29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
702
TWO SPORTSMAN’S KNIVES, MAPPIN & WEBB, SHEFFIELD AND THREE FURTHER SPORTMAN’S KNIVES EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the first with signed folding blade, pincers, snips and button hook, nickel silver body and loop; the second with signed folding blade, cigar cutter and corkscrew; the third Lockwood Brothers, Sheffield, with five folding elements including farriers hook; the fourth by the same with cartridge extractor, and another Joseph Elliott & Sons, with seven folding elements and nickel silver body, 9.3 cm (closed) (5)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 153.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £450
the first with signed folding blade, pincers, snips and button hook, nickel silver body and loop; the second with signed folding blade, cigar cutter and corkscrew; the third Lockwood Brothers, Sheffield, with five folding elements including farriers hook; the fourth by the same with cartridge extractor, and another Joseph Elliott & Sons, with seven folding elements and nickel silver body, 9.3 cm (closed) (5)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 153.
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
