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Auction archive: Lot number 197

PARKER No. 46 Abalone & Mother-of-Pearl TAPER CAP Fountain Pen, c.1906

Fine Pens & Watches
17 Jan 2019
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 197

PARKER No. 46 Abalone & Mother-of-Pearl TAPER CAP Fountain Pen, c.1906

Fine Pens & Watches
17 Jan 2019
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A rare and spectacular Parker No. 46 eyedropper-filler fountain pen, alternating abalone and mother-of-pearl panels, gold-filled highly-repoussé snail patterned taper cap, cap rim inscribed: "PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN / PAT. 6-30-91. 1-3-06". 162mm. Circle-vent Parker nib marked "45", slight to medium flex. Excellent condition, cartouche engraved "Ada M. Sacks" in a lovely Edwardian script, no blemishes or flaws, impeccable. -Lambrou, Andreas. Fountain Pens of the World . [Epping: 2005]. See pp. 62-63. -See also: "An Era of Elegance: Taper-Cap Fountain Pens" by Glen B. Bowen, The Pennant , Spring 2018 issue, Vol. XXXVI, No. 1, p. 30 for a similar example of this rare and lovely masterpiece.

Auction archive: Lot number 197
Auction:
Datum:
17 Jan 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

A rare and spectacular Parker No. 46 eyedropper-filler fountain pen, alternating abalone and mother-of-pearl panels, gold-filled highly-repoussé snail patterned taper cap, cap rim inscribed: "PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN / PAT. 6-30-91. 1-3-06". 162mm. Circle-vent Parker nib marked "45", slight to medium flex. Excellent condition, cartouche engraved "Ada M. Sacks" in a lovely Edwardian script, no blemishes or flaws, impeccable. -Lambrou, Andreas. Fountain Pens of the World . [Epping: 2005]. See pp. 62-63. -See also: "An Era of Elegance: Taper-Cap Fountain Pens" by Glen B. Bowen, The Pennant , Spring 2018 issue, Vol. XXXVI, No. 1, p. 30 for a similar example of this rare and lovely masterpiece.

Auction archive: Lot number 197
Auction:
Datum:
17 Jan 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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