Silver Handled Cane

Artisan: Shevchenko Silver (attributed)
Date: Unknown
Dimensions: 77 x 10 x 2 mm; 3 x ½ x ⅛ inches (height x width x depth)
Inventory number: 2022.210
Intended Room: Entrance Hall
Category: Accessories (but also listed under Silver)

Provenance: Purchased on eBay from Mini Bubbles in June 2022.

When I bought this beautiful silver-handled cane, the ‘brand’ was given as ‘P. Shevchenko’. I am familiar with Sergei and Dmitry Shevchenko, the IGMA-accredited master Russian miniature silversmiths, by whom I have a wishlist as long as my arm (which for obvious reasons can’t be purchased at the time of writing). But I haven’t come across a ‘P’ Shevchenko. For now I’ve put ‘attributed’, as there is no firm evidence of the maker – much as I’d love to have a Shevchenko piece in our collection. If anyone has any further info, I’d be grateful. Regardless of who made it, this cane is a gorgeous little piece. The handle is elegantly curved to fit in the palm of the hand, and worked with decoration, and a tiny silver ferrule protects the bottom of the cane. The shaft is made from fine-grained wood. It will look splendid standing in a cane stand in the Entrance Hall.