A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios though as a pair they

though as a pair they still work together symmetrically

but for folk art pieces the painting on these two money boxes is in very good order

Used to promote traveling

Very rarely on the open market

A Fine Novelty Victorian Walking Stick with Parquetry Balloon Handle sub-Curios though as a pair theyOrigin: English Period: Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Length: 35 inches Handle Top Diameter: 2 inches The ebonised oak cane profusely carved with nulling, terminating in a steel collar and a fine and unusual balloon shaped parquetry chequered mahogany handle, with the original brass ferule also present. The handle is, in particular, wonderfully tactile and conjures up the magic of hot air balloon flight in Victorian times.