29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
781
AN UNUSUAL DAGGER, UNDERWOOD, 56 HAYMARKET, LONDON, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with broad blade flaring towards the tip and formed with a swaged back-edge, signed rectangular ricasso struck with the Royal letters ‘ER’ divided by a crown, German silver elliptical guard, and natural staghorn scales retained by six German silver rivets in its leather scabbard with belt loop and retaining strap, 20.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 285.
Henry Thomas Underwood is recorded at 56 Haymarket between 1822 until his death in 1860. Knives continued to be marked ‘Underwood’ until 1925 when the company ceased trading.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £400
with broad blade flaring towards the tip and formed with a swaged back-edge, signed rectangular ricasso struck with the Royal letters ‘ER’ divided by a crown, German silver elliptical guard, and natural staghorn scales retained by six German silver rivets in its leather scabbard with belt loop and retaining strap, 20.7 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 285.
Henry Thomas Underwood is recorded at 56 Haymarket between 1822 until his death in 1860. Knives continued to be marked ‘Underwood’ until 1925 when the company ceased trading.
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
