29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
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A SPORTSMAN’S KNIFE, W. MORTON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with eight folding elements, the larger five signed at the ricasso, including knife, saw, turn screw, button hook and trace borer, chequered horn scales with concealed pricker and tweezers, and German silver loop, 15.5 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 150.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £650
with eight folding elements, the larger five signed at the ricasso, including knife, saw, turn screw, button hook and trace borer, chequered horn scales with concealed pricker and tweezers, and German silver loop, 15.5 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 150.
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
