MONTBLANC WE 2015 Leo Tolstoy Writers Limited Edition 1868 Fountain Pen M

💥 For Sale - Price 6500 Euros 💥

Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) was a Russian writer, philosopher and political thinker who wrote mainly novels and short stories.
He is best known for his realistic novels War and Peace (1868) and Anna Karenina (1877), which are regarded as two of the best books of world literature.
Yasnaya Polyana, the family home, where Tolstoy was born and where he lived with his wife and children, was the inspiration for the Montblanc Limited Edition Leo Tolstoy.
The distinctive round pillars at the entrance of the estate are reflected in the form of the clip top where the white Montblanc emblem is embedded in.
Tolstoy's philosophy of working the land by hand is reflected in the hammered gold barrel.
The cap has a fine guilloche pattern and is provided with a transparent beautiful blue lacquer, the bottom of the barrel and the piston knob are made of wood.
The end of the barrel is accented with a malachite gemstone (1 ct, round cut).
The colors chosen are consistent with the covers of his first major works and in the colors of his writing room.
All fittings are gold plated, the motif on the pen is a traditional Russian pattern in which peasant smocks were often decorated.
The 18k gold bi-color nib features an engraving of the portrait of Tolstoy.
Sold out and very sought after high end version of this succesfull model in a limited edition of 1868 pieces.

The fountain pen is new, uninked and comes with white outer cardboard box (white stickers are missing with signs of storage), illustated outer box, book display box, a facsimile letter written on August 23, 1885 in Jasnaja Poljana, a booklet/certificate.