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.
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.
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