29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
545
A HEAVY BOWIE KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with broad double-edged blade formed with a spear point and a full-length central fuller on each face, large thick russet iron guard, and a pair of natural staghorn scales, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large German silver mounts, complete with suspension frog, 24.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 294.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £700
with broad double-edged blade formed with a spear point and a full-length central fuller on each face, large thick russet iron guard, and a pair of natural staghorn scales, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large German silver mounts, complete with suspension frog, 24.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 294.
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
