The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 438
A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold pencil
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold pencil,
by S. Mordan and Co. marked with the arrow mark and a registration lozenge for 1878,
modelled as an officer's sword, with a four-bar hilt, and scabbard, with two ring attachments, length 13.2cm.
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 192.