A Victorian unmarked gold and enamel memorial propelling...
A Victorian unmarked gold and enamel memorial propelling pencil, by Sampson Mordan & Co circa 1880
With opaque enamel decoration of flowers and scrolls in white and blue against a black ground, the urn shaped finial inset with hardstone. Reads; In Memory Of R.R. Maddison.
Length closed – 9.7 cm / 3.75 inches
Weight – 17 grams / 0.55 ozt
A pencil with similar enamelling was sold at Wooley & Wallis, 23rd Jan 2014 Lot 1264
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A Victorian unmarked gold and enamel memorial propelling pencil, by Sampson Mordan & Co circa 1880
With opaque enamel decoration of flowers and scrolls in white and blue against a black ground, the urn shaped finial inset with hardstone. Reads; In Memory Of R.R. Maddison.
Length closed – 9.7 cm / 3.75 inches
Weight – 17 grams / 0.55 ozt
A pencil with similar enamelling was sold at Wooley & Wallis, 23rd Jan 2014 Lot 1264