6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
236
◉ A MINIATURE POCKET KNIFE, WRAGG & SON, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY AND FOUR EXTRA THIN POCKET KNIVES
the first with two folding blades, awl and cork screw, brass fillets and mother-of-pearl scales; the second by Petty & Sons, with two folding blades and polished horn grips; the third with two blades and button hook; the fourth with two folding blades, one stamped ‘Innocent 1695’ and tortoiseshell scales; the fifth and sixth similar and the seventh with mother-of-pearl scales, the first: 5.0 cm (7)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 108 and 121.
Sold for £480
the first with two folding blades, awl and cork screw, brass fillets and mother-of-pearl scales; the second by Petty & Sons, with two folding blades and polished horn grips; the third with two blades and button hook; the fourth with two folding blades, one stamped ‘Innocent 1695’ and tortoiseshell scales; the fifth and sixth similar and the seventh with mother-of-pearl scales, the first: 5.0 cm (7)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 108 and 121.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
