The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019

Lot 294

A Victorian gold

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280

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Description

A Victorian gold, silver and niello work pencil,

unmarked circa 1882,

modelled as a key, with a pierced handle, inscribed and dated '1882', niello work body, length closed 6.2cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 126.