Sir Arthur C Doyle LE1902 Fountain Pen
| Release Information | |
|---|---|
| Collection | Writer's Edition |
| Year | 2021 |
| Price | $4,700 (April 2025) |
| Product Identification | |
| Fine Nib | MB127633 |
| Medium Nib | MB127634 |
| Mike's Purchase Information | |
| Date | November 2022 |
| From | Bruce at Wheelers Luxury Gifts UK |
Mike's Status : Got it!
Product Features
| Cap | The cap ring is decorated with his signature, 'A Study in Scarlet' logo and the date at which he and his wife opened a psychic book shop in London: February 1925. |
| Cap Top | The cap top made of wood is inspired by the smoking pipe and is crowned with en emblem made of mother-of-pearl. |
| Clip | The clip is inspired by the magnifying glass used by his most famous character Sherlock Holmes. Behind the clip is a hound in superluminova from the Holmes story 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. |
| Overall Design | Cap and barrel are decorated with a street map from London and tartan pattern. 'Victoria Street' where the psychic bookshop was and '221B Baker Street' - the residence of Sherlock Holmes. The color is inspired by a smoking pipe often used by Holmes. |
| Cone | The cone is made of precious wood. |
| Nib | The ruthenium coated Au750 solid gold nib is decorated with his initials and a magnifying. |
| Limitation | It was in 1902 when the famous Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was published. |
Marketing Verbiage
The Montblanc Writers Edition Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Limited Edition is dedicated to one of the most renowned crime novelists and creator of the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. Made from brown precious lacquer, the color is a reference to the smoking pipe often used by Holmes – an element that is also reflected in the wooden cap and cone. The cap and barrel of this edition are decorated with a plaid pattern in reference to Holmes' coat, as well as parts of a historic London city map. The clip is inspired by the magnifying glass used by Sherlock Holmes. Behind the clip is the silhouette of a hound made from photoluminescent pigments in reference to the Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles. The cap ring features the signature of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as well as the logo of A Study in Scarlet – Holmes' first case. The Montblanc emblem in precious mother-of-pearl crowns the cap of the edition. The handcrafted 18K solid gold nib is engraved with a portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and magnifying glass in reference to Sherlock Holmes.