29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
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◉ FOUR JOSEPH RODGERS PATENT QUILL MACHINES AND SEVEN POCKET MANICURE SETS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the first with steel blades, hardwood bodies, brass clips with the maker’s details and cross marks, and each in its case (one blade missing); the second all of folding scissor type, three with mother-of-pearl scales, three with tortoiseshell scales, and one with brass scales, the first: 13.5 cm (11)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 122, 125.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £280
the first with steel blades, hardwood bodies, brass clips with the maker’s details and cross marks, and each in its case (one blade missing); the second all of folding scissor type, three with mother-of-pearl scales, three with tortoiseshell scales, and one with brass scales, the first: 13.5 cm (11)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 122, 125.
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
