Cane, stick, staff, walking still, wand?

I'd say the man is holding a staff in the first picture.

Picture #1 - a staff

In the Catholic religion, such a staff is called a crosier.
In the Akan culture, a linguist staff.
For kings a

AlpheccaStarsPicture #1 - a staffIn the Catholic religion, such a staff is called a crosier . In the Akan culture, a linguist staff. For kings and royals, a sceptre Picture #2 - a cane

There is no umbrella term?

soheil1There is no umbrella term?

Yes, it is staff.

I believe this is a portrait of a Persian Shah or emperor, correct? If so, I would probably call it a "scepter" for the first picture, and a "cane" in the second picture. AmE spelling is scepter, BrE is sceptre as another post stated.

Without doing any research into who these men are, I would say that cane/walking stick are out, as these are generally used by older men as support when walking, and both men are relatively young and vigorous-looking. Stick is too crude a term for these aristocratic-looking men.

Staff would seem to apply to both men. Wand is another possibility, as both men could pass for magicians, or

That second one could be a crutch, the way he has it under his arm.

An0nymousWand is another possibility, as both men could pass for magicians, or magi, and magicians use (magic) wands.

I'm afraid not. The first one is Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar (5 September 1772 – 23 October 1834), the second Qajar Emperor/Shah of Persia. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death.

He would be holding a royal staff made of gold and lavi