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Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair
4 to 14 June 2009
Olympia, London
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The Autumn Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair
29 September to 4 October 2009
Battersea Park, London
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The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair
16 to 22 November 2009
Olympia, London
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Geoffrey Breeze Antique Canes, Walking Sticks and Umbrellas have long been a passion of mine and I offer a large selection dating from 1650 to 1950. These are not perambulatory aids, but items of fashion, individuality, power, status and profession.

A cane was designed to be worn rather than used. It showed who you were and how you viewed yourself. Whether you sported a jewelled Fabergé cane or one of whalebone fashioned by a sailor on a long sea voyage, your cane made a powerful statement. Consequently, these items are intensely personal. Each cane is redolent with the history of bygone individuals and their times.

Regency rakes would brandish sword sticks , farmers loved to carve scenes of rural life on a branch and young Victorian gentlemen would cut a veritable dash at the opera with their silver top canes.

A remarkable level of skill and artistry was employed to enable people at all levels of society to make a statement. This makes "ambulism", or cane and walking stick collecting, one of the most fascinating fields in antiques.

I am Geoffrey Breeze. I opened my first antique shop in South London in 1972. For the past thirty years I have supplied the public and the trade from my shops in Chelsea, Chiswick and most recently Bath. I was Chair of the Bath and Bradford on Avon Antique Dealers Association for four years and I am a member of the British Antique Dealers Association.

I sell mainly from antique fairs and shows.

Please contact me to:

Buy Canes, Walking Sticks and Umbrellas
Sell Canes, Walking Sticks and Umbrellas
Discuss Canes
Request a special Cane
Request a complimentary ticket to an antique fair

   
Geoffrey Breeze Antique Canes
Office 262, 3 Edgar Buildings, George Street, Bath BA1 2FJ
Tel: (+44) 077 404 35844   |   Email: Geoffrey@antiquecanes.co.uk   |   Web: www.antiquecanes.co.uk
Registered in England 6774154
Registered office 52 Hickmans Close, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8EB
Director G E Breeze