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87. A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil, retailed by Hamilton and Co of Calcutta, and with a design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873, with a ring attachment, reeded decoration, length extended 8.5cm. £200-300 Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.
89. A Victorian novelty silver plumb-bob pencil, by Walter Thornhill, also marked no. 1316, and with a design registration lozenge for 12 September 1873, with a ring attachment, reeded and chased foliate decoration, length extended 7.8cm. £200-300 Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.
91. A Victorian silver sheath pencil, by S. Mordan and Co., cylindrical form, engraved with a perpetual calendar, and with a ring attachment, plus a French silver perpetual calendar pen and pencil, length 13.1cm, and another French silver perpetual calendar pencil. (3) £200-300 Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 72.
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88. A 19th century gilt-metal plumb-bob pencil, unmarked, with a ring attachment, length closed 3cm.
£100-150
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 69.
90. A Victorian silver combination pencil, by S. Mordan, London 1848, also stamped ‘S. Mordan and Co Makers’, comprising: a pen, pencil, ruler, and knife, cylindrical form, screwoff bloodstone seal finial engraved with a crest, length 12.3cm. £200-300 Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 72.
92. A Victorian gold-mounted ivory combination pencil, by S. Mordan and Co. cylindrical form, with a pen, pencil, thermometer and compass, length closed 10.3cm, plus another Victorian silver-mounted ivory combination pencil, by S. Mordan and Co., with a pen, pencil, penknife, fork and spike, length closed 10.7cm. (2) £300-400
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 73.