Hand-turned ebonite fountain pen, without clip. A Maki-e work was created on the cap and barrel of the pen, depicting a dream in which an ancient bare tree dominates a vanishing desert in the fog, a skull, a banner and nocturnal creatures under the moon among the clouds. Techniques used to create the work: Taka Maki-e (relief painting with Urushi Red Aka lacquer sprinkled with 22K yellow gold powder and with Urushi White Shiro lacquer sprinkled with Pure Palladium powder. Pure Platinum powder and 999/1000) to make the tree, the rocks, the snake and lizard; Hira Maki-e (22K / 23.75K yellow gold dust and 12K white gold on Red Aka Urushi lacquer and translucent Urushi Syuai lacquer covered with translucent Urushi, then more or less completely abraded with magnolia charcoal and polished) for the dunes, the moon, the sand, the clouds and the banner pole; Nashiji Urushi (flakes of 22K gold on Syuai Urushi translucent lacquer, then covered with Syuai Urushi and polished) for the flag in the wind. Final polishing , performed three times, with Kijomi Urushi, very fine mineral powder and camellia oil rubbed delicately with the fingers. Nib holder block in lacquered metal with black Kuro Roiro Urushi delicately sprinkled with 22K gold dust with the Bokashi Maki-e technique. 14K gold nib with 6mm ink feeder, M (medium) stroke, by the renowned German manufacturer Jowo. Integrated plunger feeding system operated by rotating the rear end of the barrel with windows to view the ink level.

Hand-turned fountain pen in badger wood and ebonite, without clip. The cap and barrel have been covered with countless very thin layers of Ki Urushi lacquer (or raw lacquer) and Syuai Urushi (refined lacquer) with the Suri urushi technique. We then proceeded to careful smoothing and a first polishing. Maki-e representing, on the hood, a coiled snake looking at one small frog resting on a leaf, on the shaft of the pen. Techniques used: Taka Maki-e (relief painting made with several layers of urushi lacquer sprinkled with 23.75K yellow gold powder, pure platinum powder and 999/1000 silver and Togidashi Maki-e (Urushi lacquer sprinkled with 23.75K yellow gold powders, 999/1000 silver and pure platinum in turn covered with colored urushi lacquer then gradually abraded with vegetable charcoal to bring out the underlying design and shades) for the snake, the frog, the leaf and the drops of water on it. Final polishing, performed three times, with Kijomi Urushi, very fine mineral powder and camellia oil rubbed delicately with the fingers. 14K gold nib with 5mmink feeder, line F (fine), by the renowned German manufacturer Bock. Feeding system with international standard connection for cartridge or converter. Non- screwable screw cap on the back. Nib holder block in the ebonite lacquered with black Kuro Roiro Urushi. Steel ring at the mouth of the cap.

in 1982 Nino Marino co-founded an Italian pen company with global reach, Delta s.r.l. Fans in the United States prized Delta pens for their traditional Italian hand-turned ebonite, celluloid, acrylic, precious metal, and wood bodies with innovative filling systems and nib options. Delta was instrumental in the renaissance that Italian pen making experienced through the 1980s and ’90s. In 2017, production at Delta temporarily stopped until Marino, a dynamic figure in the pen industry, was able to announce the long-awaited return of Delta in 2022, and celebrate the 40 years since it’s founding. For this important anniversary, the Delta 39+1 maintains the artistic and technical excellence associated with the brand. The new 39+1 fountain is a limited edition of only 399 unique pieces, made of a rare celluloid with a very original design element – an unprecedented weight balancing system, patented under the name ‘Write Balance.’ At the barrel end of the fountain pen is a threaded cone which holds a two-gram, gold-plated removable weight. With the weight inserted into the cone, the pen’s balance is toward the back end, meaning that the user’s hand is more involved in the writing. This center of gravity is often preferred by calligraphers and lettering artists for greater control of the pen’s movement. With the weight removed, the balance shifts toward the front, so the pen is doing the work, not your hand – great for long writing sessions and casual notes. You get to choose the best balance for your grip and writing style. The cartridge/converter/eyedropper-fill fountain pen has an 18K gold nib engraved with the Delta logo; 14k gold nib in flexible fine also available. The rare mottled brown and black celluloid of the 39+1 is hand turned and highly polished, with gold-plated accents. The barrel’s rounded body ends in the conical blind cap holding the two-gram weight. The rolling ring clip is topped by a 925 sterling silver vermeil cap band cast with an ancient Pompeiian design. Delta 39 + 1 Anniversary fountain pen.

Cartridge/converter/eyedropper-fill