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The Eternal Bird
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Montegrappa Eternal Bird Yellow Gold Fountain
Pen
On the tenth anniversary of the Limited Edition dedicated
to the Dragon, Montegrappa is creating a valuable duo of oriental
mythology by giving the Dragon its traditional companion,
Eternal Bird: Feng Huang, the phoenix, the immortal bird which
can rise reborn from its own ashes. Just as the dragon is
the symbol of the Chinese emperor, the phoenix is actually
the effigy of the empress. Today the symbol of rebirth and
the individual spirit and always the symbol of the eternal
death and rebirth of nature through the cycle of the seasons,
the immortal bird appears with slight modifications in many
far-flung transformations, through its constant association
with the sun and with fire (its very name of "phoenix"
derives from the Greek word meaning "red" and thus
"fire") which finds one of its most exemplary expressions
in the Firebird of Russian tradition.
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Montegrappa Eternal Bird Sterling Silver Fountain
Pen
Montegrappa has commissioned the same artist who ten
years ago gave life to the Dragon to create the sculpture
of the Eternal Bird. In creating the image of the phoenix
which enhances this absolutely remarkable Limited Edition,
the artist has been inspired by a Chinese painting of the
12th century, preserved in the National Museum in Beijing,
where the immortal bird appears in company with the figure
of a woman, thus emphasizing the strong female quality of
this symbolic animal and its close association with the masculine
side represented by the Dragon.
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Montegrappa Eternal Bird Yellow Gold Fountain
Pen with Diamonds
The decoration is executed using the sophisticated technique
of die-casting, a technique of the highest craftsmanship of
which Montegrappa has always been the master. From the original
sculpture, whose creation took the artist many months to work,
copies are cast in precious metal (sterling silver or 18K
gold depending on the version); then, once they have been
hand-finished by the master jewellers of Montegrappa, these
are applied to the body and the cap of the pen. Each example
of the Eternal Bird thus becomes an unrepentable work of art.
The die-casting in sterling silver or 18K gold are applied
to the barrel and cap made of shining red celluloid, the color
which pays tribute to the symbolism of the phoenix and which
is repeated in the eyes of the bird, represented by two natural
rubies. The sculpture which appears on the body of the pen
is repeated in the engraving decorating the nib of the fountain
pen version, which is fitted with the traditional piston filling
mechanism.
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Montegrappa Eternal Bird Sterling Silver Rollerball
The pairing of the Eternal Bird with its companion Dragon
which was created ten years ago is underlined by numerous
analogies. The pen's style and dimensions and the characteristics
of the numbering engraved on the end part of the barrel are
the same. The pen is presented in a precious wooden casket
decorated in its turn with a medallion sculpted by the same
artist. The Eternal Bird collection is also enriched by two
new versions: the fountain pen in gold with diamonds and the
rollerball in sterling silver.
Also for the Eternal Bird, Montegrappa is offering, in
parallel with the pen, a precious inkwell in a limited edition,
sculpted with the appearance of the phoenix by the same artist
who created the decoration of the pen.
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Montegrappa Eternal Bird Sterling Silver Inkwell
Limited Edition Of:
10 Fountain Pens in 18K Yellow Gold and Diamonds
100 Fountain Pens in 18K Yellow Gold
1912 Fountain Pens in Sterling Silver
500 Rollerballs Pens in Sterling Silver
50 Inkwells in 18K Yellow Gold
500 Inkwells in Sterling Silver
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