The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019

Lot 197

λA Victorian novelty silver-mounted wood and ivory pencil

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £200

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Description

λA Victorian novelty silver-mounted wood and ivory pencil,

by S. Mordan and Co., also marked with a registration lozenge for 1873,

modelled as a walking cane, textured shaft, carved ivory handle, length 11.2cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 103.