29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
753
A FIGHTING KNIFE, HILL & SON, 4 HAYMARKET, LONDON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with robust blade formed with a clipped-back point, signed ricasso, chequered grip over milled brass fillets, and fitted with a spring finger-guard at the base in its leather scabbard with belt loop, 15.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 216.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £420
with robust blade formed with a clipped-back point, signed ricasso, chequered grip over milled brass fillets, and fitted with a spring finger-guard at the base in its leather scabbard with belt loop, 15.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 216.
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
