Carved Lady Knife

Description

This sculpture was hand-carved by Adam McKay in Australia. Carved in the round, it portrays a young lady with a tame bird of prey. The form is modelled from a popular theme found across Europe and Scandinavia from c. 1200-1400 of young women with birds, dogs and musical instruments. Because extant examples are invariably from ivory, this reproduction is olive wood; a fine carving wood and fitting substitute.

Beyond the sculpted handle, this is a fully functional carving knife, with a queen ebony bolster and high carbon tool steel blade. High carbon steels take and retain a razor edge, should you decide to put this artwork into service.

The accompanying vegetable tan leather sheath is a suitable match for the carved handle. It has been molded directly to the knife, hand stitched and decorated with hand-tooled panels, and finished with a beeswax polish for sheen and durability. The decoration is based on examples in the Museum of London.

For more information on similar knife handles, see the Gothic Ivories Project at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London

Dimensions:

Total length: 297mm
Blade length: 173mm
Bladed depth: 39mm
Spine thickness: 2mm
140 grams

Materials:

Olivewood
High Speed Tool Steel
Queen Ebony
Vegetable Tan Leather
Linen thread

Please Note – Although Adam McKay can create new custom knives to your specification, this listing is for one unique knife.