A Victorian silver and gold combined pen and pencil

A Victorian silver and gold combined pen and pencil,

by S. Mordan, London 1853, also marked 'S. Mordan and Co. Makers',

modelled as a tipstaff, engraved foliate scroll decoration and with two mythical dolphins, inscribed 'To Henry Potter Easter 1854', the gold crown finial unscrews to reveal a lead reservoir, in a fitted case, length closed 13cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 55.