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A "TAJ MAHAL" FOUNTAIN PEN, BY VISCONTI
The burgundy resin pen with rose gold vermeil filigree decoration, with foliate engraved 18k gold nib, 6 ins. long, in its original Visconti wood fitted case and box, accompanied by documentation, (wood case with some damage)
Signed Visconti, no. 348/388
The burgundy resin pen with rose gold vermeil filigree decoration, with foliate engraved 18k gold nib, 6 ins. long, in its original Visconti wood fitted case and box, accompanied by documentation, (wood case with some damage)
Signed Visconti, no. 348/388
Literature
Giorgio Dragoni and Guiseppe Fichera, "Fountain Pens: History and Design", Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk, England, 1997, page 179
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Further details
This pen was created in 1996 to celebrate the Taj Majal monument in Agra, India. Built in the 12th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, it is the most famous mausoleum in the world