Montegrappa Silver Dragon fountain pen, limited edition
Record status
Individual type · partial
This Montegrappa Silver Dragon fountain pen is a limited edition writing instrument, numbered 1519/1912. The pen features a body constructed from black resin, which provides a sleek contrast to the intricate sterling silver overlay depicting a dragon.
The dragon motif, based on a design by Federico Monti, wraps around the cap and barrel of the pen, featuring prominent rubies set as the dragon's eyes. The fountain pen is equipped with a 750/000 gold nib, specified with a broad (B) tip size. Its functional mechanism utilizes a piston filling system. The pen measures 14.5 cm in length and is accompanied by its original box and documentation, representing an example of specialized, artistic stationery design from the Italian manufacturer.
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Physical characteristics
- Length
- 14.5 cm
- Material
- black resin, sterling silver, rubies
Technical characteristics
- Nib
- 750/000 gold
- Nib size
- broad
- Filling system
- piston
Design
- Motif
- dragon
- Designer
- Federico Monti
- Limited edition number
- 1519/1912
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Montegrappa
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.