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lot 5

lot 5

Montblanc

Octavian FP

MODEL: Patron of Art Series
CAP & BARREL: Precious black resin with 925 sterling silver overlay
NIB/TIP: 18K gold medium nib
CONDITION: Unused

Winning Bid: $ 4,000

Estimate: US$ 4,000 - 6,000

Lot Closed

Lot Details

SIGNED: Montblanc on clip and star on finial
PEN TYPE: Fountain Pen
LIMITED EDITION: 1149 of 4810
BOX: Outer Packaging
PAPERS: International Service Certificate, Product Manual, Reply Card and Personal Service Card

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

Octavian 4810, Patron of Art fountain pen's fascinating spider and web design are intricately executed in sterling silver threads which cover the black resin barrel and cap. In the midst sits a spider, while all is inspired by Montblanc design typical of the 1920s, however updated to the highest standards of quality and ease of use for today.

Crown-jewel of Montblanc's Patron of Art Collection, the Octavian is dedicated to Roman Emperor Gaius Octavian who, honored by the Roman Senate with the name Augustus, was the driving force behind Rome’s cultural revival following numerous dark years of war. By means of cunning, tactics, strategic liaisons and deliberate promotion of the arts, Octavian created an elaborate network of culture and power. The spider and web motif thus serve to recall the Emperor’s elaborately woven network of power.

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.