FINE GRAVELEY & WREAKS SPEARPOINT BOWIE WITH SHEATH.

FINE GRAVELEY & WREAKS SPEARPOINT BOWIE WITH SHEATH. Large heavy Bowie with 10-1/16″ spearpoint blade, 16-1/4″ overall length. Blade is 2″ wide, 1-3/4″ at ricasso and 1/4″ thick, with spearpoint having a 4-1/2″ back grind. Left ricasso is stamped “GRAVELEY & WREAKS / NEW YORK”. Mountings are of German silver with a thick handguard having reverse curled quillons, a fluted ferrule and a nicely detailed eagle’s head pommel. Handle is 1-pc horn with two German silver rivets, a blank German silver shield on left side and a blank bowtie plate on right side and checkered top and bottom edges. Accompanied by its orig leather covered wood sheath with silver throat & tip that has a frog button on right side, with a sewn seam on left side. Throat & tip have light zig zag engraved borders. Tip has a ball finial. Graveley & Wreaks were importers of Sheffield Bowies in the period 1836-1838 with a shop in the Astor Building in downtown New York City. With that address and the John Jacob Astor connection they undoubtedly catered to the carriage trade with high end merchandise. This large knife would have nicely filled that bill. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains much of its orig polish, having been lightly cleaned with some scattered very fine pin prick pitting. Handle has a couple of small chips with a few handling & use marks with a good hand worn patina. Sheath has a fine crackled surface and retains dark brown color with some minor losses of surface finish. Throat & tip have a couple of minor dents & dings otherwise sheath is entirely sound. A fine Bowie in nearly orig condition. 4-38225 JR338 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2501	$0.00	FINE GRAVELEY & WREAKS SPEARPOINT BOWIE WITH SHEATH. Large heavy Bowie with 10-1/16″ spearpoint blade, 16-1/4″ overall length. Blade is 2″ wide, 1-3/4″ at ricasso and 1/4″ thick, with spearpoint having a 4-1/2″ back grind. Left ricasso is stamped “GRAVELEY & WREAKS / NEW YORK”. Mountings are of German silver with a thick handguard having reverse curled quillons, a fluted ferrule and a nicely detailed eagle’s head pommel. Handle is 1-pc horn with two German silver rivets, a blank German silver shield on left side and a blank bowtie plate on right side and checkered top and bottom edges. Accompanied by its orig leather covered wood sheath with silver throat & tip that has a frog button on right side, with a sewn seam on left side. Throat & tip have light zig zag engraved borders. Tip has a ball finial. Graveley & Wreaks were importers of Sheffield Bowies in the period 1836-1838 with a shop in the Astor Building in downtown New York City. With that address and the John Jacob Astor connection they undoubtedly catered to the carriage trade with high end merchandise. This large knife would have nicely filled that bill. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains much of its orig polish, having been lightly cleaned with some scattered very fine pin prick pitting. Handle has a couple of small chips with a few handling & use marks with a good hand worn patina. Sheath has a fine crackled surface and retains dark brown color with some minor losses of surface finish. Throat & tip have a couple of minor dents & dings otherwise sheath is entirely sound. A fine Bowie in nearly orig condition. 4-38225 JR338 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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