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Hong Kong, Sep 18, 2025
LOT 169
MONTBLANC, REF. M28778, WRITERS EDITION: THOMAS MANN, FOUNTAIN PEN, LIMITED OF 12,000 PIECES
HKD 5,000 - 8,000
EUR 550 - 900 / CHF 550 - 850 / USD 650 - 1,050TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 7,560
A very fine and rare, limited edition fountain pen. Montblanc Writers Edition Thomas Mann: Limited to 12,000 piece (2009). The barrel and cap are made by black resin and platinum-coated fittings, and adorned with elegant guilloche patterns,18K gold nib bears an engraving of the "Buddenbrooks house".
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Brand Montblanc
Model Writers Edition: Thomas Mann
Limited Edition 06899/12000
Reference M28778
Year 2009
Case No. MT1099905
Signature Signed and numbered
Accessories Montblanc original limited box, instruction booklet & international reply card (blank)
Notes
A Tribute To A Literary Master
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Possibly no other author in the 20th century was able to depict with illustrating the intriguing contrasts between the bourgeois mindset and free-spirited thinking. Inspired by his own family condition, Mann wrote his first novel, Buddenbrooks, a major literary success reflecting the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations.
The design of this limited edition takes its inspiration from the era of Art Deco. The combination of the multilayer composition and black lacquer is reminiscent of the complex relationships of the characters Buddenbrooks. The rhodium-plated 18K gold nib bears an engraving of the Buddenbrooks house, evoking the house where Mann was born.
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Possibly no other author in the 20th century was able to depict with illustrating the intriguing contrasts between the bourgeois mindset and free-spirited thinking. Inspired by his own family condition, Mann wrote his first novel, Buddenbrooks, a major literary success reflecting the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations.
The design of this limited edition takes its inspiration from the era of Art Deco. The combination of the multilayer composition and black lacquer is reminiscent of the complex relationships of the characters Buddenbrooks. The rhodium-plated 18K gold nib bears an engraving of the Buddenbrooks house, evoking the house where Mann was born.
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