Montegrappa 1912 - Fine Writing Jewels - Limited Editions

According to the tradition of Greek mythology, Sirens were fabulous marine creatures whose bodies were half woman and half fish. Not far from the coasts of Sicily, they would cast spells over passing mariners using the softness of their songs and the grace of their bodies, rendering them insensitive to hunger and thirst. The unfortunate would eventually die of starvation. Ulysse himself, as narrated in a famous part of the Odyssey, met them and was almost seduced. The death of the marine creatures is told in the ?Argonautiche? of Apollonio Rodio where one reads that the Sirens were defeated by the mortal Orpheus, who made them fall headlong into the sea and transform into rocks, with his songs and the sound of his cithara. In 1998 Montegrappa dedicated the annual collection Sirena to the intense emotions called forth by these mythological figures with a body in blue resin coiled by an allegoryof marine elements and populated by the mythical characters. The creativity and the imagination of the artist Leopoldo Aquila have so represented the fascination of temptation and the enchantment of the depths. The fountain pen and the rollerball that compose the collection Sirena are available in two versions, gold or silver. The fountain pen features an 18K gold nib, partially platinum plated, available in four sizes. A hand turned ebonite feeder guarantees the perfect ink flow.

Materials : Ebonite, Yellow gold 18K, Resin

Ink-feed : Piston

Pen-Nibs : Gold 18K

Pen-Nib Sizes : Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad

Craftsmanship Techniques : Die-casting, Turning

Product Code: ISSIA_S0

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Silver Fountain Pen