The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019

Lot 85

A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold plumb-bob pencil

Estimate £400 - £600

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Description

A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold plumb-bob pencil,

marked W.T for Walter Thornhill, and design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873, also marked 2789,

with a ring attachment, length extended 7.5cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.