From the 16th century onwards, canes steadily grew in popularity, primarily as a status indicating accessory for the affluent upper echelons of society, including nobility and royalty. This piece is a perfect example of exactly that, and appears to have been custom made for a member of the nobility. The grip of this cane is in the form of a "club foot" ball, with the lower part of it taking the form of the shaft. On this shaft portion of the grip is a masterfully relief carved coat of arms, the shield based with a rampant horse and chiefed with inverted chevrons. The shield is surrounded by acanthus scroll and topped with a helm which is crested with an armed knight and addorsed serpents. There is an antique ivory band where the grip meets the shaft that is relief carved with another shield adorned with a monogram that appears to be "AA", and surrounded by grape vines. The shaft is smooth and ebonized, and tipped with antique ivory. It measures 33 1/2 inches overall.

Fine, the grip, band, and tip all show an attractively aged tone and some scattered hairline age cracks. The shaft is also fine with a couple stabilized minor cracks near the top with otherwise minimal handling marks.