A Victorian novelty gold pencil

A Victorian novelty gold pencil,

unmarked,

faceted form, engraved decoration, mounted with a hand, and with a bloodstone seal finial, length closed 7.3cm, plus Victorian novelty silver pencil, of similar design, with a ring attachment and stone matrix terminal, length 5.2cm. (2)

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

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