An impressive 18ct. yellow gold mounted, ivory handled walking cane, the plain tapered ebony hardwood shaft with wide a scroll embossed 18ct. gilded yellow gold mount, the shield cartouche with presentation engraving 'From J. Shaw To W.B. Paton, Dunedin, 11.4.98', the plain large ivory polished handle of mildly curved form. The gold mount hallmarked Birmingham 1895 by Henry Howell & Co. Ltd, a specialist cane and stick manufacturer, Old Street, London. Length 92 cm