David Oscarson - Ellis Island - Roller Ball Pen White / Gold Vermeil

THE DESIGN

A tribute to the more than twelve million immigrants who passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. Flags of the nations that sent the greatest numbers are displayed in high and low relief in guilloché and hot enamel, with the American flag at the front of the cap over the outline of the Statue of Liberty. The torch on the clip lights the way to freedom, the seal of Public Health adorns the top of the cap and a detention stamp is engraved at the bottom of the barrel. This roller ball is finished in White 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 Ellis Island Collection is the 34th in the David Oscarson series of Limited Edition writing instruments. Each colour variation is limited to 62 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: Ellis Island • Type: Roller Ball Pen • Colour: White • Finish: Gold vermeil • Body: .925 sterling silver, guilloché engraving, kiln-fired hard enamel • Refill: roller ball • Edition: limited to 62 pieces per colour (fountain pen and roller ball combined), individually numbered • Reference: EPG-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.