Lot Essay
US$2,500-3,500
.jpg?w=1)
SIGNED MONTBLANC, CATHERINE THE GREAT, NO. 087/888, CIRCA 1997
Details
MONTBLANC. A FINE LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD, RESIN AND RUBY-SET FOUNTAIN PEN
Signed Montblanc, Catherine the Great, No. 087/888, circa 1997
The deep red resin fountain pen with 18k gold filligree overlay, the cap accented with beadwork and circular-cut rubies, with an 18k gold nib engraved with the Russian double-headed eagle motif
14.4 cm. long
This pen is sold with the original Montblanc presentation box with outer packaging and certificate
Signed Montblanc, Catherine the Great, No. 087/888, circa 1997
The deep red resin fountain pen with 18k gold filligree overlay, the cap accented with beadwork and circular-cut rubies, with an 18k gold nib engraved with the Russian double-headed eagle motif
14.4 cm. long
This pen is sold with the original Montblanc presentation box with outer packaging and certificate
Further details
This pen was created to celebrate Catherine the Great whose affairs were legendary but her reading habits testify to philosophical curiosity and literary taste. At the age of 34 she proclaimed herself the new Tsarina and remained in power for over thirty years.