Lifetime Cane Collection Auction - Unreserved on Jan 27, 2026 by Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery in GA
19TH C. SWISS MORICAND 18K YG WATCH HANDLE CANEMONUMENTAL SOLID CHERRY CANE STORAGE CABINETFRENCH DIAMOND DRESS CANE
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Lifetime Cane Collection Auction - Unreserved

Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is honored to present an outstanding single owner auction | Lifetime Cane Collection - Unreserved -- featuring a curated selection of exceptional examples that span centuries of artistry and innovation. This collection showcases masterful craftsmanship, rare materials, and intriguing mechanical ingenuity, representing the pinnacle of antique cane collecting. Many of the collection's finest pieces were acquired over decades from renowned international sources in the antique walking sticks and cane market. Highlights include a French 18K yellow gold and diamond dress cane -- originally acquired from one of Europe's foremost cane collections, a rare 19th-century Swiss Moricand 18K gold watch-handle cane, and a German violin musical cane, circa 1850.
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AMERICAN STERLING SILVER CLAW & EGG WALKING CANE: American, circa 1900. Walking cane with sterling silver handle in the shape of a claw holding an egg, supported by sterling silver collar attached to ebonized hardwood shaft, with missing ferrule.
0001: AMERICAN STERLING SILVER CLAW & EGG WALKING CANEEst. $400-$800$200(1 bid)
HUNGARIAN ROSE QUARTZ & ENAMEL WALKING CANE: Hungarian, circa 1870. Walking cane with rose quartz top set on silver gilt and enamel handle decorated with semi-precious stones including turquoise and garnet, with ebonized hardwood shaft
0002: HUNGARIAN ROSE QUARTZ & ENAMEL WALKING CANEEst. $300-$600$350(4 bids)
AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED EYEBALL WALKING CANE: American, circa 1910. Walking cane with bone sphere handle painted as an eyeball with iris, arteries, and veins, sterling silver collar, bamboo shaft, and metal ferrule. Approximate measurements:
0003: AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED EYEBALL WALKING CANEEst. $300-$500$250(3 bids)
ENGLISH ROSE BLOSSOM HANDLE WALKING CANE, C. 1875: English, circa 1875. Walking cane with carved bone rose blossom handle, sterling silver collar with London hallmark, oak shaft added in 1988, and iron ferrule. Approximate measurements: handle:
0005: ENGLISH ROSE BLOSSOM HANDLE WALKING CANE, C. 1875Est. $300-$500$175(2 bids)
FRENCH FLICK STICK HIDDEN BLADE WALKING CANE: French, circa 1870. Flick stick walking cane with silver knob handle with hinged silver disk concealing 6" knife, finely turned oak shaft with slight taper, and brass ferrule with pointed steel tip.
0006: FRENCH FLICK STICK HIDDEN BLADE WALKING CANEEst. $400-$800$250(3 bids)
FRENCH NATURALIST'S CANE WITH MICROSCOPE, C. 1870: French, circa 1870. A naturalist’s cane with a polished bone knob handle atop a finely turned mahogany shaft with rich patina, cane is divided into five sections, two with brass fittings, and
0007: FRENCH NATURALIST'S CANE WITH MICROSCOPE, C. 1870Est. $2,000-$4,000$1,000
19TH C. FRENCH PAINTER'S EASEL GADGET CANE: French, circa 1890. Gadget cane with turned handle topped with a circular decoration, which removes to transform the cane into a painter?s easel, with setting pins present in the painted hardwood
0008: 19TH C. FRENCH PAINTER'S EASEL GADGET CANEEst. $2,000-$4,000$1,000
FRENCH ENTOMOLOGIST'S GADGET CANE, C. 1880: French, circa 1880. Entomologist’s gadget walking cane with carved bone handle topped with insect, unscrewing to reveal silk insect net, hardwood shaft unscrewing at midpoint to reveal telescoping
0009: FRENCH ENTOMOLOGIST'S GADGET CANE, C. 1880Est. $1,500-$2,500$750
AMERICAN FIELD MICROSCOPE GADGET CANE, C. 1870: American, circa 1870. Gadget walking cane with dark walnut round handle containing a brass field microscope with glass lens eyepiece, adjustable for focus and illumination, dark walnut shaft with
0010: AMERICAN FIELD MICROSCOPE GADGET CANE, C. 1870Est. $600-$1,200$300
NATURALIST'S CAMERA GADGET CANE: English, circa late 19th century; Japanese camera, circa 1948. Naturalist?s walking cane with Mycro Una mini camera mounted on metal collar, attached to earlier English fruitwood shaft with
0011: NATURALIST'S CAMERA GADGET CANEEst. $300-$500$150(1 bid)
19TH C. GEOLOGIST'S MAGNIFYING GLASS GADGET CANE: English, circa 1870. Geologist’s gadget walking cane with carved burl wood handle supported by silver collar, handle unscrewing to reveal magnifying glass with 40, 50, and 60 degrees readings, tip
0012: 19TH C. GEOLOGIST'S MAGNIFYING GLASS GADGET CANEEst. $300-$500$150(1 bid)
ARCHITECT'S GADGET CANE WITH PEN & COMPASS: English, circa 1880. Gadget walking cane with large silver knob handle in relief depicting a woman with a camera, seated on silver collar that unscrews to reveal hidden pen, compass, and ruler in the
0013: ARCHITECT'S GADGET CANE WITH PEN & COMPASSEst. $300-$500$150(1 bid)
LITTLE MONTE CARLO GAMBLER'S GADGET CANE, C. 1880: English, circa 1880. Gadget cane with a handle containing a wheel encased in silver and glass, wheel can be activated by winding the crown and pressing down, face of the wheel is inscribed "Little
0014: LITTLE MONTE CARLO GAMBLER'S GADGET CANE, C. 1880Est. $300-$500$150(1 bid)
UKULELE MUSICAL GADGET CANE: American, circa 1910. This gadget cane is a ukulele that can be played, the handle is a metal cap connected to a tin shaft, the ferrule is metal, when the handle is removed, and 18" panel can be
0015: UKULELE MUSICAL GADGET CANEEst. $800-$1,600$400
19TH C. ENGLISH NAUTICAL COMPASS GADGET CANE: English, circa 1850. Nautical cane with solid brass compass container; lid has glass center protected by two brass bars mounted with three screws, resting on a metal disk encircling the compass face.
0016: 19TH C. ENGLISH NAUTICAL COMPASS GADGET CANEEst. $400-$800$200(1 bid)
19TH C. NARWHAL TOOTH WALKING CANE: Continental, circa 1880. Narwhal tooth walking cane with a carved wood ball handle, without ferrule. Approximate measurements: length: 40.25"
0018: 19TH C. NARWHAL TOOTH WALKING CANEEst. $3,000-$6,000$4,750(4 bids)
MOBY DICK WHITE WHALE NAUTICAL CANE, C. 1880: American, circa 1880. Nautical walking cane with carved bone white whale handle with tail wrapped around shaft and black painted eyes, carved bone collar in nautical knot design, finely turned
0020: MOBY DICK WHITE WHALE NAUTICAL CANE, C. 1880Est. $300-$500$650(2 bids)
19TH C. GERMAN NAUTICAL BONE CANE: German, circa 1860. Walking cane with carved and polished handle, silver collar engraved with initials "P.B." and skull and crossbones, carved and polished bone shaft, and metal ferrule. Approximate
0021: 19TH C. GERMAN NAUTICAL BONE CANEEst. $300-$500$150
WORLD WAR I SEA OFFICER COMPASS CANE, C. 1915: Continental, circa 1915. World War I sea officer?s walking cane with floating compass in solid brass container, glass-protected lid secured by two brass strips with three screws, finely turned
0022: WORLD WAR I SEA OFFICER COMPASS CANE, C. 1915Est. $200-$400$225(2 bids)
HMS ROYAL GEORGE SHIPWRECK TIMBER CANE: English, circa 1782-1840. Walking cane with oak shaft and metal knob handle engraved "Royal George Sunk 1782 - Raised 1840," made from timber salvaged from the shipwreck HMS Royal George, and a brass
0023: HMS ROYAL GEORGE SHIPWRECK TIMBER CANEEst. $400-$800$225(2 bids)
19TH C. CARVED MULE DOUBLE AUTOMATA HANDLE CANE: Continental, circa 1880. Automata walking cane with large carved mule handle with glass eyes, long ears, and rope halter, operating lever to open mouth revealing teeth and ears, tan Malacca wood
0024: 19TH C. CARVED MULE DOUBLE AUTOMATA HANDLE CANEEst. $1,400-$2,800$700(1 bid)
19TH C. ENGLISH WOLF HEAD DOUBLE AUTOMATA CANE: English, circa 1880. Double automata walking cane with carved bone wolf?s head handle with yellow glass eyes and upright ears, operating lever under chin to open mouth and move ears, and a horn
0025: 19TH C. ENGLISH WOLF HEAD DOUBLE AUTOMATA CANEEst. $800-$1,600$400
19TH C. ENGLISH SEATED FROG AUTOMATA CANE: English, circa 1890. Walking cane with fully seated frog on lily pad handle with button activated extending tongue showing fly, brass collar, ebonized hardwood shaft, and black horn ferrule.
0026: 19TH C. ENGLISH SEATED FROG AUTOMATA CANEEst. $1,200-$1,800$600