An antique solid glass Nailsea walking stick with barley twist  design and hook handle, weighty and smooth to the touch. The stick measures 81cm (32"). The tip has a small loss, otherwise in good condition.
 
Nailsea Glass were renowned for their twisted glass walking sticks and canes as well as other glass products such as rolling pins. The glassworks, founded in 1788 by John Robert Lucas in Nailsea near Bristol, Somerset, on the Severn Estuary, ceased operations in 1873 due to the depletion of coal supplies. Nailsea items are highly sought after by collectors and becoming progressively rarer with fewer surviving examples..