The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019

Lot 258

Two Victorian novelty silver pencils

Estimate £250 - £300 | Hammer £220

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Description

Two Victorian novelty silver pencils,

by S. Mordan and Co, one with a registration lozenge for 1875,

modelled as nails, one with a gilded head, one with a ring attachment, lengths 8cm and 7.7cm. (2)

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 117.