Canes were used not only to aid in walking but also to augment fashionable dressing during the 18th and 19th centuries in America and Europe. During the late 19th century, the famous Meissen porcelain ...

The featured items in Henry Taron’s next auction of antique walking sticks (the British term for “canes”) might make you wonder why the accessory ever went out of style. The handle of a Tiffany & Co.

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