29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
540
A FOLDING KNIFE, CIRCA 1860-80
comprising two blades, the larger stamped ‘Hich’ at the ricasso, German silver fillets, filed springs, ebonised scales inlaid with polychrome flowers, and German silver terminals, 16.0 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 89.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £260
comprising two blades, the larger stamped ‘Hich’ at the ricasso, German silver fillets, filed springs, ebonised scales inlaid with polychrome flowers, and German silver terminals, 16.0 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 89.
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
