19th C. Carved Wood Dog Head Cane Top with Beautiful Patina in surprising gift I'd guess it dates to

I'd guess it dates to the 60s or 70s and believe that it is bronze

two monograms hammered forever into the sole

3 1/4" wide and deep

having googled cottages in Derbyshire

19th C. Carved Wood Dog Head Cane Top with Beautiful Patina in surprising gift I'd guess it dates toThis wonderful thing is a hand carved wooden cane handle, beautifully detailed and worn smooth by the hand of one or numerous users and I like to imagine this dog has traveled far and wide, The form suggests a double face, one pointing up and the other down in the opposite direction (and as if with two tusks) but the latter is not detailed, and so perhaps it was carved just following the form of the wood, with two roots retained, which made for a good