A Victorian novelty silver-mounted pencil

A Victorian novelty silver-mounted pencil,

unmarked, with a design lozenge for 15th March, 1879,

modelled as an Assegai spear, wooden shaft, with a ring attachment, length 11.2cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 59.

A similar spear by S. Mordan and Co, and with a design lozenge for 1879 was sold in these rooms, 30 October 2018.