A beautifully carved ivory lion forms the handle for this circa 1900-1910 dress cane. With glass eyes and a menacing snarl, the lion measures 2-1.2 x 1 inches and tops a slender ivory collar, rosewood shaft and ivory tip. Overall length is 36 inches.

This Victorian walking stick boasts an ivory handle with a seated dog carved in relief. The dog has glass eyes and sits obediently. The handle itself is 4-3/8 x 1-1/4 inches and tops a rosewood shaft and 1-1/4-inch bi-metal tip. Overall length is 35-1/2 inches.

This is a fantastic walking stick featuring a carved bird done in ivory. This bird is not large - 5" tall by 1 1/2", but is very nicely carved with fine details. This delicate bird measures 35 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 1" overall. The handle is 5" x 1 1/2" x 1". There is no collar and the ferrule is 1". This is a very nice stick!

Panther Dress Cane-Ca. 1910-A stylized silver panther handle with unreadable hallmarks, exotic hardwood shaft and a metal ferrule-H. 5” x 4 ½”, O.L. 35”.

This rare and unusual, finely constructed, Civil War Era, portable Field Surgeon's Operating or Gleason type Mortuary Table (also known as a Cooling Table) comes from the estate of a 4th generation New England medical doctor, and retains its original finish with wonderful patina...

Antique American Mariners Telescope with leather covering, single draw, sunshade and sliding covers to both lenses; inscribed "R.A. Tibbets, Gloucester Mass., Day or Night" *

Circa 1830-40

Length Open: 38.25"
Length Closed: 20.75"

*Robert Abbot Tibbets, was a retailer of nautical equipment, watches/clocks, jewelry and silver...

An early and sizable bronze mortar, Flemish / dated 1617!

Very attractive European renaissance mortar that comes with a pestle from the period. The mortar of the typical flemish design with the conical vessel, two zoomorphic handles and a wide rim. The mortar is finely decorated with archantus leafs and inscribed along the rim with LOF GODT VAN AL, AO 1617.

Size: 14,5 cm. wide over the rim, 12,8 cm. tall and the pestle is 23 cm. long...

A lovely massive baroque mortar of the largest size, used by farmacies, probably weighing c. 15 kilograms!

The conical mortar made with beatiful profiled concenthric decoration and a wide rim, below with high relief latin - SOLI DEO GLORIA, only for the glory of god, and dated 1748.

The largest Italian baroque mortar we've handled in many years and not something you would see every day.

Size: The mortar is 23,8 cm...

INDEPENDENT WATCH CO. Fredonia, New York Circa: 1875-1881 The California Watch Company was idle for two years before it was purchased by brothers E. W. Howard and C.M. Howard. They had been selling watches by mail for some time and started engraving the Howard Bros. name on them and using American-made watches. Their chief supply came from Hampden Watch Co. Illinois w. CO U.S. WATCH Co. of Marion. The brothers formed the Independent Watch Co...

An American War of 1812 era military dirk by Dickson of Albany, New York. With engraved gilded brass sheath. Overall length: 14 inches. Pommel is a replacement, crack to hilt, minor rust to triangular steel blade.

Fine British antique dress cane with sterling silver ball handle with fabulous design and silver collar with the English full hallmarks and bronze ferrule, 19th century era. Size: Silver handle ball has a diameter of 1 1/2 inches, and overall length is 36 3/4 inches long. Condition Report: Fair condition.

NATIONAL WATCH Co. Elgin, Ill. 1864 – 1874

Waltham W.Co. directors Learning from the errors in production and design, formed the National Watch Co. and the goal was to provide a reasonably priced accurate and easily serviced watch (in the field) that would be available for use in the expansion to the Wild West.

The company was 1st formed in 1864 by officers of the earlier Waltham Watch Co. Some of these Waltham organizers were P.S. Bartlett, D.G...

FREDONIA WATCH CO. Fredonia, New York 1881-1885

Chronology of the Development of Fredonia: Independent Watch Co. 1875 – 1881 Fredonia Watch Co. 1881 – 1885 Peoria Watch Co. 1885 - 1889

The company sold the finished movements acquired from the Independent Watch Co. Those movements had been made by other companies. The Fredonia Watch Company was sold to the Peoria Watch Co...

Important and very impressive bronze mortar with pestle, European (German?), ca. 1550-1580.

Beautiful Gothic style, with the square handles and lovely chiselled floral decoration. With the original large bronze pestle and both with a terrific dark bronze patina.

Size: Massive apothecary mortar, 15,7 cm. wide and 13 cm. tall, weighing ca. 5 kilograms, incl...

Professional walking sticks were designed for professionals such as doctors who wanted to carry a small assortment of medical supplies or tools. This particular cane has a filter on the end that screws off and scents can be added to the small sponge in the chamber. This stick was used for smelling in the sick ward in hospitals. Also, aromatic powders could be inhaled as a method of prevention contagion while treating patients at hospitals as well. This is an amazing stick and a piece of medical ...

CLYCINE Watch Co. Ladies 18k WHITE GOLD DIAMOND BRACELET 1923. 14.5mm width, 30mm in length, and 12mm thick. The original 30-hour winding movement is signed: CLYCINE Watch Co., Seventeen, 17 Jewels, Swiss. Clean, running. Very scarce and full length. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, BITCOIN, BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.

NOTE: We have been selling vintage watches on E-Bay since 1998 as watchco1973 with over 13500 vintage watch sa...

This great carved ivory walking stick features a wonderful cockatoo with beautiful blue glass eyes. This stick has a coin silver British collar, ebony shaft and metal ferrule. This stick measures 37 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 1". The handle is 3" x 1 1/4" x 1". The collar is 1/4" and the ferrule is 1". A very nice stick!

This is a very collectable walking stick featuring a dog coming out of the handle. Note the stones stacked behind the dog and the additional intricate carving details in the dog. A very fine stick. This piece measures 36"x 5" x 1". The ferrule measures 1.5", the collar .75". The handle measures 1.75" x 5" x 1".