No. 2 18K rolled gold overlay safety pen, rim of cap engraved "MONT-BLANC 18 K.R.", alternating plain bands and vine-and-leaf motif, captop device decorated with roseate pattern, with rose ornament at the crown instead of typical Montblanc star emblem, roseate band abutting turning knob. 114mm. 14K gold No. 2 heart-vent nib, quite flexible. Very good condition, a few dings to endpiece and barrel, brassing to endpiece and rim of cap, safety mechanism functions smoothly, not tested internally. -Wallrafen, Stefan & Jens Rösler. Collectible Stars I: Montblanc 1908-1947 . [Cologne: 2014]. This particular design is not in the book. See pp. 62-64 for other No. 2 safety pens with gold overlays, all of which have scarcity ratings of 11 (on a 12-point scale), indicating that up to 10 examples may exist. Jens Rösler states that a collector should consider themselves "happy to have ever seen one".
No. 2 18K rolled gold overlay safety pen, rim of cap engraved "MONT-BLANC 18 K.R.", alternating plain bands and vine-and-leaf motif, captop device decorated with roseate pattern, with rose ornament at the crown instead of typical Montblanc star emblem, roseate band abutting turning knob. 114mm. 14K gold No. 2 heart-vent nib, quite flexible. Very good condition, a few dings to endpiece and barrel, brassing to endpiece and rim of cap, safety mechanism functions smoothly, not tested internally. -Wallrafen, Stefan & Jens Rösler. Collectible Stars I: Montblanc 1908-1947 . [Cologne: 2014]. This particular design is not in the book. See pp. 62-64 for other No. 2 safety pens with gold overlays, all of which have scarcity ratings of 11 (on a 12-point scale), indicating that up to 10 examples may exist. Jens Rösler states that a collector should consider themselves "happy to have ever seen one".
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
