An early Victorian matched pair of novelty gold and enamel pencils

An early Victorian matched pair of novelty gold and enamel pencils,

by S. Mordan, one engraved July 6, 1840.

modelled as pistols, one of the butts with vari-coloured enamel decoration, the other with dark blue enamel and set with diamonds, both with ring attachments, length closed 4cm. (2)

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 25