The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 454
A small collection of gold and silver pencils
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £300
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Description
A small collection of gold and silver pencils,
comprising a 9-carat gold pen and pencil, ' The Mascot', circa 1920, possibly by E. Baker, plain form with a ring attachment, plus a French pencil modelled as a fleur-de-lys, a pencil with an enamelled calculator, with import marks for 1927, importer's mark of Charles and Cohen, one enamelled with a perpetual calendar, called the Barker Perm Point, Birmingham 1927, plus a red enamel perpetual calendar, import marks for London 1930, importer's mark of Asprey and Co, and an unmarked silver and enamel pencil. (6)
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 198.