Details of Lot 139
A SMALL AL MAR POCKET KNIFE ENGRAVED BY THE RENOWNED ENGRAVER, BILL SINCLAIR
the steel grip plates profusely engraved with foliate scrolls around scenes of deer in woodland landscapes

W. P. (Bill) Sinclair was born in 1936. Bill spent most of his life working in the Scottish and English gun trade. Self taught, he first tried gun engraving in 1971 with the encouragement of Ken Hunt and by 1978 was working as a full time gun engraver. Game scenes were one of his specialities. He died in 2009.
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London
14 December 2011
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply