The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Midcentury desk sets have a distinctive look that is ever fresh and modern. No workspace is complete without one.
14192: Parker 51 desk set: black Vac-filler, 15.5 cm long, bold imprint with 4th quarter date code, heavy onyx base 14.5 cm (5.75 inches) wide, conventional swivel joint and unengraved rectangular nameplate. Pen is in excellent condition, base has multiple small edge and corner bruises (see details).
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • SOLD
14191: Parker 51 "Magic Wand" desk set: black Vac-filler, 15.5 cm long, bold imprint with 4th quarter date code, heavy onyx base with bronze central panel in modernist style, 14.5 cm (5.75 inches) wide, Magnetix swivel joint.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
14194: Parker 51 "Magic Wand" desk set: black Vac-filler, 15.5 cm long, bold imprint with 4th quarter date code, some heat distortion to the lower part of the barrel; heavy black marble base with bronze central panel in modernist style, 14.5 cm (5.75 inches) wide, Magnetix swivel joint.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $145
14190: Parker 51 "Magic Wand" desk set: black Vac-filler, 15.5 cm long, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, glossy black enameled metal base in modernist style, 12.7 cm (5 inches) wide, Magnetix swivel joint.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $165
14193: Parker 51 Special desk set: black Aerometric filler with chrome trim, Octanium nib, 16.7 cm long, massive special presentation base in solid granite, 24.2 cm (9.5 inches) wide, presented to Congressman Paul Brown (1880-1961) by the Elberton, Georgia Granite Association.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: broad • $275
14195: Sheaffer Lady Skipsert XVI desk set: cartridge desk pen, 14.7 cm long, small conical gold plated Triumph nib, enameled gold moire finish on both pen and holder, wear specks in finish (see detail) but overall fine appearance. Green onyx base is 9 cm (3.5 inches) square, nameplate is unengraved.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $95
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14206: Aikin Lambert eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber straight-cap with high relief repoussé gold filled floral pattern overlay; 14.3 cm long, beautiful hand chasing. Unusual #3 Aikin Lambert nib with keyhole vent, normally a feature exclusively found on Parkers of the same era, raising the question whether Aikin was one of Parker's nib suppliers. Nib is cracked down the center, not usable as is; initials engraved in barrel cartouche.
DATE: c. 1906 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $1500
14231: Esterbrook J: silver pearl lever-filler, 12.4 cm long, stainless steel trim, early production with flat barrel end, three-ribbed cap jewel, later #9461 nib unit is a smooth writer.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $85
14230: Eversharp Skyline Executive set: rare oversize lever-filler, burgundy with striated red and pearl cap, 14.35 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, even scarcer matching injector pencil has wartime plastic nose cone, uses 1.1 mm lead; pen is a smooth writer, effortless line variation.
DATE: c. 1944 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine stub firm • $465
14229: Osborne advertising pencil: promotional giveaway with calendar for 1940 printed on pearlescent celluloid barrel; 13 cm long, gold plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser under top cap.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $35
14227: Osborne advertising pencil: promotional giveaway with calendar for 1941 printed on pearlescent celluloid barrel; 12.9 cm long, gold plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser under top cap.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $35
14205: Parker 65 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated clip and end jewels, 13.45 cm long; uses cartridge or converter (included), made in England, not sold in the USA. Usual slight shrinkage and clutch marks on section.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine stub • $185
14204: Parker 75 Insignia: gold plated crosshatch grid pattern, 12.8 cm long, section with angle indicator, made in USA, sllight waviness to top of nib from adjustment or straightening, otherwise like new. Includes slender metal squeeze-filler converter.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $250
13882: Pelikan M800 demonstrator in box: transparent green "Green Ocean" Collector's Edition oversize piston-filler, 14.1 cm long, two-tone 18K nib, gold plated trim, marked "GERMANY", with signed 1992-dated certification of number of limited edition (3000 pens for North America). No outer sleeve or barrel sticker, has been dipped but otherwise as new.
DATE: c. 1992 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $650
13881: Pelikan M800 demonstrator in box: transparent green "Green Ocean" Collector's Edition oversize piston-filler, 14.1 cm long, two-tone 18K nib, gold plated trim, marked "W. GERMANY", with signed 1995-dated certification of number of limited edition (3000 pens for North America)..
DATE: c. 1992 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $750
13866: Pelikan M800 demonstrator in box: transparent green "Green Ocean" Collector's Edition oversize piston-filler, 14.1 cm long, two-tone 18K nib, gold plated trim, marked "GERMANY", with signed 1992-dated certification of number of limited edition (3000 pens for North America). Has been dipped, no barrel sticker, but otherwise as new.
DATE: c. 1992 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $695
13879: Pelikan K800 in box: transparent green "Green Ocean" Collector's Edition oversize ballpoint pen, 14.2 cm long with point extended, twist-action mechanism, gold plated trim, marked "GERMANY", with signed 1994-dated certification of number of limited edition (648 pens for North America)..
DATE: c. 1993 • CONDITION: mint • $365
14224: Sheaffer double desk set in box: black glass base, 10 x 5 inches (25.5 x 12.4 cm), gold filled trim, two black plunger-filler Triumph-nib Lifetime White Dot desk pens with original barrel stickers; complete with instructions, guarantee, and original price tag ($37.50), interior box compartment for pens bruised at top left corner, matching compartment for holder receptables appears to be absent. Paperwork is dated July and November 1945, original seals have not been replaced on pens, plungers work smoothly but not guaranteed to fill without servicing.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine and medium • $265
14220: unmarked novelty pencil: German-made figural in the form of a champagne bottle, label reads "Souvenir/From/Canada", 5.9 cm long, nickel-plated brass, suspension fitting in base, top twists to extend and retract standard 2.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $85
14228: unmarked advertising pencil: promotional giveaway with fractional and decimal equivalents printed on cream-colored celluloid barrel; 12.9 cm long, gold plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser under top cap.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $35
14226: unmarked advertising pencil: promotional giveaway with calendar for 1941 printed on cream-colored celluloid barrel; 13.1 cm long, gold plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser under red cap.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $35
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