A Silver Handled & Peacock Wood Novelty Walking Stick, Hallmarked for 1888; Henry Howell & Co (Jonathan Howell), London sub-Antiques condylomata

condylomata

in other words his paint has flaked and chipped off in places (he has had an awful lot thrown at him in the past) but this only adds to his aesthetic appeal and structurally he is in sound order

rarity or originality

as we see in this example

A Silver Handled & Peacock Wood Novelty Walking Stick, Hallmarked for 1888; Henry Howell & Co (Jonathan Howell), London sub-Antiques condylomataOrigin: English Period: Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1888 Length: 34. 5 inches The fine peacock wood cane terminating in a hallmarked silver handle fashioned as armadillo armour, monogrammed to the collar with the initials JW. Condition is largely fine; there is no ferrule present and some pitting to the silver but nothing to cause alarm. Hallmarked for 1888, the initials J. H stamped within a lozenge, Henry Howell & Co (later