A Tiffany set of ballpoint pen and pencil in sterling silver, designed by Elsa Peretti with her iconic clip design. The set was bought in 1997 (not by me) from Tiffany in New York and has never been used. It comes in the Tiffany pen case and blue card box and is complete with the original gift wrap ribbon.
Both pen and pencil are hallmarked Sterling silver, Tiffany and Peretti and with a serial number on the underside of the clips to avoid corrupt the beauty of the minimalist design.
Pen and pencil are activated by twist action caps and the caps pull off to replace the pencil leads and ballpoint refill. The original ballpoint refill marked “Tiffany” has dried over the years but is a Cross design and so refills are widely available, both by Cross and by makers of “Cross compatible” refills. I have included a couple of new refills along with the original.
Price: £150 ($195 €185 ) ….. plus postage
Postage:
US & Canada tracked airmail: £12 ($16)
Asia tracked airmail: £11 ($14)
Europe tracked airmail: £9 (€11)
UK Tracked 24: £3.99
Payment: PayPal please to: barrie51@icloud.com
Elsa Peretti & Tiffany
Peretti was a fashion model before she became a very successful designer of jewellery. In 1974, she signed a contract with Tiffany to design silver jewellery and by 1979, she was the firm's leading designer. Her silver pieces were attracting a younger clientele to the brand. Peretti designed over thirty collections for Tiffany, with works described as "revolutionary", "timeless, distinct and modern". In 2001, Tiffany established the Elsa Peretti Professorship in Jewellery Design. She was recognised with many awards and her jewellery and design pieces for Tiffany are included in the 20th century collection of the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She died in 2021 at the age of 80, in Sant Marti Vell, the village in Catalonia which she made her home and renovated.
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