Victorian c.1879 9ct Gold Mounted Seal Top Extending Propelling Pencil

Description: Victorian 9ct gold mounted extending propelling pencil, with a hexagonal shaft, foliate decoration, and an engraved cartouche "G 1st Jan.y 1879 H", and a foil-backed citrine/quartz* mounted seal top, engraved "CP" & "CEDE DEO" (yield to god) when stamped, or appears "GEDE DEO" (go to god) as engraved. Otherwise unmarked, but chemically tested as gold. * Likely quartz or pale citrine, with orange foil back to resemble a cairngorm, hugely popular at the time. Tight sliding, but loose slider against its fixing pins. Mechanism appears functional, and contains a piece of lead graphite, but the pencil tip is loose, caused by a threaded screw-fit tip. Extended, it measures 122mm long, and retracted, it measures 92mm long. The gold weight is unavailable, but has a total item weight of 16g. Please Note: Items listed are vintage or antique and may have varying degrees of wear from age and use. You are encouraged to view all photos associated with the listing to familiarise yourself with the condition. All weights and sizes are approximate. No offers, unless the offer facility is available on the listing. Check delivery address when paying. Payment within 4 days please. Items maybe cancelled after then. 2 day dispatch time, however items paid before 5pm (UK time) are normally posted the next working day. Feedback is left, and tracking uploaded, once the parcel is in the postal network. Any 3rd party delivery times stated (Ebay, Royal Mail, etc.) are to be used as a guide, and are not guaranteed. For international delivery, parcels maybe sent through Royal Mail for small items to selected countries, or Ebay's Global Shipping Programme. Where international delivery is available, paper invoices will be included in the parcel (excluding GSP shipping).

Price: 225 GBP

Location: Somerton, Somerset

End Time: 2024-12-15T08:32:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.52 GBP