Montblanc Miguel de Cervantes Writers Edition Fountain Pen, Limited Edition
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Montblanc Writers Edition Miguel de Cervantes fountain Pen. Limited edition # 10,316/17,000, circa 2005. Barrel and cap in marbled brown resin and gold plated 925 silver hardware, with 18ct nib in B size. Piston filled. Comes together with box and paperwork. The writers edition is one of the most famous series of limited Montblanc writing instruments. Every year Montblanc chooses a famous writer and honors them for their art. The design of the Miguel Cervantes Writers Edition is inspired by windmills whose shape is reflected in the writing instrument and the clip. The shape, tapered in opposite directions, symbolizes the different characters of the hero Don Quixote and that of his squire Sancho Panza.
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Interiors and furniture were marbled from from the early 17th century to the late Victorian period. The craft was practiced by skilled decorators using a combination of brushes and sponges. Some of the finishes achieved were so realistic as to make it difficult to distinguish the marbled surface from the marble surface.
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