29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
633
TEN JOSEPH RODGERS PATENT QUILL MACHINES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
each with steel blade, hardwood body, brass clip with the maker’s details and star and cross marks, in its case, the first: 13.5 cm (10)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 125.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £750
each with steel blade, hardwood body, brass clip with the maker’s details and star and cross marks, in its case, the first: 13.5 cm (10)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 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
