29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
629
A CASED SET OF CARVING KNIVES, JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO HIS MAJESTY, SHEFFIELD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER
comprising knife struck with maker’s details, crown dividing the royal initials ‘GR’, and ‘Shear steel', natural staghorn grip, and nickel silver pommel, fork and steel en suite in its leatherette case lined in blue with the maker’s detail inside the lid in gilt letters; the second, T. Glossop, Sheffield, similar, in its mahogany case, the first case 41.5 cm (2)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 192.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £170
comprising knife struck with maker’s details, crown dividing the royal initials ‘GR’, and ‘Shear steel', natural staghorn grip, and nickel silver pommel, fork and steel en suite in its leatherette case lined in blue with the maker’s detail inside the lid in gilt letters; the second, T. Glossop, Sheffield, similar, in its mahogany case, the first case 41.5 cm (2)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 192.
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
