Lot 116
116
A RARE ENGLISH SILVER PENNER, mid-17th Century, in six sections, the bulbous head engraved with a coat of arms in scroll mantling, the tubular stem engraved with numerals and foliage at the joins, containing pen-knife, ink compartments and two pens, the base with shallow compartment with hinged cover engraved with crest--5¾in. (14.5cm.) long

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A RARE ENGLISH SILVER PENNER, mid-17th Century, in six sections, the bulbous head engraved with a coat of arms in scroll mantling, the tubular stem engraved with numerals and foliage at the joins, containing pen-knife, ink compartments and two pens, the base with shallow compartment with hinged cover engraved with crest--5¾in. (14.5cm.) long

Lot Essay

Michael Clayton in The Collectors Dictionary of Siver and Gold of Great Britian and North America, 1985 ed., page 271, states that 'early survivals (of penners) are all of 17th century date, having a compartmenmt for ink, another for pens (short quills) and the finial usually forming a seal face. They are in fact the forerunner of the travelling ink-well...they are seldom fully marked.'

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