Carved Wood Walking Cane — Full Body Pig Handle, Glass Eyes, Faux Bamboo Shaft
A full-body carved wood pig commands the handle of this figural walking cane — not a head, not a silhouette, but a complete animal rendered in the round with incised fur texture, polychrome cream and off-white paint, a blush-pink snout, and inset glass eyes. The pig faces forward with a compact, heavy-bodied posture characteristic of period European animal carving, the detail work refined enough to read as craft rather than folk approximation. The collar below transitions from terracotta red to amber, then gives way to a turned faux-bamboo shaft finished in warm amber lacquer — a shaft form widely produced in Europe and the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a consistent match for the handle's period and style.

CONDITION

Good. The shaft is intact and structurally sound; the pig handle retains strong painted detail and both glass eyes are present. A small star-crack impact chip is present mid-shaft on the amber section, and paint at the collar shows active cracking and localized loss with underlying material exposed on one side.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Height: 36"
• Material: Carved and painted wood
• Handle Subject: Full-body pig — cream/off-white with pink and black painted detail, glass eyes
• Collar Finish: Two-tone — terracotta red over amber
• Shaft Form: Faux bamboo, turned
• Shaft Finish: Amber lacquer
• Period: Consistent with late 19th/early 20th century, European