29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
737
A BOWIE KNIFE, TEMPORAL, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER
with broad blade formed with a three-quarter length clipped-back point, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, German silver guard, and natural staghorn grip, in its tooled leather scabbard with German silver mounts, 25.8 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 285.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £80
with broad blade formed with a three-quarter length clipped-back point, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, German silver guard, and natural staghorn grip, in its tooled leather scabbard with German silver mounts, 25.8 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 285.
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
