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Description
This Victorian walking stick features an intricate silver Art Nouveau top, hallmarked for:
'London 1889'
With a makers mark:
'Brigg'
For the renowned stick makers:
'Brigg London'
'Brigg London was one of the UK’s top walking stick and umbrella manufacturers until February 1943, when Swaine & Adeney on Piccadilly and Thomas Brigg & Sons, round the corner at 23 St James's Street decided to join forces. From 1943 until 1990 the company traded as Swaine, Adeney, Brigg & Sons Ltd'
The handle also has a maker's mark:
'TJ'
For the London silversmith:
'Thomas Johnson II'
'Thomas Johnson II was based at Spencer Street, Clerkenwell, London'
The stick has a lightweight but strong pine shaft with a metal ferrule.
An elegant item, suitable for use or a collector.
Measurements:
Length - 88cm
Diameter of the top - 3.9cm
Diameter of the shaft below the collar - 2.2cm
Weight - 210g
