This a Montblanc Writers Edition Honoré de Balzac fountain pen. Released in 2013, the pen is a limited-edition tribute to the 19th-century French novelist. Its design is heavily symbolic, drawing inspiration from Balzac's personal style and the social themes of his literary opus, La Comédie humaine.
Body & Cap: Features a black high-grade resin cap and a dark-grey lacquered barrel with fine vertical stripes, mimicking the "cutaway" trousers favoured by Parisian gentlemen of the era.
Oversized Shape: The pen has a notably bold, large stature intended to mirror Balzac’s own physical presence.
Clip Design: The platinum-plated clip features turquoise lacquer inlays at the top, a direct reference to the author's famously decorated walking cane.
Symbolic Rings: The rings transition from simple at the cone to sophisticated at the cap top, representing the different social classes—nobility, bourgeoisie, and the lower classes—that Balzac explored in his writing.
The Nib: A handcrafted 18K gold nib (Au 750) with a rhodium finish, specifically engraved with Balzac's initials in an 18th-19th century typeface. The nib on thios pen is a medium width.
Signatures & Logos: Balzac’s signature is finely engraved on the side of the cap, and the iconic Montblanc snowcap emblem sits at the very top.
Filling System: Piston filler.
Limited edition: Strictly limited to 10,000 pieces for the individual fountain pen. The number is engraved on the cap.
This pen is used, and there are some signs of this, including microscratches, particularly to the band at the top of the barrel by the piston knob. No box and priced accordingly.
This a Montblanc Writers Edition Honoré de Balzac fountain pen. Released in 2013, the pen is a limited-edition tribute to the 19th-century French novelist. Its design is heavily symbolic, drawing inspiration from Balzac's personal style and the social themes of his literary opus, La Comédie humaine.
Body & Cap: Features a black high-grade resin cap and a dark-grey lacquered barrel with fine vertical stripes, mimicking the "cutaway" trousers favoured by Parisian gentlemen of the era.
Oversized Shape: The pen has a notably bold, large stature intended to mirror Balzac’s own physical presence.
Clip Design: The platinum-plated clip features turquoise lacquer inlays at the top, a direct reference to the author's famously decorated walking cane.
Symbolic Rings: The rings transition from simple at the cone to sophisticated at the cap top, representing the different social classes—nobility, bourgeoisie, and the lower classes—that Balzac explored in his writing.
The Nib: A handcrafted 18K gold nib (Au 750) with a rhodium finish, specifically engraved with Balzac's initials in an 18th-19th century typeface. The nib on thios pen is a medium width.
Signatures & Logos: Balzac’s signature is finely engraved on the side of the cap, and the iconic Montblanc snowcap emblem sits at the very top.
Filling System: Piston filler.
Limited edition: Strictly limited to 10,000 pieces for the individual fountain pen. The number is engraved on the cap.
This pen is used, and there are some signs of this, including microscratches, particularly to the band at the top of the barrel by the piston knob. No box and priced accordingly.
