The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 83
A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil,
marked S. Mordan and Co, no.927 and W.T for Walter Thornhill, and design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873,
with a ring attachment, reeded decoration, engraved with a monogram, length extended 18cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.