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Large Victorian Antique Silver Combination Sliding Dip Pen & Propelling Pencil 'Crest of Elvin'
UNMARKED
c1860
A superb and large Victorian silver combination sliding Propelling Pencil and Dip Pen, the barrel engraved with foliate scrolls and 'Forget Me Not', the terminal set with a Carnelian seal engraved with the crest and motto of Charles Norton Elvin of East Dereham, Norfolk, in an engraved large trumpet shaped mount covering a lead reservoir.
Charles Norton Elvin was author of 'A Dictionary of Heraldry', and other titles on Heraldry. His crest: 'issuing from rocks ppr., a demi-lion rampant or, holding between the paws a vine-branch fructed, also ppr', and motto: 'Elvenaca floreat vitis' (Let the vine of Elvine flourish) depicted on the seal.
Unmarked, c1860.
111 mm closed.
138 mm open.
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Price
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£650.00
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| Condition |
In fine condition with no damage or repair and in good working order. |
| Weight |
26.00
Grams
(0.84 troy ounces)
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| Country |
England |
| Stock Code |
JH13A |
| Medium |
Silver |
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OR CALL
01795 842205
01795 470699
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