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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF ENGLISH FOOTMAN'S MALACCA CANES
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with white-metal handle, band and brass ferrule
47 in. (119.5 cm.) long (2)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with white-metal handle, band and brass ferrule
47 in. (119.5 cm.) long (2)
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Inventory of Walking Sticks and Riding Crops at Althorp, 1940 - 'These canes were used by the Footmen who stood on the back of the State carriage both for protection and for keeping the ladies' dresses from the muddy wheels.'
Special notice
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