STICKS AND STAVES
A fine mid 18th-century gold-mounted malacca walking stave, in the high rococo style, Viennese, about 150cm long
A rare Venetian 16th-century staff-of-office, the iron-gilt polehead of maritime design, with anchor and entwined dolphins, with spiked foot, about 150cm long
A George IV silver-mounted hardwood tipstaff of cylindrical form, one end engraved with the Royal Cypher "GIVR" in decorated cursive script, and "CONSTABLE No:" [erased], the other with the Stag's head and cross-crosslet badge of the Canongate, (Edinburgh) and "CANONGATE / 1827", 100mm long
A large George IV/ William IV brass and turned rosewood tipstaff, the crown terminal unscrewing to hold the official warrant, 283mm long
