Antique Birmingham Silver Walking Stick Handle Top c1895 John Grinsell & Sons

A beautiful silver swagger stick or walking cane top knob handle. It has an attractive repousse pattern and is impressed by the maker. The piece is from 1895 in the late 19thc and in good condition overall. There are impressed initials on the top that are very ornate and hard to work out. 

Measures 

Height 1 & 3/4" or 4.5cm in height

Diameter opening inner 1" or 2.5cm 

Bio

John Grinsell & Sons was a Birmingham-based silversmith company that operated from 1871 to the early 20th century. Originally known as Grinsell & Bourne, the company took on its final name after the original partnership dissolved.

John Grinsell went into business with his four sons, establishing manufacturing workshops in Birmingham and showrooms in Holborn Circus, London, and Glasgow. They specialized in silver-mounted glass and stoneware, producing items such as lock-up liquor frames, biscuit boxes, butter dishes, cups, cruet frames, flagons, and salad bowls.

In 1879, they registered their trademark, featuring a Cupid standing on a scroll. By 1905, the company became John Grinsell & Sons Ltd, and later, it was acquired by Barker Ellis & Co. Ltd, which eventually went into administration in 1992