Great Characters Artisan Limited Edition 74 Skeleton Fountain Pen. This pen, one of Montblanc's most inventive designs, honors Leonardo da Vinci. Created to honour this world-renowned genius of the Renaissance, the Artisan Limited Edition Leonardo LE74 features a fully skeletonized. Solid 18K rose gold with ruthenium-plated fittings body and cap, clip with diamond-studded rotating gear, captop features hidden view of a mirror reflecting concealed Montblanc star emblem. Leonardo da Vinci spent almost 30 years investigating the question of how a living creature can propel itself through the air under its own power, analysing the aerodynamics of bird and bat wings in his quest.
His drawings and his study of bird flight were the basis for the development of his spectacular flying machine and they have been, in 2014, the main source of inspiration for the Montblanc. The engraving on the forepart shows the study of a wing Leonardo sketched for a flying device on page 74 of one of his most famous notebooks known today as Paris Manuscript B.
Alluding to this page number the. Great Characters Artisan Limited Edition 74 Skeleton Fountain Pen is limited to 74 pieces world wide. The finely engraved depiction of a bat adorning the hand-crafted 750 gold nib is based on a drawing from Leonardos study of a bird flight. Low distribution outside of Europe.The pen comes in as new condition (never used, never inked, mint). All original boxes and papers are included.
Outer box, inner box, inlaid wood display box, booklet (blank). NOTA BENE : From a Collectors point of view the Great Characters Line is one of the most enjoyable Category. GC line is increasing its popularity year after year.Many top MB Collectors decided to invest on this specific series (both regular and Artisan) making it the nerve centre of their Collection. We fully support the idea that luxury must be comfortable so, for this kind of product (Montblanc Artisan Edition), we offer a worldwide. We use only high quality materials such as double wall cardboard boxes, extra large buble wrap, polypropylene packaging tape, pvc pipe with high resistance.
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The item "MONTBLANC 2013 Great Characters Leonardo da Vinci Artisan Limited Edition 74" is in sale since Sunday, March 1, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Pens\Fountain Pens\Montblanc". The seller is "erfobay" and is located in Paris. This item can be shipped worldwide.