Montblanc Alexander The Great 888 Fountain Pen 18k Gold Start Price USD 7,299.99 Current Price USD 7,299.99 Time Left 10 days 15 hours 21 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, January 18, 2009 Location Los Angeles, California See more about 'Montblanc Alexander The Great 888 Fountain Pen 18k Gold' Description   Alexander The Great Patron Of The Arts 888 Series Limited Edition Fountain Pen - Solid Gold with a Diamond on the Clip   You are bidding on a new, in box, stunning Mont blanc Hommage to Alexander The Great Patron Of The Arts 888 Series Limited Edition Fountain Pen.  This pen is new in the box with all of the paperwork shown.  It even has the original clear protective poly bag that the pen came sealed in.  The bag was opened once in order to view and photograph the pen.  This pen long since sold out as it was first offered in 1998!   This pen is shaped like a slender column and constructed of dark green finely marbled lacquer with gold veins running through it.  The cap and clip are made of solid 18 k gold, and an approximately 0.14 carat drop-shaped diamond is set into the solid gold clip. The rhodium plated over 18 k solid gold “MEDIUM” nib is engraved with the head of a ram, and reads “4810 18k 750 1998 MONTBLANC”.  This pen is one of the most strikingly gorgeous pens produced by Montblanc.  Purchase this number 512 of only 888 in the entire world, and engrave your monogram on the solid gold blank monogram area of the cap.   FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE:   http://www.montblanc.com/products/62.php?showSubKat=true   “This magnificent Hellenistic age is reflected by the Patron of Art Edition Hommage à Alexander the Great.  In Edition 888 the cap and clip are made of 750 solid gold. The clip is finished off with an approximately 0.14-carat drop-shaped diamond.  The 18-karat gold nib is delicately engraved with the stylised head of a ram – the symbol of Amon – a reference to Alexander the Great, who was once declared by an oracle to be the son of Amon on earth.   Few people have been able to shape the cultural course of the world so decisively as Alexander the Great. Through the influence of his teacher Aristotle, the young king of Macedonia sowed the seeds of Greek architecture, philosophy and art in large parts of the Orient during his conquests.    The cities founded by him – particularly Alexandria in Egypt – soon became centres of culture, science and research in the dawning age of Hellenism. ”   This beautiful pen is from a voluminous, fine-quality private collection.  This pen is beautiful, elegant, exotic, rich, and recognizable by collectors and regular lay people alike - - own this pen to write beautifully and / or as a symbol of the status you've worked so hard to achieve.  Everyone the world over knows this kind of quality... As a collector's pen or as a daily writer, this fine writing instrument is a pleasure to own, is undervalued, and is bound to appreciate with time.  These pens are extremely difficult to locate! Buyer is to pay $100.00 insured UPS for shipping and insurance within the 48 contiguous United States.  Please contact us for shipping charges and information PRIOR to bidding if you require that we ship internationally.  I am also happy to combine multiple items you purchase from me so that you can save some money on shipping.   Buyer must remit payment within 2 days of the end of the auction.  PayPal accepted for payment, (PayPal E-Check preferred but not required).  WIRE TRANSFER payments may earn a discount.  DUE TO THE RARE NATURE AND VALUE OF THIS PEN, SPECIAL PAYMENT TERMS MAY APPLY BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK, ETC..  Any buyer with less than 5 positive feedback or less than 90 days on Ebay must contact us prior to buying for possible special payment instructions.   Because I am not a retail pen store, but an individual selling his private collection on ebay, I do not offer a warranty, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL.  Please ask all questions in advance of bidding, as bid retractions are NOT acceptable and I do not like to have unhappy buyers. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT sbg4@aol.com IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID...Please visit my eBay store at THE MARK ADAM COLLECTION for more fine writing instruments, crystal collectibles, jewelry, and gaming theme jewelry. You will not be disappointed!  We own all of the pens in our impressive collection.  They are locked safely in our vault, ready for immediate shipment, fully insured!!!  My point is that we don not and will not offer pens we do not own, therefore, we will never employ the technique of offering something we don’t already have and the start hunting for it for you after you buy it!   ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS HAVE NO RESERVE!  Click on “Buy It Now” to make sure that you get it before anyone else does or make me a reasonable offer.  Please look at my feedback for comments made about me by my customers that express their happiness with our products and with out customer service...   I am located in America and am reputable!  Why risk buying expensive (and possibly fake) pens from overseas sellers?   I will be listing new pens weekly, so please check out my other auctions for some amazing merchandise from my outstanding private collection.  I now also offer many beautiful styles of jewelry and crystal, so please look at them as well.   My collection includes rare and unique limited edition pens from manufacturers including, Faberge, Michel Perchin, Krone, Bexley, Visconti, Montblanc, Stipula, Sailor, Lamy, Aurora, Anchora, Tibaldi, Pelikan, Parker, Dupont, Cartier, Omas, Dunhill, Platinum, Waterman, Namiki, Pilot, Sheaffer, and more...   We are happy to leave positive feedback for positive transactions.  Thanks for bidding! :-)                               Place a Bid!