A late-Victorian novelty silver and enamel combined pencil and page marker

A late-Victorian novelty silver and enamel combined pencil and page marker,

by William Hornby, London 1899,

tapering form, the terminal enamelled with a pansy, pull-out pencil with a ring attachment, length 10.5cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 61.