I am selling an OMAS 1996 UNICEF Signs for Children Fendi Sisters yellow 18kt solid gold fountain pen, which was styled on the original unique piece designed by the Fendi Sisters and auctioned by Christie's in Rome, Italy on 14 October 1996.  One of 30 numbered pieces, this is no. 24/30.   The series was dedicated to the UNICEF 50th Anniversary Signs for Children initiative with a part of the auction proceeds donated to UNICEF by OMAS.

Made as part of a series of pens reflecting the original designs of 24 famous people. The group of famous people included the Fendi sisters, Miss Lollobrigida, Dr Christian Barnard, Gianfranco Ferre, and Julio Iglesias.  The Fendi design features the famous "inverted F" Fendi logo, with a deep blue underlay of resin overlain by solid yellow 18kt gold filigree.  A very beautiful and elegant result.

The pen is in pristine condition.  All trim is yellow gold.   18kt gold Medium nib.  Piston filler, operated by the blind cap knob at the bottom end of the barrel.  Cap closure is simple screw-on system.   Length closed is  around 14.8cm, length open is around 13.3cm, width at widest point on cap (excluding the clip) is 1.6cm, and weight empty is around 42 grams.  Supplied in its original box with Christie's auction catalog.

International buyers, please note that the listed item price and shipping cost do not include import duties, taxes, and related charges.  The buyer is responsible for these charges.  Before bidding/buying, please check with your local customs or other responsible office for information on these charges.

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If the buyer's eBay and/or PayPal address information is, in our opinion, ambiguous or incomplete, we will not ship until the buyer has provided us complete address information.  In this way we can minimize risk of non-delivery.  If this additional information is not provided within 2 days of purchase, we will cancel the transaction, and reimburse any paid monies.  For apartment or unit dwellers, we will require the buyer's address record to clearly state the apartment or unit number, separately from the street number, for example, "100 John Street, Apartment 222" or "100 John Street, Unit 222".  Descriptions such as "222-100 John Street", or "100/222 John Street", or similar, are considered ambiguous and shipping will not occur, in accordance with the above.

Thank you for your cooperation in making my service efficient and relatively free of risk.





Combined Shipping Discount

I offer a combined shipping discount for multiple listed items, but only in circumstances whereby the multiple items are being purchased on one and same invoice/transaction showing the reduced/adjusted combined shipping rate. This requires the buyer to request a total for multiple purchases prior to payment, or to defer payment after the multiple item purchase commitments are made, prior to payment, so that I can make the necessary adjustment to the invoice and submit it to the buyer for payment.

If you do not know how to request a total, or are unable to defer payment when the purchase commitment is made, please refer to eBay and its online instructions.

I do not offer combined shipping discounts for items purchased separately, and/or outside the procedure outlined above.

The reason for this policy relates to the fact that eBay as a matter of course does not automatically retrospectively refund seller fees/commission expenses for retrospective shipping expense adjustments on separately purchased/paid-for items, leaving the seller with the administrative burden and related expense of claiming rebates at a later date via a cumbersome procedure.


Shipping and other delays may occur

While we will make every endeavour to dispatch this item in a timely fashion, delays with couriers/postal agencies, as well as import authorities (eg. Customs) in the buyer’s country, can occur and these delays can be up to weeks, if not months (as may be experienced with recent world-wide events). In buying this item, the Buyer is acknowledging that such delays may occur, and are out of the Seller’s control, and the Seller is not responsible for them.


An important note regarding the nib and writing performance of this fountain pen

A fountain pen nib can be a joy to write with, provided it has been tuned properly. Unfortunately factory settings are not optimal for some fountain pens that are new "out of the box", and occasionally tuning is required.  Your pen, once purchased, will be checked by us prior to sending.  It may need some tuning.

After purchase and before sending each fountain pen, whether a gold, palladium, steel or other metal nib, I will test the nib unit with ink, and check (and adjust as necessary) to ensure it writes correctly. Then I will wash the nib unit and dry it. In this way I can be sure the pen will write correctly........ BUT sometimes there some residual water/ink will find its way down the feeder during courier air travel.

If the buyer prefers this procedure not be undertaken, a message to that effect should be left with the order. However, in such circumstances the writing performance shall not be warranted, and I will not accept returns on account of the writing performance of the nib, or the presence of residual fluid around the nib/feeder.