What is the value ?

Sorry - but WHAT is it? A cane? Walking Stick? Baton? Crop?

 

Yes, we will need to see a photo of the entire item with approximate measurements.

Don't really give values here, but can try to help with identification.

 

Impossible to give a value when we don't know what it is.

It looks like an ebony & sterling silver conductor's baton.

Or maybe an illusionist's wand for pulling bunnies out of hats...

 

It might also be helpful to have the wording typed out for us to see. I can make most of it out from the photo, but some letters go around the corner. Might be a help for someone to ID this.

 

It's in the gallery

@sdmarket
Size would be helpful.

 

I have been having the worst time copying and pasting pictures lately.
They often don't post the first time and I have to do a second post.
Anyone else?

 

$35

 

A silver-mounted conductor's baton isn't likely to be worth a great deal, even if it is old, unless you have two music-history buffs who really want it.

 

or unless it was once owned by Toscanini......................with provenance of course!

 

Gee, we still need size. I don't know if it is a walking stick, cane or conductor's baton.

--- Susan

Edit: okay just noticed the pic Clutter posted says conductor-baton in the file name.

 

Like Lucille said, it would be helpful if you type out the wording. I could not begin to read it in that angle without picking up my monitor and turning it sideways. My head doesn't turn easily these days. I took the liberty of editing the pic by rotating it in the right direction and cropping the pic. Still I can't make out the name. I read"

Presented
To
B. O..Sham...
By the
Clontarf Choral ...
1876

--- Susan

 

Wonder if this was presented by the Clontarf Choral Society of Clontarf, Ireland?

https://www.cmc.ie/events/1959/feb/concert-clontarf-choral-society

1898 publication of The Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-fa Reporter, Series 601, page 111, "Dublin"
https://books.google.com/books?id=5...Hd-rDHgQ6AEIPzAF#v=onepage&q=Clontarf&f=false

April 1, 1898 publication of the The Musical Herald, Vol. 39, p. 258, "Music in Dublin"
https://books.google.com/books?id=a...v=onepage&q="Clontarf choral" society&f=false

--- Susan

 

The word following Choral starts with a U. Union?

 

Sorry, it is my first post so I am a little bit confused with post editing. It is ebony & sterling silver conductor's baton. Inscription says " Presented to F G Oldham sq by the Clontarf Choral Union 1876". Gotten from estate sale. Thank you very much for all responses.