SIGNED: Marcel Proust on barrel and Montblanc on clip (each)
PEN TYPE: Ballpoint Pen, Fountain Pen, Mechanical Pen
BOX: Fitted presentation box and outer packaging
PAPERS: International Service Certificate and Reply Card

Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.

Tribute to the author of A Remembrance of Things Past. The antiquarian design reflects Proust’s theme of the passage of time and the persistence of memory. Marcel Proust, one of the most popular French authors and philosophers of his time, fascinated readers with his books and their brilliantly observed descriptions of people and nature, and, as a charismatic figure of the fine Paris salons, he also delighted people with his rhetoric and wit. As a great writer and thinker, Marcel Proust always strove for the maximum depth of detail and precision – an aspiration shared with the Writers Limited Edition Marcel Proust.

Every detail of this scarce limited edition displays truly superlative craftmanship. The trim is made of 925 sterling silver, as is the eight-sidedbarrel, which features fine engravings in the style typical of Proust’s main creative period (filigree is delicate and intricate ornamentation popular at the turn of the century). The hexagonal barrel also bears the engraved signature of the writer from which it takes its name. The top of the cap is surmounted by the ivory-coloured Montblanc star. The 18K gold nib features the engraving of a tiny hourglass – a reference to his greatest work - À la Recherche du Temps Perdu.