A5379
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We specialise in english and continental furniture, silver, porcelain and decorative items.

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Archive I An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.

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An antique walking stick featuring a relief-carved silver handle decorated with prunus blossoms, set on a slender black ebonised wooden shaft with a brass tip.
Antique Chinese Silver Walking Stick Cane with Prunus Blossom Handle C1870
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWalking Canes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChinese Export
  • MaterialSilver, Ebonised Wood, Brass
  • ColourBlack and Silver
  • MotifsPrunus blossom repousse, T-shaped silver handle, Ebonised shaft, Brass ferrule
  • SizeH 91 cm (36 in) x W 12 cm (5 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

This Chinese export walking stick dates from 1870 in the Victorian period. The piece combines a T-shaped, repoussé-decorated silver handle with a slender black ebonised wooden shaft and a small brass tip at the base. The textured silver grip shows detailed prunus blossom motifs and impressed Chinese marks. The cane measures 91 cm in height, 12 cm in width, and 3 cm in depth. Items of this type suit placement beside the front door in a hallway, or inside a gentleman's library. The walking cane functions as a practical accessory or decorative display piece for an entranceway stand. The contrasting black shaft and bright silver handle provide a traditional aesthetic suitable for period interiors.

FAQs

Chinese export silver items were produced during the late Qing dynasty, primarily from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, for export to Western markets. Silver-handled walking sticks combined traditional Chinese metalworking motifs, such as prunus blossoms or dragons, with European utilitarian forms.

These canes typically feature a solid or repousse silver handle, a shaft constructed from dense hardwoods such as ebony, malacca, or ebonised timber, and a protective metal ferrule, such as brass or steel, at the tip base.

Authentic pieces often feature makers marks or artisan touchmarks stamped in Chinese characters, sometimes accompanied by a pseudo-hallmark or character mark. The relief decoration generally displays hand-hammered repousse work rather than modern casting techniques.

Walking sticks are traditionally displayed in an umbrella stand in an entryway, arranged within a decorative cylinder vase, or mounted horizontally on a wall bracket in a library or study space.

Carefully wipe the wooden shaft with a dry microfibre cloth, keeping it away from direct moisture and heat sources. Clean the silver handle with a soft polishing cloth formulated for precious metals, avoiding abrasive polishes that remove delicate surface detailing or dark oxidisation accents.
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