Antique Gents Park whip with Hound Handle - w438 oct23 These stirrups are made from

These stirrups are made from a white metal alloy

There is fraying and a partial split at the top of the spine

these were originally plated

The shaft of the whip is made of golden brown cane

Antique Gents Park whip with Hound Handle - w438 oct23 These stirrups are made fromThis whip has a silver (probably plated) handle cast with a sleeping hound lying on a bank of flowersThe underside of the handle is ridged to help when opening and closing gates. There is a blank shield on the collar of the whip. The long flexible whalebone or balleen shaft is covered in braided thread (linen or hemp), which is in good condition. The whip has a replacement silk and vellum lash on its end Dimensions : Length 35" (89cm) not including