MONTBLANC Statue of Liberty Artisan Limited Edition 50 Fountain Pen Ref. 107465

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MONTBLANC Statue of Liberty Artisan Limited Edition 50 Fountain Pen Ref. 107465:
$38000.00

MONTBLANC Statue of Liberty 18k Gold & PVD Atelier Privés Artisan Limited Edition 50 Fountain Pen

Ref. 107465

Serial: MBBB4L6C 2

Limited Edition: ##/50

Launch: 4th of July 2012

The 8th World Wonder

Statue of Liberty: an iconic symbol offreedom.

Montblanchonours this symbol of freedom with an edition of highly exclusive writinginstruments limited to 50 pieces around the world, representing the 50 statesfor which the Statue of Libery became a union icon: the United States ofAmerica.

TheStatue of Liberty Artisan Edition showcases Montblanc’s premier craftsmanshipand pioneering design.

At the new world’s gate.

Give me your tired, your poor, yourhuddled masses, yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teemingshore. Send those , the homeless, tempest-tossed to me: I lift my lamp besidethe golden door! In1883, New York poet Emma Lazarus dedicated these lines to a monument that wascurrently under construction on the other side of the Atlantic: the Statue ofLiberty which was dedicated in its place in front of Southern tip of Manhattanonly three years later. In her moving lines, Emma Lazarus already foresaw thesymbolic meaning that the statue would have for the millions of immigrants thatarrived in America hoping for a new and better life. The Statue of Liberyembodied a dream for all of these people: the dream of indipendence, peace anda new beginning in the land of opportunities.

The new Colossus.

When Frenchsculptor Frédéric Bartholdi received the order of crafting a statue as anexpression of the close connection between France and the U.S. for the 100thanniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, he found inspirationin two archetypes from antiquity: the Roman goddess Libertas and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders ofthe World. In years of work, Bertholdi created a statue made of more than 300wafer-thin copper plates. Liberty enlightening the World, as it was officiallynamed, measured impressive 46 meters and outshone every other man-madestructure of its time. Engineer Gustave Eiffel constructed a filigree internaliron framework for Bartholdi’s statue to which every copper plate could bescrewed separately. He also installed a spiral staircase, turning Bartholdi’smasterpiece into the first accessible statue in the world. This uniqueconstruction is stylized on the cap of the Limited Edition Statue of Liberty,dedicated to what is likely the most famous statue of the world.

The 8th world wonder.

In 1885, themore than 300 copper plates were shipped from Paris to NY in 241 wooden cratesand then re-assembled on their pedestal around Eiffel’s ingenious ironskeleton. On 28 October 1886, ten years after the originally intended date, NewYork eventually celebrated the official dedication of the statue. Lady Liberty,as it was dubbed by the people, was praised as a breath taking bridging betweenarchitecture and engineering and celebrated as the Eight Wonder of the World.

Montblanc's celebration of the world's most famous and inspirationalstatue, the Statue of Liberty. The intricate 14K solid gold fittings over thegray PVD coating are inspired by design elements of the colossal neoclassicalsculpture. The barrel is engraved with the date of the Declaration ofIndependence in Roman numerals.

The 18K solid white gold captop is a stylized version of Lady Liberty'sseven-pointed crown.

A citrine is set in pocket clip, reminiscent of Liberty's torch, and amother-of-pearl Montblanc star reposes inside the captop.

Medium (M) 18K gold nib engraved with Liberty's torch.

Thepen has never been inked/dipped/used and as such is in pristine and mint condition (still with plastic film around the section),complete with Outer box, inner box, lacquered wood display box, cushion and booklet (dulystamped), a really stunning piece.

Limited Edition: ##/50 (appealing repeating number).
Provenance: Montblanc Boutique Rue de la Paix, Paris (papers are stamped accordingly).

Design features:

·Theintricate 750 solid gold fittings over the gray PVD coating covering thewriting instrument is inspired by the elements of the neoclassical sculpture

·Thecap top made of 750 white gold is a stylized version of the seven-pointed crownof Lady Liberty, which its creator Bartholdi intended to symbolize the sun, theseven seas and the seven continents -for the message of the Statue of Liberty should be senta round theentire world.

·Theclip in the form of a torch enriched with a citrin jewel, which stands for thesymbol of freedom.

·Thethree dimensional pattern of the writing instrument symbolises the steelconstruction of the actual statue by Gustave Eiffel.

·The barrel is engraved with theofficial date of the American Independence Declaration in roman letters (JulyIV MDCCLXXVI). The tablet held by the Statue of Liberty reads the same date inwhich the U.S. was born.

·Limitedto just 50 pieces, symbolizing the number of states of the United States

Product features:

·750 18K white gold fittings

·Cap and barrel PVD coated

·Clip set with 1 citrin, oval cabochon> approx. 0.26

·750 18k solid white gold nib, rhodiumplated

·Asa mark of the quality and craftsmanship of this piece, a floatingmother-of-pearl Montblanc emblem is featured at the very summit of the writinginstrument.

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