29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
519
A SWEDISH POCKET KNIFE, HEDENGRAN & SONS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with four small folding blades, two signed at the ricasso and one stamped ‘46’, etched blued and gilt iron body decorated with scrolling foliage, the owner’s name ‘M. A Layd’ on one face, the Swedish crowned Royal Arms on the other, and engraved ‘B. Beskow’ in small letters, in its padded leather case
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 142.
Hedengran is first recorded in 1833 in Eskilstuna Sweden, becoming Hedengran & Sons 1870 -1916.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £280
with four small folding blades, two signed at the ricasso and one stamped ‘46’, etched blued and gilt iron body decorated with scrolling foliage, the owner’s name ‘M. A Layd’ on one face, the Swedish crowned Royal Arms on the other, and engraved ‘B. Beskow’ in small letters, in its padded leather case
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 142.
Hedengran is first recorded in 1833 in Eskilstuna Sweden, becoming Hedengran & Sons 1870 -1916.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives, 29th Jun, 2023
