29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
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◉ A TORTOISESHELL MOUNTED POCKET KNIFE, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD AND FIFTEEN FURTHER POCKET KNIVES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the first with four folding blades, stamped by the maker and with cross marks, German silver mounts and tortoiseshell scales; a ‘Real Pampa knife’ by Lockwood brothers, with two signed folding blades; five knives by Joseph Elliott & Sons, each with two folding blades; four knives by Joseph Elliott & Sons, each with a single folding blade; another by J. Elliott; and four further knives, the first: 8.5 cm (closed) (16)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 117.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £950
the first with four folding blades, stamped by the maker and with cross marks, German silver mounts and tortoiseshell scales; a ‘Real Pampa knife’ by Lockwood brothers, with two signed folding blades; five knives by Joseph Elliott & Sons, each with two folding blades; four knives by Joseph Elliott & Sons, each with a single folding blade; another by J. Elliott; and four further knives, the first: 8.5 cm (closed) (16)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 117.
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
