λA Victorian novelty silver-mounted wood and ivory pencil

λA Victorian novelty silver-mounted wood and ivory pencil,

by S. Mordan and Co., also marked with a registration lozenge for 1873,

modelled as a walking cane, textured shaft, carved ivory handle, length 11.2cm.

Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.

Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 103.