The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 434
A novelty silver pencil
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300
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Description
A novelty silver pencil,
by Thornhill, retailed by Hamilton and Co. Calcutta,
modelled as a soda water bottle, with a ring attachment, titled 'Thornhill's Soda Water', length 5.8cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 186.