29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
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◉ A BOWIE KNIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, TILLOTSON & CO., COLUMBIA PLACE, SHEFFIELD; A BOWIE KNIFE, PROBABLY AMERICAN AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the first with robust single-edged blade formed with a spear point, stamped ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and with Federal eagle on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details, thin oval German silver guard, a pair of natural scales, probably narwhal, and vacant escutcheon, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard; the second with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and a slender fuller on each face, copper alloy guard, and natural staghorn grip; the third with tapering blade formed with a clipped-back point, German silver guard, natural staghorn grip, and German silver pommel cap, in its German silver scabbard, the first: 19.2 cm (3)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 267.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
the first with robust single-edged blade formed with a spear point, stamped ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and with Federal eagle on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details, thin oval German silver guard, a pair of natural scales, probably narwhal, and vacant escutcheon, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard; the second with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and a slender fuller on each face, copper alloy guard, and natural staghorn grip; the third with tapering blade formed with a clipped-back point, German silver guard, natural staghorn grip, and German silver pommel cap, in its German silver scabbard, the first: 19.2 cm (3)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 267.
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
