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Montegrappa Chaos Inkwell

This stunning Montegrappa Chaos Inkwell is available to order in silver or 18K gold (numbered to match the pen) having first purchased the Montegrappa Chaos fountain pen in silver or gold.  The limited edition Montegrappa pen collection is available now from Penbox.  Enquire with montegrappa@penbox.co.uk for competative pricing.

Since 1912, Montegrappa, Bassano del Grappa, Italy have been manufacturing prestige pens and www.penbox.co.uk are proud to be a fully authorised retailer.

Rabbit Montegrappa Zodiac Fountain Pen

Several of the limited edition Montegrappa Zodiac fountain pens are still available from Penbox.co.uk.  We can also supply all limited edition Montegrappa pens.  So if you are looking for a Limited edition pen from Montegrappa or any of the prestige pen brands that we retail please enquire for availabilty and pricing.  Please view our website for other pen brands that we retail.

•  1169 fountain pens in silver
• 291 rollerball pens in silver
• 108 fountain pens in 18K gold
• 15 fountain pens in 18K yellow gold with diamonds
• 15 fountain pens in 18K rose gold with diamonds

We have recently supplied a 2004 Limited Edition Montegrappa Classical Greece Fountain Pen to a customer.  Although it was first produced in 2004 some of these LE Classical Greece pens are still available from Montegrappa.  If you have an interest in this pen that celebrates the cultural past of Greece contact the sales desk at Penbox and we will check availability and pricing.

Montegrappa Sinatra Pen

The new limited edition Montegrappa Sinatra fountain pen is an edition of 1915 fountain pens and 1915 roller balls.  The pen features an 18k nib decorated with a musical staff, pinstrip decoration to the barrel and a figural microphone pocket clip.  Filling is with ink cartridges or bottled ink.  The pen is the third in the Icon series of limited edition pens from Montegrappa – following the Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee.  Penbox are an authorised retailer of Montegrappa pens.

Limited Edition Montegrappa Sophia Pen

 The limited edition Montegrappa Sophia in silver paid a brief visit to the pen shop.  Shortly after getting the pen into stock a customer purchased the pen.  We were pleased to supply the pen and leave the customer with a warm glow having selected the pen.  The silver example imaged above is one of 1200 pieces.  The Sophia is also available in 18K gold in an edition of  58 pieces.  Nib grades available are fine and medium and the fountain pen uses Montegrappa’s piston filling mechanism.  Penbox are an authorised Montegrappa pen retailer.

Montegrappa Monkey Zodiac Fountain Pen

Montegrappa Zodiac Pen

Inspired by the twelve Chinese Horoscope signs, the Montegrappa Zodiac pens are decorated with stunning silver overlays.  These limited edition pens are available as a fountain pen or rollerball.  All pieces are individually numbered and suppled in an elegant black lacquered box in the Chinese style.  The Oriental Zodiac signs produced were the Dragon, Goat, Horse, Snake, Dog, Rabbit, Rooster, Tiger, Pig, Ox, Monkey and Rat.  As of November 2011 Penbox are still able to obtain some of these limited edition pens.  Email sales@penbox for information on availability and pricing.

The top image is the Limited Edition Muhammed Ali Thrilla in Manila fountain pen in silver and red laquer from the “Icons” collection from Montegrappa pens.  The bottom image shows the Limited Edition Joe Frazier Thrilla in Manila fountain pen in silver and black laquer from the same “Icons” collection from Montegrappa.  Both of the above Montegrappa limited edition pens can be supplied by Penbox.

Limited Edition Montegrappa Chaos Fountain Pen

Montegrappa are to produce a pen inspired and designed by company brand ambassador and movie icon, Sylvester Stallone.  The “Chaos” pen will be fashioned from precious materials and produced in limited numbers.  The body of the pen is made of black pearlised celluloid with overlays in sterling silver or solid 18 carat gold.  Overlays are finished by hand and feature an antiqued finish with accents in translucent enamel.  The design is characterized by the juxtaposition of life and death; the former represented by the early forms of life on Earth: reptiles (such as snakes and lizards), the latter by the skull.

The  Montegrappa Chaos pen will be available in a limited edition of 1,000 fountain pens and 912 roller balls in sterling silver.  Additionally, 100 fountain pens and 100 roller balls in solid 18K gold and 10 fountain pens and 10 roller balls in solid 18K gold with precious stones will be available.  The launch date for the Chaos pen is August 2011.  Contact the Penbox pen shop for pricing.

The new Limited Edition Montegrappa Bruce Lee Fountain Pen honours both the 70^th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s birth, while also marking 15 years since the 1995 release of Montegrappa’s Dragon pen.  One of Montegrappa’s most acclaimed limited editon pens, the Dragon pen is now highly sought after.  The new edition, readily distinguishable from its predecessor, makes the Dragon available to a new generation of pen enthusiasts.  Resembling the original, the new pen has been distinguished from the 1995 release by a change in design of the pocket clip, a new colour, the detail of the Dragon’s tail, the fountain pen nib and the top of the cap.  The Dragon Bruce Lee limited edition pen features a body and cap made of red celluloid with black veining and decorating the top of the cap is the yin-yang symbol, representing balance.  The cap and the barrel are both embraced by dragons, their eyes highlighted by rubies on the sterling silver versions and by precious stones on the fully encrusted versions.  The nib itself features the profile of Bruce Lee in his famous move, foot and fist extended, suspended in air.  The pen pictured here at Penbox is one of 888 silver fountain pens.  Also available are a limited editon of 88 gold fountain pens.  Email sales@penbox.co.uk at Penbox for pricing on these Montegrappa limited edition pens.