29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
734
A COACHMAN’S KNIFE, JAMES RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, MID-19TH CENTURY
with eleven folding elements including signed blade, saw, farriers hook, fleam, trace borer, and corkscrew, iron fillets and natural staghorn scales with concealed tweezers, pick and concealed knife, 9.5 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 154.
James Rodgers is recorded circa 1758-1829. He established James Rodgers & Co and, with Philip Unwin, Unwin & Rodgers. Following his death in 1829 the company continued, with cutlery stamped 'Unwin and Rodgers', 'James Rodgers & Co.' and 'James Rodgers'. It is likely that the continued use of the Rodgers name was largely due to its echoes of the illustrious Joseph Rodgers & Sons.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £400
with eleven folding elements including signed blade, saw, farriers hook, fleam, trace borer, and corkscrew, iron fillets and natural staghorn scales with concealed tweezers, pick and concealed knife, 9.5 cm (closed)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 154.
James Rodgers is recorded circa 1758-1829. He established James Rodgers & Co and, with Philip Unwin, Unwin & Rodgers. Following his death in 1829 the company continued, with cutlery stamped 'Unwin and Rodgers', 'James Rodgers & Co.' and 'James Rodgers'. It is likely that the continued use of the Rodgers name was largely due to its echoes of the illustrious Joseph Rodgers & Sons.
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
