Antique Walking Canes with a gargoyle motif were popular among established gentlemen. Its grotesque beauty appealed to many, but there was another reason why a gargoyle ornamented antique walking sticks were popular; a gargoyle is a protector of a house, and if you carry it around, it will protects you from evil in the world.
Gargoyle Rainspout Pewter Walking Stick
A gargoyle is a grotesque carved stone structure with a spout designed to convey water from a roof to the side of a building. The name probably originated from the sound of water bubbling though the pipe. Later, it used to ornaments of church to show people how evil spirits look like, and also used as protection of the church.
Entwined Exotic Pewter Walking Stick
In any time or culture, a grotesque figure always has a dark attraction. They are usually used to ageist another evil power.
Alas, Poor Yorick Pewter Walking Stick
“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio” (Act 5, Scene 1, of Shakespeare’s Hamlet). This is a famous line when Hamlet took a skull from the grave digger, after asked whose skull it was. Yorick was the court jester who Hamlet played with when he was a kid. If you are a literature type, and also into a grotesque figure, this is a great choice.
Gargoyle Water Spout Pewter Walking Stick
Dogs were the popular native animal used as a gargoyle. They were faithful, loyal, and intelligent, making them excellent guardians. They were, however, well-known hunger and tendency to steal food, and church says that even dogs were vulnerable to the Devil’s temptation.
Skull Black Shaft Walking Cane
Skull black shaft. This walking aid has a skull metal handle and a black shaft.
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