Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 252
A William IV silver pencil
Estimate £80 - £100 | Hammer £80
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Description
A William IV silver pencil,
marked Willmore, circa 1835,
with foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, with a purple finial, foliate borders, length 8.9cm.
In 1828 S. Mordan undertook an action against Joseph Willmore of Birmingham for breach of patent of the everpointed pencil. S. Mordan lost the action.