Saturday, August 29, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti Federico II (1994)


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1994: Federico II - four pens celebrating the anniversary of Federico II (800 each).

The 1994 Visconti Federico II is a limited edition fountain pen authorized by the Federico II Foundation. To celeberates the 800th anniversary of the emperor's birth.


Visconti Federico II


In 1994 Visconti issued a limited edition dedicated to Federico II, the famous king who was born in 1194 and was dubbed as "stupor mundi" (wonder of the world). 

This Visconti Federico II limited edition is dedicated to the Kingdom of Jerusalem and it is enriched with a beautiful clip with the engraving of Federico's date of birth (1194) on one side and the year of introduction of the limited edition (1994) on the other side.


Hand turned from the world’s finest celluloid.  Green, Blue, Blonde (Pearl/Black), Cinnabar (Orange/Black). Unique curved gold clip enhances the distinctive variegated finishes. Styling is reminiscent of the 1920s-30’s golden age of fountain pens.  Also styled after Visconti’s popular Ragtime model.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti Le Stagioni (1994)


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1994: Le Stagioni - four pens celebrating the four seasons (300 each).

Released in the early 1990s (often cited as 1993/1994), this series represented the four seasons (Primavera, Estate, Autunno, Inverno).

The pens are based on the Ragtime model, featuring a mix of materials. For example, the Autunno (Autumn) version is noted for a burgundy resin barrel with a mosaic pattern celluloid cap and blind cap.








Visconti Le Stagioni

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti Alhambra Tuscan Red (1994)


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1994: Alhambra Tuscan Red (288 pieces).

The 1994 Visconti Alhambra "Tuscan Red" is a highly collectible limited edition fountain pen, often cited as one of the brand's most significant early creations. It was produced to honor the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, with design elements reflecting the "Red Palace".





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Visconti honors the Alhambra Palace which has often been referred to as the “eighth wonder of the world” by reason of its unique architecture and artistic ornamentation. On the highest point in Granada, Spain, rise the red walls and towers which surround Alhambra, the “Red Palace”.

The Tuscan red ebonite exemplifies the red walls and towers which protected the Palace through centuries of enemy attacks.

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti D'Essai Platinum (1994)


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1994: D'Essai Platinum - the last of a series of pieces made from a fifty-year old stock of celluloid (100 pieces).

The Visconti D'Essai Platinum is a limited-edition fountain pen from the early 1990s. It is characterized by its "stacked celluloid" design. 


Visconti fountain pen D'Essai Platinum











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Friday, August 21, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti Uffizi (1993)


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1993: Uffizi - profit from sales donated to the restoration of the Florence Uffizi Museum (500 pieces).

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Visconti fountain pen Uffizi



Made in 1993 to honor and support the Uffizi Museum in Florence, which had been flooded and seriously damaged. Part of the proceeds were donated to the Uffizi Museum.

The pen is made in Sterling silver 925 filigree overlay on beautiful blue/green crushed ice celluloid. It is number 215/500. The nib is solid gold 18Kt 750, broad in size.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Fountain Pen Visconti Columbus 92


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Syarikat pen nama Visconti juga dari Itali berpusat di Florence. Mereka mengeluar pen Columbus pada tahun 1992. Sama tahun dengan pen Aurora. Produk pen tahun 1992 sempena ulang tahun ke-500 pendaratan Columbus.

Fountain pen Visconti Colombus 92



Visconti Caravel - Santa Maria

Visconti Caravel Nina




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Visconti Caravel Pinta





In 1992 Visconti issued a special limited edition to celebrate 500 years from the discovery of America.

The limited edition was composed of a series of three pens in celluloid, in three different colors; each of them was dedicated to one of the three vessels Colombo used to sail the Ocean.

The pens were named: Nina (brown striated), Pinta (light blue) and Santa Maria (purple); Visconti produced 500 pieces  for each color. The cap top of each  color shows the name of the pen.

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Fountain Pen Jenama Visconti


Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti.

1992: Caravel - celebrates the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America (500 pieces).

1993: Uffizi - profit from sales donated to the restoration of the Florence Uffizi Museum (500 pieces).

1994: D'Essai Platinum - the last of a series of pieces made from a fifty-year old stock of celluloid (100 pieces).

1994: Alhambra Tuscan Red (288 pieces).

1994: Le Stagioni - four pens celebrating the four seasons (300 each).

1994: Federico II - four pens celebrating the anniversary of Federico II (800 each).

1994: Florentia - celebrates the 50th anniversary of Casa Della Stilografica in Florence (365 pieces).

1995: Michelangelo Grande - full size and oversize model (1.475 each).

1996: Her Royal Highness - made in both yellow and white gold (38 piece each).

1996: Copernicus. There are three version of pens with 999 pieces each.

1996: Taj Mahal.


Visconti Uffizi (1993)

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Visconti

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Pelikan Fountain Pen Lighthouse of Alexandria (2008)


Beberapa lagi fountain pen produk Pelikan.

2008: Lighthouse of Alexandria (440 pieces).



Pelikan Lighthouse of Alexandria fountain pen




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Pelikan’s Limited Edition, "The Lighthouse of Alexandria" is a further highlight in the "Seven Wonders of the World" series of fine writing instruments and pays tribute to the highest of the seven wonders - the Pharos of Alexandria. 

This majestic ancient lighthouse stood on the island of Pharos close to the coast of Egypt for more than a thousand years. Built in 300 BCE, it was the first navigational beacon fire in history.

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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Pelikan Evolution of Script (2007)


Beberapa lagi fountain pen produk Pelikan.

2007: Evolution of Script (930 pieces). 

The 2007 Pelikan Evolution of Script is a limited edition fountain pen. Designed to celebrate the history of writing from cave paintings to the Greek alphabet. It is the first in the "Achievements of Civilization" series.




Pelikan Evolution of Script





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This was the first, and now part of a small series, of Pelikan M9000 fountain pens dedicated to human achievements, followed by the "Calculation of Times" (2008) and "Fire" (2010).

Pelikan is celebrating this quantum leap in the history of human civilisation with a new limited edition. The first fountain pen of this series bears the name "Evolution of Script". With this, Pelikan is looking back to the origins of writing thousands of years ago: from the cave paintings that were the precursors of writing, via the invention of hieroglyphics in Egypt and Mesopotamian cuneiform, to the development of the Greek alphabet as the point of departure for European scripts.

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