European Pens & Pencils
4251: Ancora glassine envelope: advertising for Duplex pens, 5 x 9.5 cm, printed on both sides, new old stock, several available.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: mint • $10 
9724: Artus Seguso 23: blue-green piston-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim; before Josef Lamy began making pens under his own name, he used the brand name Artus; this example appears to be new old stock, original cork seal has been relubricated and appears sound and ink-tight, noting age-pitting to trim plating..
DATE: c. 1962 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium semiflex • $165
9330: Astra safety: mottled hard rubber vest-pocket, 9.3 cm long, imprints shallow but crisp, "42" on end knob; nib is small but smooth, tip slightly angled, easy for right-handed use.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc-near
mint • NIB: medium reverse oblique italic flex • $160
7259: Aurora Olo: red pearl button-filler, 13.2 cm long, chrome plated trim, bold barrel imprint, Olo #3 nib has scant iridium and is rather draggy, but very flexible; filler button is an old replacement, as also appears to be the case with the blind cap (which lacks a metal end cap).
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine stub flex • $385
9632: Aurora Olo: brown pearl web ringtop button-filler, 10.5 cm long, gold filled trim, "OLO" imprint on section, 14K nib marked "Morans", appears to be an upgrade from original plated steel nib, opens up with light pressure; usual thinly-plated trim, uneven crimping of cap bands.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine* •
NIB: medium flex • $225
9721: Aurora 88: black piston-filler, gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long; split in clutch ring (see detail) stable, does not affect function. Fine ink window transparency, seals replaced, hard rubber hood and filling knob, Aurora logo on hood fully present but polished down; low production number, #228973.
DATE: c. 1948
• CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine semiflex • $295
7109: Aurora 88 GL in case: uncommon "Gran Lusso" version of the classic Italian piston-filler, with 18K gold filled cap and barrel; 13.75 cm long, chrome plated buttons at each end, barrel slides off for filling; hooded nib has flexibility but limited line width variation; scattered shallow pinprick dings, posting wear to barrel end; two stress cracks at very top of cap (see detail) are stable, appear to be a manufacturing defect; mechanically sound and quite attractive, all seals replaced, anodized aluminum case contains instructions and guarantee certificate with serial number 1362552 matching pen.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION:
G-VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
9385: Aurora 88K in box: black piston-filler, 13.7 cm long, chrome plated cap, piston seal has been replaced, instruction sheet under pad; as new, noting scattered age flaking of the chrome (see details), and barrel custom-imprinted for CEAT, the famous Italian tiremaker.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine
semiflex • $265
9187: Aurora 88K in box: black piston-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold filled cap with inset black top button; condition as new, piston seal has been replaced, box is for a set, but pencil not present, instruction sheet under pad.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $365
9722: Aurora 88P: black piston-filler, chrome plated cap and trim, 13.6 cm long; barrel transparency like new, seals replaced, logo of the tire company "CEAT" on bbl; very smooth hooded nib, typical pinprick pitting to cap plating.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $265
9624: Aurora 88P in box: black piston-filler, 13.75 cm long, chrome plated cap and trim, some plating loss to cap (see detail), good ink window transparency, smooth hooded nib; end plug in filler knob absent, exposing screw head, does not affect function.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $225
8250: De La Rue "Casket Ink" traveling inkwell: unusual oversized version, nickel plated, fully marked on both inside and on outer case, Paris-made, glass well inside; 5.5 cm high, 2.6 cm thick, original inner seal mostly present but not ink-tight; plating dull with wear and some spotting, mechanically sound, will clean up.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: G • $200
7541: Ebos safety: miniature hard rubber ringtop, 8 cm long, German-made, with handsome Italian-made gold filled overlay; Ebos-marked 14K nib also has "00" size imprint (not visible without disassembly); excellent quality, comparable to the baby safeties of Montblanc and Astoria, seal has been restored, internal mechanism repaired.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $485
9392: OMAS 556/S: clutch-cap piston-filler, 13.8 cm long, in uncommon "R" version with both gold filled cap and barrel; like new, no brassing, one tiny pinprick to back of cap; semistub nib is smooth and extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $985
9648: Parker Duofold Senior: English-made oversize button-filler, 12.95 cm long, gold filled trim, scarce and desirable green herringbone pattern; very clean, noting usual slight roughness to cap band -- a better example would be hard to find.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine semiflex
• $985
9636: Parker Vacumatic: unusual French-made model in opaque black, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, fully marked "PARKER" and "MADE IN FRANCE", 18K Paris-hallmarked Parker nib, cap band wider and differently patterned than USA-production equivalents, cap proportioned more like postwar UK pens. A rare and esoteric Vac.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $325
9297: Parker 51 Presidential: 9K solid gold English-made Aerometric filler, wavy lines pattern, London hallmarks; new old stock sac, breather tube appears to be solid gold rather than the usual sterling silver; minimal wear, some bumps to barrel indicia, barrel seam professionally rewelded (see detail).
DATE: 1954 •
CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $1200
8399: Parker 75: vermeil grid pattern, gold filled trim, early model with solid ends, short-feathered arrow clip, US-made, 14K nib, cap marked "STERLING/&14K G.F."; very unusual ends are pronouncedly domed, apparently a limited-production variant chiefly for export models.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: fine • NIB:
fine • $600
8286: Parker 180 Laque: striated green "Malachite" lacquer finish, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; two-way triangular gold nib, feed marked X/M, writes extra-fine on one side, medium on the other; new old stock.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium •
$285
8287: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in silver plate, French-hallmarked 18K gold nib, marked "M" on feed, date code "QL"; includes squeeze-style convertor.
DATE: 1980 •
CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $425
9629: Parker 35 Guirland: gold plated, 12.7 cm long, one of the less common patterns, made in France, 18K nib; a slightly smaller and much less common sibling of the 75, made only in France, for the European market; includes squeeze converter, metal very clean, noting slight plating wear at the very front edge of the section trim ring; cap snaps on securely, but with some play (less than 0.5 mm).
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • NIB: medium semiflex • $245
8284: Parker 180 Grain d'Orge: fine barleycorn finish, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; two-way triangular gold nib, feed marked X/M, writes extra-fine on one side, medium on the other; "QI" date code, from toning to plating it appears as if the material is rolled gold rather than the usual electroplate.
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $175
8282: Parker 180 Laque: the dark blue lacquer finish is uncommon as is, but it is seldom seen in this configuration, with chrome plated trim and matching stainless steel triangular nib, marked "F" on the feed; made in France, "QI" date code, uses cartridges or convertor (included).
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: near mint •
NIB: fine • $325
8283: Parker 180 Torsade: very uncommon cable twist pattern in gold plate, two-way French-hallmarked 18K gold nib, marked "M" on feed, date code "UE", appears to be new old stock, includes squeeze-style convertor.
DATE:
1981 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $495
8296: Parker 180 Écorce: gold plated, simulated bark finish engine turning, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; triangular gold nib, feed marked "X"; condition as new, though has been dipped.
DATE:
c. 1982 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine • $225
8288: Parker 180 Guirland: gold-plated, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; new old stock, includes convertor.
DATE: c.
1982 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $350
9073: Parker 75 Laque ballpoint: gold plated trim, burgundy lacquer finish; made in France, "TE" date code; as new, but no packaging.
DATE: 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
7155: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, original clip tags, stainless covered grip section; refills no longer available, though adaptors for ballpoint refills can be made.
DATE: c. 1985 •
CONDITION: mint* • $150
7154: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, black plastic grip section; fiber tip refills no longer available, but we can provide a custom-made adaptor for ballpoint refills for an additional $20 (see illustration).
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint* • $120
8741: Parker-Osmia safety: black hard rubber, 13.9 cm long, with nickel-plated slip-on clip bearing the mark of Sirt, Parker-Osmia's Hungarian agent; milling at ends is good, turning knob is imprinted "6" and "F", flat Canadian-style spearhead feed, #6 Parker-Osmia nib is boldly imprinted; Parker-Osmia operated only from late 1927 to the end of 1929, when Parker sold Osmia back to its former owners. Parker-Osmias are uncommon, but Parker-Osmia safeties are extremely rare -- and are the only safeties ever to be sold under the Parker name.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $2000
9306: Pelikan 100: classic German piston-filler, 11.7 cm long, all original parts but for the barrel -- a non-Pelikan custom replacement in transparent acrylic -- and the semi-stub nib unit, which is from the 1950s. Cap crown, section, and filler unit are hard rubber, while the cap body is celluloid, typical transitional construction of the later 1930s. The barrel will accommodate an original or custom-made Binde (barrel sleeve; not included), or can be used as is, for a transparent demonstrator.
DATE: c. 1937/2007 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $450
9394: Pelikan 100N: classic piston-filler, 12.2 cm long, transparent green barrel, uncommon grey pearl barrel sleeve; "M" imprint on filler unit, cap band plating rough, strong imprints on cap crown, synthetic plunger seal has been replaced, reponsive nib with considerable flex.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine flex • $600
9322: Pelikan 100N: black piston-filler with striated green pearl barrel sleeve, 12.2 cm long, gold filled trim; piston seal has been replaced, fineness of nib tip matches filling unit "EF" imprint, but writes more like a fine.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $295
9718: Rover safety: black hard rubber with gold filled overlay, 10.9 cm long, milled ends, translucent red inlay in cap crown; most Rover pens appear to have been made by other makers, and this example seems to be a Montegrappa product. Seals have been replaced, a good writer, in clean condition aside from some plating wear.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine • $450
8667: Soennecken safety: unusual black chased hard rubber clipless model, 12.7 cm long, with a ventless Hicks New York 18K gold nib with French hallmarks; condition is like new, but the original barrel imprint of this French-market pen appears to have been polished away -- most likely out of WW1-era anti-German sentiment. Early production Soenneckens often carried New York-made nibs, but most were from A. Morton.
DATE: c.
1913 • CONDITION: exc-near mint* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $325
6130: Waterman 14: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fluted gold filled overlay and bloodstone cap top seal; 13.3 cm long, a rare but fully catalogued factory model most often found in France and England (a version appears on p. 53 of Waterman's 1908 USA catalog under "Special Mountings" as Emerald End Special Fluted, priced at $50 -- more than three times the cost of a full sterling silver Snake); French hallmarks, no dings, but one small test mark on the seal bezel, imprints on posting end worn but mostly legible; toothy #4 New York nib, spoon feed with patent date imprints.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $2650
9204: Waterman 12½ PSF: black hard rubber clipless lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, with solid 18K gold French-hallmarked engine turned overlay; unusual early model with raised threads, slight fading to hard rubber but metal crisp with only one small bump to rim of cap crown.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
NIB: medium flex • $1250
9135: Waterman 44 set: black hard rubber safety, 12.9 cm long, gold filled French-hallmarked overlay, with matching JiF pencil. The pen has had its seals replaced, and is in near perfect condition; the pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, and is in similar condition but for a very light clip mark (a weakness of the design) and one very slight area of flattening at the shoulder of the front taper. Pen comes with a characteristically French slip-on Waterman clip, fully marked.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex
• $785
9173: Waterman 54: black hard rubber clipless lever-filler, 13.65 cm long, 18K solid gold French-hallmarked overlay, gold filled lever. Condition is like new, noting initials engraved on indicia and possible past barrel replacement (some chasing visible towards the posting end); overlay engine turning is deep and crisp, and the pen has considerable heft. 18K New York nib is smooth and yielding, more soft than springy.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc-near mint* • NIB: fine flex • $950
8548: Waterman 51V Ripple: rare USA-made export model with #1 nib, 10.7+ cm long, nickel plated trim, deep strong imprints, excellent color; 18K French-hallmarked nib is very flexible but should be used only with care, for there are two small hairlines starting to develop from the vent hole (can be welded if desired).
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine stub flex • $275
9607: Waterman JiF set in box: French-market clipless lever-filler, 10.8 cm long, with matching JiF-marked pencil, both gold filled in godron pattern, full French hallmarks. Well-worn (see photos) but sound, pen has smooth and responsive 18K #2 nib, pencil uses 1.1 mm lead; box sound but with ink stains, comes with full French instructions.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: G • NIB: fine flex • $265
9595: Waterman C/F: gold plated "Barleycorn" pattern cartridge-filler, 13.5 cm long, made in France, like new condition, but original 18K French ventless nib has been replaced with an earlier US-made 14K nib with vent hole. Includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: near mint* • NIB: medium fine
• $200
5674: Williamson button-filler: black Italian-made imitation of a Parker oversize Vacumatic, though larger at 13.6 cm long; gold filled trim, arrow clip with quill in relief; big replacement Duofold Canada nib.
DATE: c.
1938 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • $500
9262: unmarked magic pencil: silver with transparent guilloche enamel, 6.4 cm long closed, 12 cm open, ring marked "STERLING" and "BADEN", probably German manufacture, uses 1.5mm lead, propelling mechanism needs repair.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • $150
9229: unmarked stylographic pen: black hard rubber long-short eyedropper-filler, 7.4 cm long, French-hallmarked silver overlay with green guilloche enamel; dings to silver, losses to enamel, but hard rubber portions crisp, needle intact, fully functional and still quite attractive.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G* •
NIB: fine • $200
2700: unmarked safety: clipless miniature, 8.1 cm long, transparent pale blue enamel over sterling silver with guilloche work; cap crown marked "STERLING", "GERMANY"; excellent quality, some chipping to enamel at edges (see pictures), not inktight (cork seal needs to be replaced); 14K warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1925 •
CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $500
7013: unmarked double-ended marking pencil: .900 hallmarked hexagonal silver body, red and navy blue cones at either end, 16 cm long; lead size appears to be around 2.9 or 3 mm, mechanisms propel and retract; no dings or wear to the engine turning pattern, but some chips to the very edges of the silver at either end (see details).
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine* • $205