What is silver mounted wood?

Silver mounted wood refers to antique objects that combine wooden bodies with silver collars, handles, hinges, or plaques. This category ranges from walking canes and umbrella shafts to domestic boxes, inkstands, and scientific barometers. Craftsmen utilised this combination to reinforce structural wear points while adding decorative contrast between the rich grain of timbers like mahogany, oak, and coromandel and the bright sheen of polished silver.

How do I date a walking stick?

Dating a walking stick relies heavily on examining the silver hallmarks stamped onto the collar or handle, which reveal the assay office and exact year of manufacture. Stylistic clues such as Art Nouveau floral motifs, Victorian chasing, or Edwardian novelty carvings also help determine the period. The choice of shaft material, from traditional palm wood and malacca to root ball and ebonised wood, further indicates the fashion of the decade.

How do I care for wooden boxes?

Caring for antique wooden boxes and games cases involves keeping them away from direct sunlight and fluctuating radiator heat to prevent the timber from warping or splitting. Gentle dusting with a dry lint-free cloth maintains the surface. Avoid harsh liquid polishes on both the wood and the silver mounts, opting instead for occasional microcrystalline wax on the timber and careful cleaning around engraved silver hinges.

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Silver mounted wood brings together substantial timber vessels and walking canes enriched with precious metal collars and handles.

1900 - 1920

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Set of Four Oak & Silver Mounted Bowls

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£535

3+ MONTHS AGO

silver

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Large Cutlery Box

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

3+ MONTHS AGO

boxes

Chestnut Sword Stick Root Ball Handle Wilkinson Blade Silver Mounts

1900 - 1920

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Chestnut Sword Stick Root Ball Handle Wilkinson Blade Silver Mounts

From AJD Antiques

£1,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

miscellaneous

19th century

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A Fabulous 19th Century Silver Mounted Gadget Walking Cane with Snuff Box Handle and Four Leaf Clover Motif

From Yeats Country Antiques

£675

3+ MONTHS AGO

miscellaneous

19th century

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Antique Burr Maple Tea Caddy

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£225

3+ MONTHS AGO

boxes

18th century

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A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£3,200

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Malacca Silver Mounted Crook Handled Sword Stick

1900 - 1920

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Malacca Silver Mounted Crook Handled Sword Stick

From AJD Antiques

£750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Pair of Georgian Silver-mounted Oak Wine Bottle Coasters

19th century

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Pair of Georgian Silver-mounted Oak Wine Bottle Coasters

From Country House Fine Art

£1,200

3+ MONTHS AGO

silver

1920 - 1940

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Horn Handled Gentleman’s Walking Stick Sword Stick with Silver Collar

From Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton

£495

3+ MONTHS AGO

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George III Mahogany Bracket Clock of Smaller Size, by James Maitland, London

18th century

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George III Mahogany Bracket Clock of Smaller Size, by James Maitland, London

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£3,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

clocks

Several walking canes conceal unexpected compartments, including built-in snuff boxes, perfume vials, and functional swords within their wooden shafts.

19th century

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Silver Mounted Riding Crop

From AJD Antiques

£145

3+ MONTHS AGO

miscellaneous

19th century

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French 19th Century Silver Inlaid Side Table.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£5,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

tables

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Fairground Dragon Ride Fragment

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century Hand Carved Fairground Dragon Ride Fragment

From The House of Antiques

£2,995

3+ MONTHS AGO

sculptures

Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges

1900 - 1920

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Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges

From David Griffith Antiques

£545

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Mahogany Stick Barometer by Sandrino of Liverpool

18th century

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Mahogany Stick Barometer by Sandrino of Liverpool

From P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

£2,750

3+ MONTHS AGO

barometers

Silver Handled Walking Stick with Palm Wood Shaft

19th century

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Silver Handled Walking Stick with Palm Wood Shaft

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£165

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Silver Mounted Wood

Set of Four Oak & Silver Mounted Bowls

Victorian Mahogany Large Cutlery Box

Chestnut Sword Stick Root Ball Handle Wilkinson Blade Silver Mounts

A Fabulous 19th Century Silver Mounted Gadget Walking Cane with Snuff Box Handle and Four Leaf Clover Motif

Antique Burr Maple Tea Caddy

A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

Malacca Silver Mounted Crook Handled Sword Stick

Pair of Georgian Silver-mounted Oak Wine Bottle Coasters

Horn Handled Gentleman’s Walking Stick Sword Stick with Silver Collar

George III Mahogany Bracket Clock of Smaller Size, by James Maitland, London

Silver Mounted Riding Crop

French 19th Century Silver Inlaid Side Table.

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Fairground Dragon Ride Fragment

Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges

Mahogany Stick Barometer by Sandrino of Liverpool

Silver Handled Walking Stick with Palm Wood Shaft

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