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Montegrappa's 2000 Limited
Edition - 88th Anniversary
Montegrappa celebrates its 88th Anniversary with a
unique limited edition of fountain pens in sterling silver. Available only
to select few: 888 units for the sterling silver version.
Beautiful
briarwood box. I think it is by far the most beautiful Montegrappa box ever
produced
Both fountain pens are equipped with a super
flexible two tone 18K gold nib, finely etched with a Deco style floral
pattern (M nib). A brass construction piston mechanism, with innovative
features ensures a steady ink supply through a superlative hand turned
ebonite feed.
Overview of
the pen
The 88th Anniversary pen is brought together as a
design by the Low Relief Engine Turned surface decoration, combined with
synthetic enamel in Deco colours. The whole pen should be seen as an
integrated design concept.
Overview of
the pen
The smooth curves of the ends of the pen are
reflected in the enamelled blue and amber icons which represent ink in
symbolic quill pens. In putting an image of many small pens on a pen,
repeated diagonally, and then using a still smaller "Macro"
version of the same curves, represents the upsurge of Fractal Mathematics in
the 20th century and complements the numerological ideas behind the pen's
conception.
Close-up
of the barrel
The blue of the enamel matches the colour of the
resin used for all trims which includes minuscule silver flakes.
Small areas of fine detail amid bold shapes and
strong colours are often a feature of the Deco style.
When Art Deco separated it's symbolic umbilicus
from Art Nouveau after the Great War, it represented everything that was new
and futuristic about the Twenties and the twentieth century.
Close-up of
the cap (end section)
In using Art Deco to design their 88th anniversary
pen in the year 2000 Montegrappa is clearly defining its role in turning the
writing instruments into an art form in its own right.
18K
Solid gold nib
The exclusive 88th Anniversary fountain
pen is encased in a beautifully inlaid briar wood box.
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