4549

Oregon, 1929-2012

TED DOWELL FIXED-BLADE KNIFE ENGRAVED BY JULIE WARENSKI

Full-tang construction; the handle and blade made from one piece of mirror-finish steel. Grips with steel pins. Integral guard and butt with exceptional relief-engraved scrolling foliage. Signed on butt with "TMD" monogram mark above "J. Warenski".
Length 9".
Condition: **Not available for international delivery.** Sticker grime on handle. Minor wear at edge of butt.

The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact Eldred's before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction. 

  • Provenance:
    The Property of a Gentleman: The Estate of Peter Goldstein.

    Notes:
    Ted Dowell was born in Watertown, Massachusetts and has a masters of mathematics degree from Boston University. After a stint in the Navy, he settled in Oregon in 1954, where he worked as a mathematics professor. He made his first knife in high school shop class, but the knife shattered when he first used it. An avid deer hunter, he sought to find, or make, a good hunting knife. He started making knives in earnest in the 1960s. The production was a family affair -- his children made sheaths, stoked the stoves, sanded handles and ground blades. His first order for a knife came in June 1968, the result of the only display ad Dowell purchased, a tiny listing in American Rifleman magazine.

    Dowell was a founding member of the Knifemakers' Guild and is considered a master of the integral knife.

    Julie Warenski-Erickson is one the nation's top knife engravers and designers.

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February 28, 2024 9:30 AM EST
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