The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019

Lot 240

A rare Victorian novelty silver pencil

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £900

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Description

A rare Victorian novelty silver pencil,

by Leuchars and Son, with a registration lozenge for 1879,

modelled as a shrimp, with a ring attachment, length 6.8cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 112.