The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 192
A Victorian novelty silver-gilt pencil
Estimate £300 - £400
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver-gilt pencil,
by S. Mordan and Co, with a lozenge mark for 1872,
modelled as a butter knife, foliate pistol-grip handle, the blade with foliate decoration, length 11cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 100.