MONTBLANC Writers Limited Edition 1597 William Shakespeare Fountain Pen

Ref.: 114206

Mod.: M28730

Serial number: MBFG449Y0 0

Limited Edition: 768/1597

Made in Germany

Year 2016

18k - 750 Medium (M) nib

"For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"

Hamlet: Act 2, Scene 2

 
The William Shakespeare Limited Edition 1597 is an edition of 1597 pens in reference to the year The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was first published. 

The body of this luxurious writing instrument with its octagonal design is inspired by the Globe Theatre. 

The cap is octagonal too and finishes in a cap top shaped like the ringed roof of the theatre. 

In the center the deeply set white MB emblem crowns this Edition. 

The clip ring recalls the golden earring Shakespeare wore in the most famous portrait of him, the Chandos portrait.

The multi-colored barrel features guilloche patterns that evoke a quill, as Shakespeare might have used to pen his works. This pattern is overlaid with lacquer, as is the adjacent complementary pattern enrobed in blue. 

These facets are in turn separated by a gold ring with embossed symbols reminiscent of Shakespeare’s career. 

A rose and dagger stand for Romeo and Juliet, a skull for Hamlet, two chess pieces for King Lear, a crest for Henry V, a Moorish-inspired pattern including a sworld for Othello, a crown for Macbeth, a swirling cloud for The Tempest and a laurel wreath in the form of a "C" for Julius Caesar.

The black cap and red barrel coloration is a reference to the flags that flew above the Globe theater signifying the genre of the play being performed: red for historical drama and black for tragedy. 

The smattering of blue references royalty, power and heavenly grace. 

A Tudor rose, in honor of Elizabeth I and her patronage of Shakespeare, embellishes the base of the pen.

The engraving on the handcrafted AU 750 gold nib of the William Shakespeare L.E. 1597 captures one of the most famous scenes ever performed : the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.

Fully working and ready to write with. Piston filling. The pen is not sealed but it has never been used nor inked. 

It comes with all original boxes and stamped papers and namely:

• white outer cardboard box
• illustrated outer box 
• book box (it has a slight bit of peeling from shelf wear and humidity, see enclosed photos)
• facsimile Shakespeare's signed deposition in the court case of Belott versus Mountjoy with folder. The folder has a slight bit of peeling from shelf wear and humidity, see enclosed photos)
• booklet / certificate (duly filled out and stamped). The pen was purchased at the Montblanc boutique in Miami, USA on July 2016. Papers are stamped accordingly.
• matching Montblanc William Shakespeare Velvet Red Ink (35ml, Made in Austria). 

Full set configuration. Cherry on top: appealing limitation number: 768/1597

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