A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL PENCIL
Lot 216

A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL PENCIL

MARKED ONLY WITH EAGLE'S HEAD CONTROL MARK TO SUSPENSION LOOP, 2ND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY

Closed11 March 2014

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GBP 1,750

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A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL PENCIL
MARKED ONLY WITH EAGLE'S HEAD CONTROL MARK TO SUSPENSION LOOP, 2ND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY
The gold-cased pencil with extending top section enamelled with pink and white dot and dash motifs, the pull-off case with emerald green translucent enamel over bands of undulating waves, with white bands at top and bottom, top band with green swags, bottom band with green leafy frieze, a border of green and white dot and dash motifs below the suspension loop which sits atop a flower-head motif
3 in. long (7.5 cm.) before extending