Straight Razor Auction Ending 9/16

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Straight razor. Celebrated Razor Talbot Works Sheffield. Wonderful fully carved natural whalebone handle with inlaid escutcheon plate with awesome pique pin work. 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.

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Straight razor. Wm. Elliot & Co. Rare celluloid handle with touring car. Again, Kurt Moe, a sophisticated, serious collector, purchased many fine pieces from me over 45 years. This is THE RAZOR from my book.  This razor handle pattern is #22 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. Red Injun. H. Boker. Awesome 6 panel mother of pearl handled razor having ornate metal spacers on each side all attached to metal liners for strength. Pearl is rare and top of the line.

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Straight razor. Engelswerks. C. W. Engels. Very ornate, rare figural cast aluminum handle having great detail on the entire pattern including four female figures. figural cast aluminum handled straight razors are quite rare as aluminum was a new and expensive alloy at the time these Art Nouveau razors were popular. This would have been the top of their line for this maker.

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Straight razor. Old English. A fantastic example of the "Four Seasons" pressed Buffalo horn handle pattern with figures and titles for all seasons. C-1810. Rare.

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Straight razor. E. H. Maloof Boston. The blade is etched in gold with "The Crown Prince of Russia." The handle is very ornate figural celluloid.  This razor handle pattern is #43 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle. Very rare to have both a fully etched blade and fancy handle on the same straight razor.

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Straight razor. Manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield. Extremely rare select horn handle. Kurt bought this at Auction from my collection years ago. This Handle material is the rarest that you will find on an early Razor. I have witnessed four, including the folding straight razor carried by the Duke of Marlborough. All four that I have encountered over the past 50 years, I kept. You will search for many years and most likely will never find one. I do not know why this "select horn" is so rare. It must have been extremely hard to find this kind of grain on a single horn.

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Straight razor. F&B. Fancy, unique Sterling Silver handle pattern. Sterling silver was the top of the line handle material for Cutlery firms in the late 19thC.  Foster & Bailey was a small quality American silversmith Company that operated in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878-1898. Very ornate and rare shaving tool.

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Straight razors. Two rare American made picked bone handled razors. Picked bone was made to resemble Stag antler. Wyeth Hardware from Missouri made the first one. The second by Holley Mfg. Lakeville, CT. Nice.

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Straight razor. Manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield. Massive blade and clear horn handle. "FOR BARBER'S USE."

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Straight razor. Freije & Asha. Very ornate, rare figural celluloid handle pattern with awesome color. I believe this maker is the only one to witness this rare handle pattern. This example has celluloid tang scales. The blade is nicely etched COLUMBUS. This razor handle pattern is #10 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle. While this example has the same great colors as the one in my book it is different. When I bought mine it was competitive bidding on EBay that put me in at $1,250.!

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Straight razor. This is one of the most elaborate pique patterns I have witnessed on a handle. 100's of individual pins tapped into the carved whalebone handle around the escutcheon plate. 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.

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Straight razor. Wade & Butcher. C-1810-20. Awesome pressed Buffalo horn handle with crisp impressions of hunting/farming motif. Rare.

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Straight razor. Made in St. Louis, MO. This handle is quite unique. It appears to be figural Hollow brass casting. Ornate and unusual.

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Straight razors. Two inlaid horn handled 18thC Revolutionary War period shaving tools. Very rare. Bennett made one the other Warranted. 

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Straight razor. Assay Shaheen & Co. a very colorful celluloid handle pattern with a parrot decorated in red and imitation ivory. This razor handle pattern is #73 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle. All of these hand colored handle patterns are quite rare. The color on this one is better than the example in my book. The blade is etched LIBERTY BELL.

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Straight razor. Marsden Warranted. C-1820-30. Very rare massive blades razor on a Buffalo horn handle.

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Straight razor. Wade & Butcher Sheffield, England. Blade nicely etched WADE & BUTCHER. the carved mother of pearl handle has four panels attached to shaped metal liners to add strength. Very nice.

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Straight razor. Wm. Elliot & Co. Rare celluloid handle with touring car. This razor handle pattern is #22 in the book "Celluloid Handle Guide for Straight Razor Collectors Reflecting on Fifty Years of Handle Designs (1870-1920)" By Robert A. Doyle.

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Straight razor. "Manufactured for America by Louis Amier." C-1840. Very nice silver inlaid horn hunting scene. Rare.