A Victorian novelty silver pencil

A Victorian novelty silver pencil,

by S. Mordan, marked 'S. Mordan Aug 3, 1842, No. 1390',

modelled as a hand a sleeve, tapering form, with feathered decoration, the finger with a hardstone ring, and with a ring attachment, and with plain silver terminal, length closed 3.7cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 30.