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FINE LIMITED EDITIONS
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ANIMALIA SOLID GOLD
To create Animalia, Montegrappa employed a special technique: engraving with a burin, which is a small scalpel used by highly specialized craftsmen to cut awa a fine shaving from the metal surface, giving a two-dimensional impression of the image.
This magnificent achievement begins with the artist's design, reduced exactly to the finished size. The design is then transferred onto tracing paper that is fixed onto the smooth body of the pen. The barrel is covered with a thin layer of gesso powder, which receives the lines when the design is traced once more. The craftsman then outlines the design with a metal point to delicately engrave the surface. The final engraving is made with the burin, wielded either by the hand alone or with the aid of a hammer. Finally, details are filled with gold, enhancing the work's value and elegance by providing a contrast between the various elements of the design. With Animalia, Montegrappa has permitted a depth of expression never previously achieved, giving the craftsman the dignity of a sculptor who has created a low-relief image from a decorative element. Animalia is produced in numbered and limited edition of 100 fountain pens in 18K gold (approx the number of endangered animal species in Italy). Each 18K gold nib in the collection is engraved with the design of a tiger, repeating the miracle of an engraving that is remarkably profound and complex, even by the standards of Montegrappa. Animals depicted are a seagull, Eagle, Horse, Lion and Tiger, Dolphin, and Serpent |
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MONTEGRAPPA EURO 2002 ROLLERBALL SOLID GOLD
EURO 2002 - The 1st January 2002 marked the beginning a new and significant chapter in the history of the ancient continent of Europe: the adoption of the single currency. This remarkable historic, economic and social event, which involved no fewer than 300 million citizens living in the geographical area of the Euro, deserved special attention, resulting in a project devoted to connoisseurs and collectors of writing instruments. The EURO 2002 limited edition has been realized in an overall edition of 2002 pieces. It is an exceptional interpretation in precious metal of all the elements that are characteristic of the project and the historic event.
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GEO SOLID GOLD
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HUMAN CIVILIZATION SOLID GOLD
Montegrappa 2000 Limited Edition Human Civilization is the second pen in the trilogy that began with Science and Nature and illustrates our view of human history and the context in which it has developed. Human Civilization is produced as a limited and numbered edition The pen's body is decorated by the technique of low relief engraving that on this pen has reached depths that have never before been reached to allow the application of the enamel. Vitreous enamelling requires the manual application of each colour and each colour utilized has in turn a separate "firing", (the surface honing, the successive polishing and the application of a layer of transparent varnish that requires a further firing) completes this toilsome process, giving life to a work of art that is unique to its kind. From an original design and sculpture it is endowed with a spring mechanism and is characterized by deep engraving and by an "agate" cabochon that recalls the colour of the pen's resin. The rich central band resumes the design engraved on the clip and through the carved areas one may appreciate the resin's luminosity. The nib, a masterpiece of its kind has been lovingly chiselled with three delicate fleur-de-lys (representing dynastic power and government, a fuller explanation will follow.) It is in 18K gold and partially platinum plated. It boasts an ebonite feeder that guarantees a constant and regular inkflow. The Box Manufactured in quality wood and partially lacquered and covered in leather, the packaging of Human Civilization was conceived to be used successively as a pocket emptier (valet). Montegrappa has created a new and exceptional fountain pen, realized with the most precious metals and with the most exclusive techniques, whether one is a collector or not, to hand down to prosperity to celebrate the beginning of the third millennium.
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LIMITED EDITION WHITE NIGHTS SOLID GOLD
Montegrappa dedicates this limited edition to the third centenary of St Petersburg's foundation (1703) and its name recalls the particular phenomenon that has made this fascinating city famous throughout the world: the white nights. Montegrappa has reproduced on the body of this fine writing jewel some peculiarities of St Petersburg with the low-relief engraving technique and hand application of precious enamels: the details of the ironwork fence of the Summer Garden and of the Mikhailovski Garden decorate the body, the city's coat of arms is reproduced on the cap.
Craftsmanship Techniques : Low-relief engraving, Cold Enamelling, Turning, Die-casting
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