I recently spent a pleasant weekend catching up with an old college friend, and we spent a lot of time talking about how we were holding up as senior citizens. My folks used to call such conversations ...

The featured items in Henry Taron’s next auction of antique walking sticks (the British term for “canes”) might make you wonder why the accessory ever went out of style. The handle of a Tiffany & Co.

o describe Eddi Van Auken merely as a cane collector understates her singular vision. She was, rather, a connoisseur of vertical artistry, a curator of craftsmanship, character, and provenance. Over ...