AN UNUSUAL CARVED BONE HANDLED WALKING STICK POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY IRISHThe cow or ox bone carved to top with mask, of armorial crest form, and carved in relief with crowned lions rampant, flowerheads a cat and a protruding face, on a later hardwood shaft with pierced endthe handle 11cms high, the overall length 72cmsIt has been suggested that this might be a form of Shillelagh or 'fighting stick'. However the presence of the naïve version of armorial bearings suggests an estate worked piece bearing the rough coat of arms for the estate's owner.