The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 223
A Victorian novelty silver mounted carved ebony pencil
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver mounted carved ebony pencil,
by S. Mordan and Co, with a registration lozenge for 1873,
modelled as a dog's head wearing a Moorish style hat, set with glass eyes, in a fitted case, length 11cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 110.