A rare American novelty silver pencil

A rare American novelty silver pencil,

by Tiffany and Co,

modelled as The Metropolitan Life Tower, in a fitted case, length closed 9cm.

For a similar pencil see The KB Collection, Woolley and Wallis, The Salisbury Salerooms, lot 425, 22 January 2019. This similar one is Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 177.

The Metropolitan Life Tower is a landmark skyscraper at One Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York. Designed by the architectural firm Napoleon Brun and Sons, the tower is modelled after the Campanile in Venice. It was constructed in 1909, and was the world's tallest building until 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building.