The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 226
A Victorian novelty carved wooden pencil
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A Victorian novelty carved wooden pencil,
modelled as a caricature of a man's head wearing a hat, set with glass eyes, length 8.5cm, plus a novelty black stone pencil, carved with a man's head wearing a hat and inscribed 'Vesuvio', length 10cm. (2)
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 111.