Two tortoiseshell, amber canes with gold mounts, 19th century

the first, probably French early 19th century, the shaft in tortoiseshell with amber tau handle, the gold mounts stamped with scrolls on a matted ground, unmarked ; the second, malacca shaft with tortoiseshell and gold piqué and posé crop handle, the rolled gold collar engraved with a blank shield among further stars on a reeded ground, unmarked but probably German

1. a few flaws to shaft and some hairline cracks to tortoiseshell by the collar. 2. some gold stars missing from the turtleshell, some chips to junction with collar. Some chips to the Malacca shaft.
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