Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 97 Fountain Pen
$41,500.00
Few authors in literary history have had the ability to craft dialogue and bring characters to life as elegantly, ironically and astutely as British author Jane Austen. Montblanc has created the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen to celebrate one of English literature’s most famous authors.
A key element in Jane Austen’s work is the experience of travel since journeys and excursions often function in her narratives as catalysts for both romantic encounters and inner turmoil.
Borrowing from the horse-drawn carriages of the period, the barrel’s ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold skeleton overlay resembles a harness, while the wavy pattern of the degrade lacquer underneath suggests a wafting horse’s mane.
Complementing the barrel, the cap is made of embossed yellow English cowhide, inspired by the interior of the elegant travelling carriages.
It is refined with a ruthenium-coated, solid Au 750 gold inlay with Jane Austen’s initials as seen on the letter case carved for her by her brother.
In honour of the novel Pride and Prejudice, the ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold cap ring is inscribed with the Roman numerals LVI. This number signifies the chapter 56 in 'Pride and Prejudice' in which Lady Catherine de Bourgh hastens by carriage to visit Miss Bennet to ‘clear the air’ and quell any hopes of marriage.
Her style of writing proved popular, and the first editions of her works quickly sold out, yet nobody outside her family knew her to be the author.
The title page of her novel Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811, merely declared the work to have been written ‘By a Lady’. This statement of authorship adorns the cap top of the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 97, along with the solid Au 750 signature gold Montblanc emblem. The silhouette of the writing instrument itself resembles a wax seal stamp, similar to the one Jane Austen would have used.
The signature gold-coated clip of the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 97 is every bit as unusual as its cap. Shaped like a braided cord with a drawstring closure, it resembles that of a pouch (reticule) used to carry powder, a mirror and the indispensable pocket handkerchief. The only known silhouette of Jane Austen, showing her delicate features, is immortalised as an artistic engraving on the handcrafted, bicolour solid Au 750 gold nib. The solid Au 750 signature gold forepart and the fittings add the finishing touches to the design. Limited to only 97 pieces – as a nod to the original year of publication of Pride and Prejudice, 1797.
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Few authors in literary history have had the ability to craft dialogue and bring characters to life as elegantly, ironically and astutely as British author Jane Austen. Montblanc has created the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen to celebrate one of English literature’s most famous authors.
A key element in Jane Austen’s work is the experience of travel since journeys and excursions often function in her narratives as catalysts for both romantic encounters and inner turmoil.
Borrowing from the horse-drawn carriages of the period, the barrel’s ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold skeleton overlay resembles a harness, while the wavy pattern of the degrade lacquer underneath suggests a wafting horse’s mane.
Complementing the barrel, the cap is made of embossed yellow English cowhide, inspired by the interior of the elegant travelling carriages.
It is refined with a ruthenium-coated, solid Au 750 gold inlay with Jane Austen’s initials as seen on the letter case carved for her by her brother.
In honour of the novel Pride and Prejudice, the ruthenium-coated solid Au 750 gold cap ring is inscribed with the Roman numerals LVI. This number signifies the chapter 56 in 'Pride and Prejudice' in which Lady Catherine de Bourgh hastens by carriage to visit Miss Bennet to ‘clear the air’ and quell any hopes of marriage.
Her style of writing proved popular, and the first editions of her works quickly sold out, yet nobody outside her family knew her to be the author.
The title page of her novel Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811, merely declared the work to have been written ‘By a Lady’. This statement of authorship adorns the cap top of the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 97, along with the solid Au 750 signature gold Montblanc emblem. The silhouette of the writing instrument itself resembles a wax seal stamp, similar to the one Jane Austen would have used.
The signature gold-coated clip of the Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition 97 is every bit as unusual as its cap. Shaped like a braided cord with a drawstring closure, it resembles that of a pouch (reticule) used to carry powder, a mirror and the indispensable pocket handkerchief. The only known silhouette of Jane Austen, showing her delicate features, is immortalised as an artistic engraving on the handcrafted, bicolour solid Au 750 gold nib. The solid Au 750 signature gold forepart and the fittings add the finishing touches to the design. Limited to only 97 pieces – as a nod to the original year of publication of Pride and Prejudice, 1797.
Ident No.
MB130684
Features
Clip Description
Clip in special shape, signature gold-coated
Barrel Description
Barrel made from degradé lacquer, surrounded by a solid Au 750 gold skeleton structure, ruthenium-coated
Cap Description
Cap made from stitched English cowhide leather featuring a solid Au 750 gold, ruthenium-coated inlay
Size
M
Colour
Yellow
Writing Modes
Writing Mode
Fountain pen
Nib Description
Solid Au 750 gold, bi-colour nib, with special embossing
Dimensions
Physical Weight
81.8 g
Width
18 mm
Height
18 mm
Length
18 mm
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