A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold pencil

A Victorian novelty 10-carat gold pencil,

by S. Mordan and Co. marked with the arrow mark and a registration lozenge for 1878,

modelled as an officer's sword, with a four-bar hilt, and scabbard, with two ring attachments, length 13.2cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 192.