Antique, Art Deco Era, Nickel Silver, E.p.n.s., Pen Nib Wipe - Brush

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Seller: resolutenodawn ✉️ (262) 100%, Location: Leighton Buzzard, GB, Ships to: GB, Item: 335263871942 ANTIQUE, ART DECO ERA, NICKEL SILVER, E.P.N.S., PEN NIB WIPE - BRUSH. Antique, Art Deco era, 1929-1939, EPNS(electroplated nickel silver) on pewter pen nib wipe - brush. The natural bristle brush is in goodorder. A great piece of social history to use or display. ArtDeco design represented modernism turned into fashion.

 

ANTIQUE, ART DECO ERA, NICKELSILVER, E.P.N.S., PEN NIB WIPE - BRUSH

Antique, Art Deco era, 1929-1939, EPNS(electroplated nickel silver) on pewter pen nib wipe - brush. This pen nibwipe/brush is a circular, bulbous shape with a geometric reed design, sittingon four ball shaped feet and contains natural bristles for pen nib wiping.

This pen nibwipe/brush is 37 mm., in diameter at the widest point, 43 mm., high, and weighs32 grams.

Pen-wiperswere popular items because anyone who wrote anything needed help to keep. thenib of a pen, whether it be a dip or fountain pen, in perfect working order.This could be accomplished by cleaning the ink from the nib so that the penwould not clog, and pen-wipers helped in that task.

Art Deco, also called style moderne, movement in the decorative arts and architecture that originated in the 1920s anddeveloped into a major style in western Europe and the United States during the 1930s. Its name was derived from the Exposition Internationale desArts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes , held in Paris in 1925, where the style was first exhibited. ArtDeco design represented modernism turned into fashion. Its products includedboth individually crafted luxury items and mass-produced wares, but, in eithercase, the intention was to create a sleek and anti-traditional elegance thatsymbolized wealth and sophistication.

The distinguishing features of the style are simple, clean shapes, oftenwith a “streamlined” look; ornament that is geometric or stylized fromrepresentational forms.

There is notany maker’s mark, and the country of origin is not known. This pen nibwipe/brush may be made in England and date from 1929-1939, but the country oforigin or age cannot be guaranteed.

Thisattractive E.P.N.S. pen nib wipe/brush was pre-owned, in good condition, doesnot have any plate loss, deep gouges or scratches, but minor scratches andmarked areas commensurate with age, usage. The natural bristle brush is in goodorder. Good patina. A great piece of social history to use or display. Seller’sref. AA206 

 

PRICE£45.00

 

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Althoughcarefully researched, the age of the above item is not guaranteed.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Material: Silver
  • Type: Pens

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