MONTBLANC Patron of Art Homage to Hadrian Artisan Limited Edition 76 Ref. 123839

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MONTBLANC Patron of Art Homage to Hadrian Artisan Limited Edition 76 Ref. 123839:
$52000.00

MONTBLANCPatron of Art Homage to Hadrian Artisan Limited Edition 76 Fountain Pen

Ref.123839

Mod.M28717

Year:2019

«On taking possession of the imperial power,Hadriana t once resumed the policy of the early emperors and devoted hisattention to maintaining peace throughout the world»

Historia Augusta, 1.Hadrian, V

Publius AeliusHadrianus (76-138 AD) was the Roman emperor who ruled for overfor morethan 20 yearsover an empire spanning three continents, from the Scottishborder to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic to the Euphrates.He focusedon peace and prosperity, and Hadrian is known for investing in the arts andarchitecture throughout his empire. The Montblanc Patron of Art Homage toHadrian Limited Edition 76 is dedicated to this important peacekeeping RomanEmperor and patron of the arts.

·The extravagant décor of Villa Adriana served asinspiration for the hand-engraved Au 750 solid white gold cap, which featuresthe mosaic pattern from the floor of the Hospitalia.

·The winding circular decoration of the cone and capring represents Janus, the Roman god of all beginnings and endings.

·The Au 750 white gold cap ring is adorned with twoartfully worked medallions: one is inspired by a Medusa embellishment onone of the best-known busts of Hadrian, the other one by Antinous’s portrait asthe Egyptian god Osiris.

·The shape of the Au 750 solid white gold cap top andcone recalls with its gradations the dome of the Roman Pantheon. In place ofthe round oculus of the dome, theMontblanc emblem in mother-of-pearl decorates the centre of the cap top.

·In reference to the Eleusinian Mysteries, the clipis artfully designed in the shape of a ripe wheat sheaf, the main attribute ofthe goddess Demeter.

·The barrel created of matte Egyptian basalt,features an handcrafted peacock. It is belived that thsese magnificent birds,regarded as symbols of immortality, were once part of the original decorationof Hadrian’s mausoleum.

·The handcrafted Au 750 gold nib is decorated withthe Hadrianic phoenix.

·The number of pieces in this PoA Hadrian ArtisanLE76 edition is a reference to the year of Hadrian’s birth.

The concerned penhas never been used nor inked. It comes in mint condition together with alloriginal packaging, boxes and papers (duly stamped).

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