29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
563
A SMALL AXE, GIBBS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with curved axe-blade formed with a sharp leading edge and struck with the maker’s name on one face, moulded rear pean with the letter ‘V’ for branding, iron haft with moulded neck, fitted with four shaped horn panels (perhaps replaced in its working life), complete with its leather cover with belt loop, 35.5 cm
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £260
with curved axe-blade formed with a sharp leading edge and struck with the maker’s name on one face, moulded rear pean with the letter ‘V’ for branding, iron haft with moulded neck, fitted with four shaped horn panels (perhaps replaced in its working life), complete with its leather cover with belt loop, 35.5 cm
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
