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Hong Kong, Sep 18, 2025

LOT 175

MONTBLANC, REF. M28771, PATRON OF ART EDITION: FRANÇOIS I, LIMITED OF 4810 PIECES

HKD 10,000 - 20,000

EUR 1,100 - 2,200 / CHF 1,050 - 2,100 / USD 1,300 - 2,600

Sold: HKD 12,600

A fine and rare fountain pen. Montblanc Patron of Art Edition: François I: Limited to 4810 pieces (2008). The cap made in deep-black precious resin with gold-plated fittings are elaborately engraved in the Renaissance style. The pen body combines golden-brown shimmering tiger's eye and deep-black precious resin to represent truly royal radiance, with medium 18K yellow gold nib engraved with three lilies (fleurs-de-lys), emblem of the French royalty.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Brand Montblanc

Model Patron of Art Edition: François I

Limited Edition 2156/4810

Reference M28771

Year 2008

Case No. 2156

Signature Signed and numbered

Accessories Original Montblanc fitted box and outer box, “François 1er” booklet and blank international reply card

Notes

François I- The French King & Patron of Culture
Montblanc created this pen in 2008 in honour of François I. (1494-1547), King of France (1515-1547), one of the most important figures in the development of Renaissance art, who drew great artists including Leonardo da Vinci into the French court, in a limited and numbered edition of 4810 examples. The eighteenth of Montblanc’s “Patron of Art Edition”.

François I was also a passionate patron of the fine arts. He had works by Italian masters such as Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael purchased and created the basis for the Royal Art Collection in the Louvre.

A diamond-encrusted version (“Ateliers privés” series) of this fountain pen was made in a limited edition of 8 examples.


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