Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 538
Montblanc, “Patron of Art Edition”, Ref. 28647, made in 1999
“Friedrich II. the Great”, limited edition, No. 1 627 / 4 810
HKD 6,600 - 10,900
CHF 800 - 1,300 / EUR 750 - 1,200 / USD 850 - 1,400
Sold: HKD 9,250
Fountain-pen with fully retractable medium 18K yellow gold nib engraved with the royal signature “Fredericus Rex” stamped by a crown (dated 1999)
Original fitted box and outer box, “Friedrich II. the Great” booklet and guarantee (dated March 10, 1999)
Brand Montblanc
Notes
Montblanc, “Friedrich II. the Great”
Montblanc created this pen in 1999 in honour of Friedrich II the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786) – patron of Voltaire, despite his successful military campaigns, he was far more interested in music and philosophy than in the arts of war –, in a limited and numbered edition of 4 810 examples. The ninth of Montblanc’s “Patron of Art Edition”.
The gold-plated barrel of this “Boheme”-sized pen is decorated with two bands of interlinking arches.
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