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A tall, white, and purple marble-patterned column stands on a square base. Reminiscent of the ‘Saint Sebastian’ Pencil Holder by House of Voltaire, the column has pencils inserted through it horizontally in various spots. A golden ball sits atop the column.

Pablo Bronstein

‘Saint Sebastian’ Pencil Holder

£160

£140

Hand–built Ceramic ‘Saint Sebastian’ Pencil Holder by Pablo Bronstein, exclusive to House of Voltaire and available in three colourways

Edition Size
Edition of 50
Dimensions
29 x 6.5 cm
Finishing
Hand–built Ceramic

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Introducing the ‘Saint Sebastian’ Pencil Holder by House of Voltaire, a decorative piece designed to resemble a small marble column with a yellow ball on top. This Pablo Bronstein creation features eight slots with six wooden pencils inserted horizontally through them, resting on a classic square pedestal base.

A white marble-like pedestal with blue streaks features a vertical column. Four sharpened yellow pencils pierce through the column horizontally at various levels, reminiscent of the ‘Saint Sebastian’ Pencil Holder by House of Voltaire. A round yellow sphere sits atop the column, an echo of House of Voltaire's aesthetic.

Courtesy of the artist and Herald Street, London

About The Artwork

Pablo Bronstein’s hand–cast ceramic pencil holder pays homage to the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, popularized by Renaissance painters and gay literary writers, amongst others. Believed to have been martyred during the persecution of Christians on the orders of Roman emperor Diocletian, Sebastian was bound to a stake so that Mauritania archers could fill him full of arrows. Bronstein's artistic practice spans from drawing to choreography and performance; each with a focus on architecture and pre–20th century European design. The artist's interests often lie in the "inaccuracies that occur when the past is re–created". Each sculpture is hand–built, marbled and glazed by a master Scottish craftsperson.

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About Pablo Bronstein

Pablo Bronstein (b. 1977, Buenos Aires) lives and works in London. Spanning drawing, film, watercolour, choreography and performance, Bronstein’s work explores themes of consumerism, Queer identity, and, prominently, architecture.

He has exhibited internationally and his work is held in museum collections including British Museum, London; Tate, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas.

Bronstein is represented by Herald St, London and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin. Bronstein was formally a Trustee of Studio Voltaire, London.