Live Auction 6911Travel, Science and Natural History
Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Lot 156 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)

An "Onoto" patent self filling Pen, marked 'De la Rue London'

Closed9 October 2012

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Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
An "Onoto" patent self filling Pen, marked 'De la Rue London'
cylindrical, the body with guilloche decoration and two yellow metal mounts, one engraved 'E.S. 1921', yellow metal nib, the cover en-suite with yellow metal end cap, mounts marked '18 ct', marked on body and nib, length: 144mm.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922).
Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), and thence by descent; Christie's, 25 Sept. 2001, lot 242 where acquired by the present owner.