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lot 13

lot 13

Montblanc

Edgar Allan Poe FP, BP, MP

MODEL: Writers Limited Edition
CAP & BARREL: Midnight-blue marble resin with gold-plated clip and trim (each piece)
NIB/TIP: 18K gold medium nib (FP), Gold-plated tip (BP, MP)
CONDITION: Unused

Winning Bid: $ 4,000

Estimate: US$ 4,000 - 6,000

Lot Closed

Lot Details

SIGNED: Edgar Allan Poe on cap (FP), Edgar Allan Poe on barrel (BP, MP)
PEN TYPE: Ballpoint Pen, Fountain Pen, Mechanical Pen
BOX: Fitted presentation box and outer packaging
PAPERS: International Service Certificate, Reply Card

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

As with Poe’s works, in which logic and the supernatural are linked in a unique way, the Writers Edition Edgar A. Poe also demonstrates a profound aesthetic sense in every detail. The fascinating midnight blue marbling effect on the cap and the barrel gives the pen a mysterious gleam. Edgar Allan Poe’s gold-coloured signature is inscribed on the cap. Victorian ornamentation decorates the gold-plated ring under the clip and, as a further tribute to the author, the 18-karat gold nib has a delicate engraving of the raven from Poe’s famous poem.

Montblanc

Montblanc International is a German manufacturing company of luxury goods, based in Hamburg. Founded in 1906 by the German engineer August Eberstein, Montblanc was originally a manufacturer of high-end writing instruments, although it's now equally well known for other luxury items. Named, "Montblanc" in 1910, the company would open a store in Hamburg nine years later dedicated to his new lines of wares.

During the mid-1990s, Montblanc's product portfolio rapidly expanded. In addition to fine writing implements, Montblanc now also produced and sold leather goods such as handbags and belts, as well as necklaces, rings, cufflinks, and other fine jewelry. Sunglasses and perfume were quickly added to the roster too, and, since 1997, wristwatches.

Even though Montblanc has only been making timepieces for a comparatively short time, their watches are masterpieces of traditional watchmaking, successfully demonstrating fine craftsmanship combined with a spirit of technical innovation. Every year the company produces around 70,000 watches, from their two factories in Le Locle and Villeret based in Switzerland.

The company was acquired by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. in 1977 but is now part of the Swiss Richemont Group.