Straight Razor Auction Ending 12/12

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Cased Matched Pair of Straight Razors: PATENT TEMPER stamped on tangs. 18thC pair have tortoiseshell and mother of pearl scales attached to brass liners with brass pins. Each razor has four panels of tortoiseshell and two of pearl. This pair is fitted in a very unusual decorated upright wood case lined in velvet and satin with a brass keyhole. The only set like this that I have witnessed.

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Cased Matched Pair of Straight Razors in oval, flat presentation velvet/satin lined leather covered case. Tangs stamped “Weiss”. C-1820. The genuine tortoiseshell handles are inlaid with an engraved escutcheon plate “London Bridge 1176.” Scutcheon plate on the outer lid is engraved “Robert Hall.”

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Cased Matched Pair of Straight Razors: The flat presentation case is lined in red satin/velvet and embossed in gold “CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON CO SHEFFIELD.” C-1815. The blades are wedge shaped with tangs stamped WARRANTED.  These smaller than average straight razors were known at the time as “Travel Razors.” The natural handle materials are carved in a wavy pattern. Rare.

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Rare Art Nouveau Sterling Silver handled strop and Sterling Silver handled straight razor. The J. A. Henckels razor has an ornate silver handle that is monogrammed and dated 1898. The pile side of tang has the stamp of the American Cutlery Importer “Graef & Schmidt.” Both the strop & razor handles stamped “Sterling.” Sterling silver was the top of the line handle material for Cutlery firms in the late 19thC.

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Rare Cased 7-Day Set having one handle and 7 blades, one for every day of the week. C-1820. The interior lid of the case, and all blade tangs are marked “Cadman.” This complete set has wedge blades with the days of the week engraved on the top of each blade. The ornately carved natural material handle has an inlaid pattern of “pique work” pins on the front side. Note: Pique work was the art of inlaying tiny silver pins, by hand, into the predrilled holes of the pattern. It was a cottage industry done in homes around the manufacturing city of Sheffield. This artistry was popular from about 1820-1840's. Pique work was performed on horn, pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and bone. You will not find two identical pieces. Even the pins are set by hand so they are not even in height. These one Handled seven day sets are extremely rare and were produced for a very short period of time, approximately 1820-1840. Further, each locking device is numbered to correspond with the specific shaped tang that fits it. In this case the number is "8” which is on the tangs. You could not lock these blades into the handle of any other similar set. The lined case is leather covered wood. This is one of the finest, early 7-Day sets I have ever seen.

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Cased Matched Pair of Presentation Joseph Rodgers & Sons Sheffield Straight Razors fitted in an ornate lined case having an engraved large escutcheon plate attached to the exterior top. Ornate pair of razors have the tops of both blades stamped “DAMASCUS STEEL.” The tangs are stamped W. Crown R. Next to the Rodger’s maker stamp. (W(crown)R" dating the manufacturing date to between 1830-37 for King William of England.) The exquisite handles are comprised of six panels of mother of pearl attached to liners on each of the two razors. The panels are carved and checkered and inlaid with pique work silver pins and escutcheon plates. The panels are attached to the metal liners for support and are flanked at each end with fancy metal caps. The lined presentation case has advertising on the interior of the lid. Note: Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers to Their Majesties #6 Norfolk Street Sheffield. They were in business from 1670-1970. They made some of the finest straight razors to come out of Sheffield during the 1800’s. The metal plate on the lid is beautifully engraved with a presentation message.

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Cased Matched Pair of Straight Razors: JOSEPH HAYWOOD SHEFFIELD made this magnificent pair of razors having carved natural material handles in the shape of shotguns. Simply one of a kind. The only pair like this that I have encountered in over 50 years of collecting. They are smaller than average and fitted in a lined presentation case having an escutcheon on the lid.

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Cased Matched Pair of genuine tortoiseshell handle Straight Razors from the infamous Henry T. Lummus Collection. “C. STEWART & CO” maker. C-1820’s. The handles are inlaid with monogrammed shield shaped escutcheon plates.  When I purchased the Lummus Collection many years ago, there were only a couple of sets. He mainly collected rare and unusual, early single razors. Note: The number 1375 on the blade is an inventory number from the Henry T. Lummus Collection assembled before 1920. Lummus wrote articles on straight Razor Collecting for "Antiques" magazine in the 1920's. (I bought his 500 piece collection from his Estate over 40 years ago.)

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Cased Matched Pair of Mother of Pearl handled Straight Razors: The tangs are stamped “SET READY FOR USE, UNIVERSALLY APPROVED.” The six panel Pearl handles with inlaid escutcheon plate and fancy metal end caps are each fitted in the flat, lined, oval presentation case having an escutcheon plate on the lid. (See images for damage)

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Cased Matched Pair of scrimshawed handled Straight Razors: C-1840. Very rare pair of scrimshawed natural material handles fitted in their Joseph Rodgers flat presentation case. The scenes show a running boar on one handle and a running dog on the other.  The tooled leather lid is nicely embossed. Rare.

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Cased 7-Day Set. The tops of the blades have been beautifully sculptured to the point that there was no room to add the days of the week typical of these sets. All matching natural handled razors are fitted in the lined wood case that is brass bound. Complete with key.  (See images for damage)

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Cased Matched Pair of 1817 “pique work” handled Straight Razors: I LEONARD WESTMINSTER. Wow, hundreds of individually placed silver pins make up this elaborate pattern on both sides of these natural handles. Rarely do you find both sides of the handles having a pattern of pique work pins. A rare beauty.

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Cased Match Pair of Engraved Mother of Pearl Handled Joseph Rodgers Straight Razors: This is the only pair of engraved single piece pearl handled razors that I have ever seen. Of course, it doesn’t surprise me that they are fitted to Rodgers blades. Both razor handles are fully worked on both sides, full length. Both C-1850 razors have matching etched blades.

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Cased Matched Pair of Genuine Tortoiseshell Handled “ASPREY 166 BOND STREET” Straight Razors. The escutcheon plate on the lid of the oval engraved leather covered wood presentation case is engraved “R. E. HOUNSFIELD.” C-1820-40.

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Rare Cased 7-Day Set having one handle and 7 blades, one for every day of the week. C-1820. The tangs of the seven matching blade are stamped “GB.”  The blades along with the natural handle with metal locking device are all fitted in the lined mahogany wood case.

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Rare Cased 7-Day Set having one handle and 7 blades, one for every day of the week. C-1820’s. All blade tangs are marked “Anderson.” This complete set has the days of the week engraved on the top of each blade. The ornately carved natural material handle has an inlaid pattern of “pique work” pins on the front side. Note: Pique work was the art of inlaying tiny silver pins, by hand, into the predrilled holes of the pattern. It was a cottage industry done in homes around the manufacturing city of Sheffield. This artistry was popular from about 1820-1840's. Pique work was performed on horn, pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory and bone. You will not find two identical pieces. Even the pins are set by hand so they are not even in height. These one Handled seven day sets are extremely rare and were produced for a very short period of time, approximately 1820-1840. Further, each locking device is unique to correspond with the specific shaped tang that fits it. You could not lock these blades into the handle of any other similar set. The lined case is leather covered wood. This is a fine, complete and early 7-Day set example.

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Cased Matched Pair of Tortoiseshell handled WEISS STRAND (London) Straight Razors having silver inlaid escutcheon plates. The leather covered wooden, lined presentation case, has double clasps and an inlaid brass escutcheon plate. It still has its original paper label on the interior.

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Cased Matched Pair of Scrimshawed Mother of Pearl Handled “Traveling” Straight Razors made by “G. NAZER 31 ROYAL EXCHANGE.” The ornate three panels of pearl on each side are pinned to shaped metal liners for support. The head end of the razor is nicely shaped. The exotic wood case is lined and held together with a piano hinge. This small case is specially designed to fit the unique shape of these smaller than average “traveling razors.” The lid is fitted with an ornately engraved oval escutcheon plate. Very rare and complete.

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Cased Matched Pair of EVERILL Straight Razors having genuine Tortoiseshell handles. C-1800-1810. The red leather covered wood oval presentation case is lined and has a silver escutcheon plate engraved “Pignus esciguum amicitice” translated from Latin means “A Small Pledge of Friendship.“ Early and rare.

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Cased Matched Pair of “SILVERSTEEL” Straight Razors having genuine whalebone handles with an elaborate pique work pattern of silver pins around the inlaid escutcheon plates. Blades are uniquely shaped. C-1840. Red leather embossed in gold octagon shaped presentation case with Wostenholm marketing on lid.