Rare Large Antique Silver Sampson Mordan 'Chick' 1909

Here we have the very rare Sampson Mordan ‘Chick Pin-Cushion’ in what we believe to be its largest incarnation, standing 70mm tall. Please let us know if you have a taller one! (No 475678) The chick is not only a design classic, but also a testament to the man who, as an apprentice to Joseph Bramah, could never have believed his work on patenting the mechanical pencil would blossom into such a massive boom in small silver items being manufactured by silversmiths in workshops across the British Isles and exported across the world.