A BRITISH FIGHTING DAGGER
AT160920 - 16th September 2020
Lot 345
Lot 345
A BRITISH FIGHTING DAGGER, by Hubert M. Fawsitt & Co. Sheffield, with 6 3/4" stiletto blade bearing maker's name and stamped "AGENTS IN CAPETOWN J. H. & E. YOULE", S cross guard and carved ivory grip inscribed "HERBERT F(?)", "1/2/93" and "THERE IS A TIDE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MAN WHICH TAKEN AT THE FLOOD LEADS TO FORTUNE" - an extract from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, 11 1/8" long (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)