The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 53
A Victorian novelty silver pencil
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver pencil,
by Portner and Houle, 5th April 1880,
modelled as a grenade, length closed 3.5cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 39.