6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
229
A SPORTSMAN’S 'WHARNCLIFFE' KNIFE, RODGERS, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, CUTLERS TO HIS MAJESTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with folding blade stamped ‘Wharncliffe’, saw, corkscrew, awl, shaped farrier’s hook, inlet picker and tweezers, natural staghorn scales, brass fillets, and vacant German silver escutcheon, 10.4 cm (closed)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p.84.
Sold for £2,000
with folding blade stamped ‘Wharncliffe’, saw, corkscrew, awl, shaped farrier’s hook, inlet picker and tweezers, natural staghorn scales, brass fillets, and vacant German silver escutcheon, 10.4 cm (closed)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p.84.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
