A Victorian novelty silver pencil

A Victorian novelty silver pencil,

by S. Mordan and Co.,

converted from an 18th century Dutch silver needle / wax case, embossed decoration, screw-off cover, the matrix engraved with initials, length closed 10.5cm,

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 147.