David Oscarson - Koi - Fountain Pen Teal / Gold Vermeil

THE DESIGN

Nishikigoi — brocaded carp — symbols of love and friendship in Japan, and a tribute to David Oscarson's 2016 trip to Tokyo. Three varieties of koi, bamboo leaves and a waterlily are rendered in high and low relief, with bubbles and petals interspersed in high relief and a guilloché ground of pond ripples spreading from each element. The bamboo motif repeats on the gripping section and clip; 鯉 (Koi) appears in high relief on the crown and David Oscarson is engraved in Japanese on the cap ring. This fountain pen is finished in Teal 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 Koi Collection is the 27th in the David Oscarson series of Limited Edition writing instruments. Produced as a numbered limited edition.

THE NIB

An 18-karat gold nib engineered in Heidelberg, Germany, plated with rhodium and tipped with iridium, on an ebonite feed — offered in Fine, Medium or Broad. The filling system accepts a cartridge, a converter or an eyedropper fill; a series of seals and O-rings keeps the ink in the chamber.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Maison: David Oscarson, St. Louis, Missouri — handmade limited editions since 2000 • Collection: Koi • Type: Fountain Pen • Colour: Teal • Finish: Gold vermeil • Body: .925 sterling silver, guilloché engraving, kiln-fired hard enamel • Nib: 18-karat gold, rhodium-plated, iridium-tipped — Fine (F), Medium (M) or Broad (B) • Filling: cartridge, converter or eyedropper • Edition: numbered limited edition • Reference: KTG-TEAL-F / -M / -B • Presented in: David Oscarson presentation box

WHO THIS IS FOR

• Collectors of numbered limited-edition writing instruments • Writers who prefer an 18-karat gold nib • 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.