Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 270
About this Item
A Victorian 16ct gold and enamel sliding propelling pencil
the barrel enamelled with a putto holding a butterfly against a black ground, the ribbed shaft with suspension carrying loop, enamel chipped, 10,5cm long; an American 9ct gold sliding propelling pencil, Aikin Lambert & Co, circa 1890, engine-turned decoration, 11,8cm long; a Victorian 9ct gold sliding propelling pencil, Constantine & Floyd, Birmingham, 1897, with engine-turned decoration, the seal terminal inset with a yellow stone matrix, 10,4cm long; and a Victorian 9ct gold penknife and propelling pencil, probably James Allen, Birmingham, 1894, with engraved shaft and suspension carrying loop, 7cm long
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