Sale 520 | Fine Writing Instruments

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fine writing instruments

April 13–26, 2017

fine writing instruments Sale 520 | 10AM Thursday 13 – Wednesday 26 April 2017 Conducted on Bidsquare at bidsquare.com P RE V IEW

Thursday, April 20, 2017 | 10AM – 5PM Friday, April 21, 2017 | 10AM – 5PM

Saturday, April 22, 2017 | 10AM – 3PM Sunday, April 23, 2017 | 12PM – 4PM

Monday, April 24, 2017 | 10AM – 5PM

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 10AM – 5PM

t i m e d o n l i n e o n ly a u c t i o n Opens 10AM, Thursday 13 April – Closes 3PM, Wednesday 26 April 2017

P r e v i e w l o c at i o n 1338 West Lake Street Chicago, Illinois 60607 312.280.1212 | lesliehindman.com Lots marked with an asterisk (*) are tax exempt as permitted by law.

contents Montblanc | Lots 1–76 Pelikan | Lots 77–136 S. T. Dupont | Lots 137–201 Visconti | Lots 202–244 Montegrappa | Lots 245–266 Omas | Lots 267–313 Aurora | Lots 314–335 Marlen | Lots 336–355 Delta | Lots 356–362 Parker | Lots 363–371 Modern Fine Writing Instruments | Lots 372–434

© Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Inc. 2017

C H ICAGO , ILLINOIS ILLINOIS AUCTIONEERS LICENSE NUMBER 444.000295

T H E FINE WRITING INSTRUMENT COLLECTION OF

THE LATE DR. JOSUE V. HARARI Joe Harari was born in Egypt in 1944. He finished high school in France, where his family had relocated as refugees in 1957. He came to the US to study at Brooklyn College and graduated with a degree in Science. Dr. Harari enjoyed a successful career on Wall Street and remained an active investor throughout life, especially in retirement.

After working on Wall Street, Mr. Harari returned to academia and studied at Johns Hopkins University and earned a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Buffalo. He went on to teach French literature and was the department chair at Stanford, Johns Hopkins and Emory. He published on 18th century French literature and modern literature and was on the editorial board of the important literary periodicals Diacritics at Cornell and MLN at Johns Hopkins, among many others. He published numerous books, and his book on literary criticism is still widely used as a college textbook.

Dr. Harari loved to organize colloquiums, lectures, film shops and workshops. He advised many students in their Ph.D. dissertations. He cared for and mentored those who had been his students until his last days. That was his greatest passion in life. Collecting was another. He accumulated substantial collections of art, rare books, gold coins, wine, lighters and collectible pens. His collection of pens, carefully curated over decades, shows the great pride he took in amassing some of the finest pens the industry has to offer.

Dr. Harari is remembered as being singularly positive, kind and (even on a bad day) more energetic than a teenager. Also, a master storyteller and a loyal friend.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is honored to be handling this highly sought after and special collection of fine writing instruments. We offer a special thanks to Dr. Harari’s beloved wife Ora for helping to compose this introduction.

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A Montblanc Prince Regent 18 Karat Gold Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 499/888 and having a medium nib and display box. $3,000-5,000

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A Montblanc Marquise de Pompadour Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 855/4810 and having a medium nib with a display case. $1,000-1,500 16

A Montblanc Hommage a Charlemagne: Karl the Great Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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numbered 4571/4810 and having a medium nib with a display case. $1,200-1,800 18

A Montblanc Pope Julius II Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 2192/4810 and having a medium nib with an after-market Montblanc box. $1,500-2,500

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A Montblanc Octavian Limited Edition Fountain Pen numbered 19/4810 and having a medium nib with a display case. $2,000-3,000

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A Montblanc Andrew Carnegie Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 4590/4810 and having a medium nub with display case. $1,200-1,800 40

Two Montblanc Meisterstuck Agatha Christie Limited Edition Fountain Pens

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comprising a gold and jeweled example numbered 3708/4810 and a silver example, each having a display box. $3,000-5,000 58

A Montblanc UNICEF: Helmut John Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink Set

numbered 1974/4810 comprising meisterstuck fountain pen with a medium nib and an ink well with a display case. $1,200-1,800

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A Collection of Five Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

each having a black resin case with gilt rings and clip with a 14-karat medium nib.

Length 5 1/8 inches. $500-700

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A Group of Six Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

comprising a model ‘142’, two 142G’, ‘144, ‘252’ and a ‘254’ example, each having a 14-karat gold nib or varying sizes.

Length of longest 5 1/8 inches. $600-800 68

A Collection Five Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

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comprising two model ‘74’, a ‘224’, a ‘227 and a ‘442’ example, each having a 14-carat nib of varying sizes. $400-600

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A Collection of Eight Vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

model ‘342’ comprising seven black resin cases and one teal resin case, each with a Montblanc 14-karat gold nib.

Length 5 inches. $700-900 70

A Collection of Six Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

comprising two model ‘242G’, two ‘244’, a ‘252’ and a ‘254’ example, each with Montblanc 14-karat gold nibs. $400-600 71

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A Montblanc Meisterstuck ‘149 Fountain Pen

having a Montblanc 18-karat gold nib.

Length 5 3/4 inches. $150-250

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A Pair of Montblanc Meisterstuck ‘146’ Fountain Pens each having a Montblanc 14-karat gold Medium nib.

Length 5 1/2 inches. $200-300 73

A Collection of Six Montblanc Meisterstuck Fountain Pens

comprising model ‘322’, four ‘332’ and a ‘334 1/2’, each with a 14-karat gold nib. $500-700

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A Vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck ‘246’ Fountain Pen

having a brown marbled resin case with a Montblanc 14-karat gold OB nib.

Length 5 1/8 inches. $100-200

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A Pelikan Temple of Artemis Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 91/440 and having a medium nib with display box and certificate of authenticity. $2,000-3,000

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A Pelikan Seven Wonders of the World: Pyramids of Giza Limited Edition Fountain Pen Set

numbered 94/445, and having a medium nib with a pyramid display case containing a pen, inkwell and certificate of authenticity. $3,000-5,000 79

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A Factory Sealed Pelikan Caelum Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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A Pelikan 1000 Jahre Osterreich Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 198/580 and having a medium nib with a display case. $800-1,200

numbered 304/1000 and having a medium nib with a certificate of authenticity. $1,000-1,500

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having a fine nib with a display box. $80-120

numbered 553/568 and having a medium nib with a black lacqered display box. $1,200-1,800

A Pelikan Souveran City Line: Chicago Special Edition Fountain Pen

A Pelikan Myth of the Moon Goddess Fountain Pen

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numbered 256/1100 and having a medium nib with a black lacquer display box and certificate of authenticity. $1,500-2,500

comrising a gold example numbered 13461 and a silver example numbered 31794 each having a medium nib with a display box. $1,200-1,800

A Pelikan Originals of Their Time: 1931 Commemorative Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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A Pelikan Originals of Their Time: 1935 Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 1199/1935 and having a medium nib with a display box. $600-800

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Two Pelikan Souveran: Sesquicentennial Commemorative Fountain Pens

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An S.T. Dupont Medici Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 917/2420 with a medium nib and display case. $1,500-2,500

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An S.T. Dupont Medici Six-Piece Pen and Lighter Set

numbered 84/2420 and comprising a fountain pen with a medium nib, ball point pen, jeroboam lighter, desk clock and two pocket lighters. $6,000-8,000

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An S.T. Dupont St. Petersburg: Tricentennial Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 244/300 with a display case. $800-1,200

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An S.T. Dupont Gold-Plated Napoleon Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 251/1500 and having a display case. $1,000-1,500 155

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A Group of Six S.T. Dupont Andy Warhol Limited Edition Fountain Pens

comprising three Elvis and three Marilyn Monroe examples, each with a display case. $1,200-1,800 155

An S.T. Dupont Leroy Neiman: Golf Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 202/400 with a display box. $700-900 158

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An S.T. Dupont Sky and Fire: Fire Limited Edition Ruby-Inset Fountain Pen

numbered 91/500 and having a display case and certificate of authenticity for the inset rubies. $1,200-1,800 159

An S.T. Dupont Sky and Fire: Sky Limited Edition Sapphire-Inset Fountain Pen

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numbered 138/500 and having a display case with a certificate of authenticity for the inset sapphires. $1,000-1,500

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the pen numbered 1280/2575 and the lighter numbered 387/2575, each having a display box. $2,000-3,000

numbered 128 and comprising a fountain pen, ball-point pen, two pocket lighters, Jeroboam lighter, key ring and pair of cufflinks with a display case. $4,000-6,000

An S.T. Dupont Pharaoh Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Lighter

An S.T. Dupont James Bond 007 Limited Edition Pen, Lighter and Cufflink Set

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A Visconti Alhambra Limited Edition Black Lucite and 18 Karat Gold Limited Edition Fountain Pen numbered 24/88 and having a medium nib with a display case. $3,000-5,000 206

A Visconti Forbidden City Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 187/888 and having a medium nib with a display case in the form of a mausoleum. $3,000-5,000

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A Visconti Divinia Proporzione Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 369/1618 and having a medium nib with a display case and caliper. $1,000-1,500 220

A Visconti Richelieu Limited Edition Ruby-Inset Fountain Pen

numbered 14/365 and having a bold nib with a display case. $200-300

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from an edition of 38 comprising a two-sided pen, the silver end with a bold nib, the gilt end with a medium nib, together with lead crystal ink well and pen stand with original Visconti display box. $2,000-3,000

with a certificate of authenticity. $600-800

A Visconti Alchemy Limited Edition Pen and Ink Well Set

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A Visconti Erotic Art: Shunga Limited Edition Fountain Pen

A Visconti Urushi Prototype Fountain Pen

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A Visconti 1909 Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 23/1909 and having a medium nib with a display case. $600-800

numbered 112/269 with a display case. $600-800

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A Montegrappa Luxor: Blue Nile Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Pen Stand Set

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numbered 883/1912 and having a bold nib, the case with a pen stand decorated in the style of an Egyptian tomb. $1,000-1,500 250

A Montegrappa Amerigo Vespucci: Voyage to Auckland Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 22/169 and having a medium nib with a display case. $800-1,200 250

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A Montegrappa The Dragon Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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numbered 953/1912 and having a medium nib with a display case. $1,500-2,500 264

A Montegrappa White Nights Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 678/1305 and having a medium nib with a display case. $1,200-1,800

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An Omas 18K Gold L’Ingegno Scrittorio di Leonardo Limited Edition fountain Pen

numbered 8/100 and having a medium nib with a display case. $3,000-5,000 273

An Omas Hong Kong: 1997 Return to the Motherland Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 1342/1997 and having a medium nib with a display case. $1,000-1,500

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An Omas UNICEF: Signs for Children Limited Edition 18K Gold Fountain Pen 287

numbered 20/30 and having a medium nib with a display case and factory box. $3,000-5,000 298

An Omas Guglielmo Marconi Limited Edition Silver Fountain Pen

numbered 2033/2800 and having a medium nib with a display case. $250-350 314 298

An Aurora Papa/ Pope Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink Set

numbered 476 and having a medium nib with a red ink bottle and a display case. $1,200-1,800 323

An Aurora Homer: Iliad and Odyssey Two Fountain Pen Set

both pens numbered 249/500 and having a medium nib with a display case. $2,000-3,000

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An Aurora St. Petersburg Tricentennial Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink Set

numbered 164 and having a medium nib with a red ink bottle and a display case. $800-1,200

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A Marlen Antica Atella Limited Edition Fountain Pen

numbered 33/888 and having a medium nib with a display case. $400-600 356

A Delta Hans Christian Andersen Limited Edition Fountain Pen and Ink Set

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numbered 49/50 and having a medium nib with a blue ink bottle and a display stand. $500-700 363

A Parker Duofold Vintage and Modern Celebration Limited Edition Two Pen Set ‘Vintage’ numbered 557/888 and ‘Modern’ numbered 548/888 and each having a medium nim with a Classic Pens display case $2,000-30,000

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A Parker Duofold Mandarin Yellow Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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numbered 2705/10000 and having a medium nib with a display case. $300-500 372

A Caran d’Ache Collection Privee: Gotica Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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numbered 298/1140 and having an 18-karat gold medium nib with a display case. $2,000-3,000 378

A Graf von FarberCastell Pen of the Year: 2004 Limited Edition Fountain Pen

having a fine nib and having a display case. $2,000-3,000

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A Krone Albert Einstein Limited Edition Rose Gold Fountain Pen numbered 6/81 and having medium nib, the cap having an encased mathematic symbol written by einstein with a display case. $2,000-3,000 388

A Krone Forbidden City Limited Edition Fountain Pen

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numbered 288/288 the metal band at base of pen body with and encapsulated Forbidden City relic and having an 18k medium nib with a display case. $1,500-2,500

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Lot 79, A Pelikan Seven Wonders of the World: Pyramids of Giza Limited Edition Fountain Pen Set

Nick Coombs | 312.447.3292 nickcoombs@lesliehindman.com

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