29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
530
A FOLDING DIRK FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with folding locking blade stamped ‘S*H Sheffield’ at the ricasso, German silver pivoting cross-piece, hardwood scales inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and German silver pommel with Federal eagle and shield, 11.0 cm, blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 131.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £650
with folding locking blade stamped ‘S*H Sheffield’ at the ricasso, German silver pivoting cross-piece, hardwood scales inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and German silver pommel with Federal eagle and shield, 11.0 cm, blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 131.
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
