29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
716
A BOWIE KNIFE, G. & J. OXLEY, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1880
with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point, signed on a scroll and inscribed ‘Texas Ranger’s Knife’, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, pewter hilt cast in one piece including integral guard and pistol grip decorated with scrolls, in a tooled and gilt leather scabbard, perhaps the original, with German silver mounts, 21.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 288.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £880
with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point, signed on a scroll and inscribed ‘Texas Ranger’s Knife’, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, pewter hilt cast in one piece including integral guard and pistol grip decorated with scrolls, in a tooled and gilt leather scabbard, perhaps the original, with German silver mounts, 21.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 288.
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
