David Oscarson - Harvest - Roller Ball Pen Sapphire Blue / Gold Vermeil

THE DESIGN

The first collection to incorporate three levels of guilloché and two colours of hard enamel. The wheat stalks, grass and kernel outlines remain in high relief while the basket-weave background is interrupted by a third dimension of delicate hair-lines, finished in translucent enamel accented with rich opalescent white. This roller ball is finished in Sapphire Blue with 18-karat gold vermeil over .925 sterling silver.

THE CRAFT

Hand-crafted from .925 sterling silver. Each component passes through multiple stages of precision engraving to create the guilloché pattern, then hard enamel — glass, water and metal oxides ground by hand with a mortar and pestle — is applied with a quill, kiln-fired at over 1,000 °F, filed back by hand with a diamond file and fired again until the enamel fills every valley of the engraving. The pieces are then polished and buffed to the velvet finish of true translucent hard enamel. A five-year apprenticeship is required to master the process.

THE COLLECTION

The Harvest Collection is the 4th in the David Oscarson series of Limited Edition writing instruments. Each colour variation is limited to 88 pieces, including fountain pen and roller ball styles, and every piece is numbered.

THE WRITING

The roller ball version of the collection — the same sterling silver, guilloché and hard-enamel body as the fountain pen, with a capped roller ball section that takes a standard roller ball refill for an effortless, consistent line.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Maison: David Oscarson, St. Louis, Missouri — handmade limited editions since 2000 • Collection: Harvest • Type: Roller Ball Pen • Colour: Sapphire Blue • Finish: Gold vermeil • Body: .925 sterling silver, guilloché engraving, kiln-fired hard enamel • Refill: roller ball • Edition: limited to 88 pieces per colour (fountain pen and roller ball combined), individually numbered • Reference: SBH-RB • Presented in: David Oscarson presentation box

WHO THIS IS FOR

• Collectors of numbered limited-edition writing instruments • Admirers of guilloché and hard-enamel work in the Fabergé tradition • Those marking a milestone with a piece made to be kept and handed down

AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED

Supplied in Canada by El Laguito Cigars, authorized David Oscarson retailer, shipped from Mississauga, Ontario. Every piece is genuine David Oscarson, individually numbered and backed by authorized warranty.