29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
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A MINIATURE TENON SAW, THREE MOTHER-OF-PEARL MOUNTED MINIATURE KNIVES AND NINE MINIATURE POCKET KNIVES CONTAINED WITHIN A HAZELNUT
the first with blackened hardwood handle; the second with two folding blades, the third and fourth each with a single folding blade, the fifth comprising nine very small knives, each with folding blade with bottle-opener terminal, tapering cylindrical body, all contained in a hazelnut joined by a copper alloy hinged mount, the first: 6.3 cm overall (14)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 85.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £120
the first with blackened hardwood handle; the second with two folding blades, the third and fourth each with a single folding blade, the fifth comprising nine very small knives, each with folding blade with bottle-opener terminal, tapering cylindrical body, all contained in a hazelnut joined by a copper alloy hinged mount, the first: 6.3 cm overall (14)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 85.
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
