29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
517
AN INDIAN BOWIE KNIFE, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
with single-edged blade swelling to a double-edged point, rectangular ricasso, lightweight guard, turned wooden grip with chased silver band in the centre and chased silver cap pommel, in its fabric-covered scabbard with chased silver locket and plain chape, 25.5 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 318.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £120
with single-edged blade swelling to a double-edged point, rectangular ricasso, lightweight guard, turned wooden grip with chased silver band in the centre and chased silver cap pommel, in its fabric-covered scabbard with chased silver locket and plain chape, 25.5 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 318.
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
