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Lot 101
DUNHILL RULLER DESKTOP LIGHTER
Steel body, signed and marked "Made in West Germany", graduation in centimeters and inches.
Size: 33 x 3.9 x 1.2 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 102
DUNHILL RULLER DESKTOP LIGHTER
Steel body, signed and marked "Made in England", graduation in centimeters and inches.
Size: 16.5 x 1.7 x 1 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200
Lot 103
DUNHILL RULLER DESKTOP LIGHTER
Steel body, signed and marked "Made in England", graduation in centimeters.
Dimensions: 13 x 1.7 x 1 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200
Lot 104
DUNHILL GIANT DESKTOP LIGHTER
Silvered body, signed on the base and marked "Made in England", "Patent No. 143752".
Size: 10 x 8 x 2.8 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 105
DUNHILL A JOSEPH LUCAS TABLE LIGHTER
Transparent plastic and chrome metal body, horizontal grooves surmounted by a rampant lion on a blue linear background, signed on the base "Plastic and styling by Joseph Lucas Ltd, Birmingham, England".
Size: 8.8 x 4.7 x 10 cm
Ac
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 106
DUNHILL GIANT DESKTOP LIGHTER
Silvered body, monogram engraved on the sides, signed on the base and marked "Made in England", "Registered design No 737418", "Patent 390107".
Size: 10 x 8 x 2.8 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 107
DUNHILL GIANT DESKTOP LIGHTER
Silver-plated body, decorated with guilloche engraving, signed on the base and marked "Made in England", "Registered design No 737418", "Patent 390107".
Size: 10 x 8 x 2.8 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 108
DUNHILL GIANT DESKTOP LIGHTER
Silver body, covered in leather, signed on the base and marked "Made in England", "Registered design No 737418", "Patent 390107".
Size: 6.6 x 8 x 2.8 cm
Accessories: –
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 109
DUNHILL GIANT DESKTOP LIGHTER
Silver-plated body, covered in leather, on one side a plaque with indications of the game of Bridge, signed on the base and marked "Made in England", "Patent No. 143752".
Size: 10 x 8 x 2.8 cm
Accessories: vintage case.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 110
SHEAFFER NOSTALGIA FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Body covered with 925 silver fretwork, screw cap, 18K gold nib, signed, converter filler.
Accessories: box, booklets, ink cartidges, pen puouch, blank guarantee card.
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 111
SHEAFFER NOSTALGIA FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Body covered with 925 silver fretwork, screw cap, 18K gold two-tone nib, converter filler.
Accessories: box, booklet with guarantee 1996.
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 112
CARAN D'ACHE LA MODERNISTA FOUNTAIN PEN, LIMITED EDITION NO 867 OF 1888
N. 0867, 18K gold nib, signed, size M, converter filler.
Blue enamel mosaic motif hand-applied on rhodium-plated sterling silver.
Accessories: outer box, box, ink bottle.
Note: not inked.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 113
VISCONTI FOUNTAIN PEN CARAVEL "NINA", LIMITED EDITION N. 199 OF 500 PIECES, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 199, 14K gold nib, signed, piston filler.
Blue resin with wood effect.
Accessories: presentation box with flaws, certificate of origin, guarantee, travel inkwell.
Note:
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 114
VISCONTI FOUNTAIN PEN LE STAGIONI "AUTUNNO", LIMITED EDITION N. 192 OF 300 PIECES, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 192, 14K gold nib, signed, piston filler, mother of pearl effect cap.
Accessories: presentation box, certificate of origin, guarantee.
Note: not inked; to be
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 115
VISCONTI WALL STREET FOUNTAIN PEN, LIMITED EDITION N. 09 OF 4,000 PIECES, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 009, 18K two-tone gold nib, size M, pearl stripes celluloid, piston filler.
Accessories: box, booklet and guarantee card.
Note: not inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 116
VISCONTI SHUNGA EROTIC ART FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Gold 18K two-tone nib, size F, in ebonite decorated with engraving, inside the refill body it's depicted with an erotic scene.
Accessories: outer box, box, booklet, warranty card.
Notes: not inked.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 117
VISCONTI ALHAMBRA FOUNTAIN PEN, LIMITED EDITION N. 542 OF 888 PIECES, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 542, 18K gold two-tone nib, signed, size M, Power Vacuum filler, screw cap.
Light red ebonite decorated with silver filigree depicting the ornaments of the Alhambra, the Red
Starting price: € 700
Lot 118
VISCONTI CAMELOT ANCIENT IVORY IN GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN, LIMITED EDITION N. 19 OF 38 PIECES, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 19, 18K gold two-tone nib, size M, ivory color and 18K gold filigree, screw cap, Power Vacuum filler.
Accessories: outer box, presentation box, booklet,
Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 119
WATERMAN LOT OF 4 FOUNTAIN PENS AND 2 MECHANICAL PENCIL
Five lever-filler fountain pens and two mechanical pencils, lady Ideal models.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 120
FOUNTAIN PEN WITH TOLEDO MODEL DECORATION
Gold 14K nib, marked "Warranted 1st Quality", section engraved JAS, push-button filler, screw cap and cone.
Body with decorative in gold-plated band, hand-engraved.
Length: 11,9 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 750
Lot 121
TRAVEL WRITING DESK
Ebony with brass applications, engraved monogram, red velvet interior with gilt frame. Various internal compartments.
Size: 35 x 23 x 15 cm
Starting price: € 40 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 122
PARKER SHOWCASE DISPLAY
Store display in wood and glass, screen printed "Parker Lucky Curve". Signed plate "Speciality Case Co".
Size: 22 X 20.5 X 9 cm
Starting price: € 40 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 123
LOT OF THREE RETRACTABLE FOUNTAIN PENS
Gold-plated, respectively with smooth, guilloché and chiseled body with plant motifs.
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 124
PARKER LOTTO CISELÈ FOUNTAIN PEN, BALLPOINT PEN, ROLLERBALL PEN
Fountain pen with 14K gold nib, converter filler. Engraved silver bodies.
Accessories: –
Note: used.
Starting price: € 70 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 125
LOT OF THREE STIPULA FOUNTAIN PENS AND FIVE DELTA WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Stipula three fountain pens accompanied by box.
Delta three fountain pens and two ballpoint pens (one to be inspected), accompanied by box, outer box and booklet.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 126
MONTBLANC "MONTE ROSA" 042 FOUNTAIN PEN
Signed 14K gold nib, piston filler, black, wavy ring.
Length: 12.8 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 60 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 127
MONTBLANC 234 1/2 FOUNTAIN PEN, ITALIAN MARKET
Signed 14K gold nib, n. 4, EF screw cap, piston filler, black body.
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 128
PARKER WRITING INSTRUMENTS LOT
Indipendance Hall '75 edition fountain pen with box and booklet.
Duofold fountain pen mottled blue, with box and booklet.
Three ballpoint pens, set of 75 ciselé including a fountain pen and a ballpoint pen.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 129
LOT OF TWELVE WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Unbranded with embossed decorations, including eleven silver fountain pens and one in 9K gold, and a silver mechanical pencil.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 130
AURORA LOT OF FOUR OPTIMA AND ONE D-11 FOUNTAIN PENS
Optima fountain pens in brown, black, green and blue resin, D-11 in light blue. All accompanied by outer box, box, booklet with guarantee.
Two fountain pens need to be fixed as they are damaged.
Starting price: € 80 | Sold for : € 750
Lot 131
AURORA, PARKER, AND PELIKAN LOT OF 13 FOUNTAIN PENS AND BALLPOINT PENS
Various models from different eras, mostly with boxes and warranties.
Note: Some pens feature promotional customizations. Mostly, they appear unused, though some may require inspection.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 132
ST DUPONT LOT OF WRITING INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING CHINESE LACQUER, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Two fountain pens and a rollerball pen in Chinese lacquer accompanied by their respective boxes and guarantes.
A Montparnasse Requiem fountain pen with box and guarantee.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 475
Lot 133
PARKER LOT OF 15 FOUNTAIN PENS, PENS AND WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Various epoch and models, including several Duofold and Vacumatic.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 134
WAHL EVERSHARP LOT OF 17 FOUNTAIN PENS, PENS AND WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Various epochs and models, including Art Deco, Signature and Skyline.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 135
WAHL EVERSHARP LOT OF 17 FOUNTAIN PENS, PENS AND WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Various epochs and models, including Art Deco, Signature and Skyline.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 475
Lot 136
WATERMAN LOT OF WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Boxes containing a rollerball, a mechanical pencil, a single fountain pen, five sets of a fountain pen and a ballpoint pen. All accompanied by a box and booklet.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 137
VISCONTI LOT OF INKS
Box containing six bottles of ink of various colors with their packaging.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 138
VISCONTI LOT OF "ANCIENT COLLECTION"
Three fountain pens, and a fountain pen and ballpoint pen set. All accompanied by box and guarantee. Oxidation present on some, while there are breaks on two pieces.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 139
VISCONTI LOT OF TEN VARIOUS COLLECTIONS OF WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Lot of eight fountain pens, a ballpoint pen and a travel ink holder. All accompanied by box and booklet.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 140
WATERMAN LADY PATRICIA "RHAPSODY" FOUNTAIN PEN
Gold 18K nib, signed, size F. Body made of squares alternating with dark burgundy lacquers.
Accessories: box.
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 141
WATERMAN LE MAN 100 OPERA FOUNTAIN PEN AND BALLPOINT PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Gold 18K nib, signed, EF size, converter filler.
Black resin with chased pattern.
Accessories: box, booklet with guarantee.
Note: not inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 142
WATERMAN LE MAN 100 OPERA "HARLEQUIN" FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
Gold 18K nib, signed, F size, converter filler.
Black resin with rhomboid pattern.
Accessories: box, booklet with guarantee, ink cartridges.
Note: not inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 143
WATERMAN EDSON FOUNTAIN PEN, BOX AND GUARANTEE
N. 480736, 18K gold nib, signed, size M.
Green translucent resin body, gilded cap.
Accessories: outer box, blue box with defects, booklet, blank guarantee card, black and blue cartridges, blue and green converter.
Note:
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 144
WATERMAN LOT OF TWO 12 SF SAFETY SLEEVE FILLER FOUNTAIN PENS
Signed nibs, sleeve-filler, chased ebonite.
Length: 13.8 cm and 15.25 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 145
WATERMAN LOT OF TWO FOUNTAIN PENS
Signed nibs, lever filler, respectively twisted and engraved in sterling silver.
Length: 11.2 cm and 10.9 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 146
WATERMAN RETRACTABLE N. 42 FOUNTAIN PEN
Gold and signed nib, screw cap, decorated with pierced two-tone gold-plated bands.
Length: 12.2 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 147
WATERMAN FILIGREE N. 412 FOUNTAIN PEN
Signed nib, n. 2, sleeve-filler.
Ebonite, silver engraved leaf motifs and pierced decoration.
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 148
WATERMAN RIPPLE N. 52 FOUNTAIN PEN
Signed nib, lever filler, mottled red, screw cap.
Length: 13.5 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 175
Lot 149
WATERMAN RIPPLE JUMBO SAFETY PEN FOUNTAIN PEN
Retractable and signed nib, n. 4, eyedropper filler, mottled red, screw cap.
Length: 14.2 cm
Accessories: –
Note: inked.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 150
DUNHILLD GOLD AND DIAMOND LIGHTER
In 9K gold, signed on the base, hallmarks, wave-engraved pattern, decorated with diamonds on the lid.
Size: 6.8 x 2.5 x 2.7 cm
Accessories: signed leather pouch.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 1.300