Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 887

λA Victorian novelty ivory telescopic pencil

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £600

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Description

λA Victorian novelty ivory telescopic pencil,

retailed by W. Thornhill and Co, with a registration lozenge for 1881, probably made by Mordan and Co,

modelled as a girl wearing a bonnet, in the Kate Greenaway manner, with a ring attachment, length closed 4.3cm.