All late 19th century; the first, with a figural handle of a man with a turban, with Victorian silver mount, mark of Henry Greaves, Sheffield (1896), featuring an ebonized wood shaft and silver-toned cap; the second, with a carved foliate bone handle, lacquered wood shaft, and iron cap; the third, an Asian style cane with carved bone handle featuring floral and feather motifs, a brass mount, and a bamboo shaft; the fourth, featuring a carved ebony figural handle and a shaft with alternating bone and ebony.

The largest 36 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Michael Joyce and Archie Carter III, Greensboro, North Carolina
Proceeds to Benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry

Good estate condition, some with light use wear, especially to the ends and caps; the lacquered shaft with some flaking and wear at the end; some natural age cracking to the bone mounts.