The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 248
A Victorian novelty silver pencil
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description
A Victorian novelty silver pencil,
by S. Mordan and Co, also with a registration lozenge,
modelled as an axe, the blade inscribed 'FOR AXING QUESTIONS', the long handle with a slide-out pencil, length 9cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 116.