Montblanc Peggy Guggenheim 888

[christianch]

Dear All,

I am happy to share some photos of my latest Montblanc: the Peggy Guggenheim PoA Limited Edition 888:

 

The box is similar to other patron of the arts 888: in wood this time white with a lion: symbol of Venice and the Guggenheim palazzo that hosts the collection peggy guggenheim

 

 

The pen is of a very special orange/coral colour. The fittings are in solid rose gold (I think is the first PoA 888 using rose gold). The body is inspired from the art deco paintings in her collection

 

 

 

Here you can see it in natural light on a very sunny day:

 

 

 

 

The lions are a recurring theme and here the eyes have a small carnet stone

 

 

detail shows the diamonds in the cone that is inspired to the Venetian gondolas

 

 

The nib has the pawn sign from peggy's dogs

 

 

Here you can see it on paper:

 

 

 

I think that this pen is a true miniature of art! the solid rose gold fittings give it a very distinct character -- very different to the more limited 88 edition. The coral body will not be for everyone but I really love that this pen stands out as a very artistic expression of a very important patron of arts.

 

I hope that you enjoyed this very short review!

Christian

[Maktoob0303]

Very beautiful! thanks for sharing

[da vinci]

Great pictures and interesting review, thanks

[Pravda]

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing

 

What an unusual star/snowcap this one has!

[christianch]

Very beautiful! thanks for sharing

 

thank you very much !

[christianch]

Great pictures and interesting review, thanks

thank you da vinci

[christianch]

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing

 

What an unusual star/snowcap this one has!

yes indeed ! this one is carved on a small piece of italian marble! I think it adds a lot to the uniqueness of this edition

[Laura N]

Thank you for taking the time to photograph this and show it to us.

[christianch]

Thank you for taking the time to photograph this and show it to us.

 

you are welcome Laura!

I have to admit that the difficult part was resizing the photos to fit the 2MB limit..may be there is an easier way to show photos on this forum ?

[Ceelo]

Congrats on the purchase. Are you planning on using it? If so, how does it write?

[Barkingpig]

LOVE that nib! And I certainly appreciate seeing the pen BUT I will long remember the nib. Thank you for sharing.

[christianch]

Yes of course I use the pen

I do love all the my pens and I think that it would be a shame not to use them. Here is a writing sample of the Peggy Guggenheim 888

 

 

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M Nib. I was lucky to have a good nib (so far so good)

 

 

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Here a better picture of the Nib !

 

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[Pravda]

What did you ink it with? Looks like a very interesting color

[christianch]

What did you ink it with? Looks like a very interesting color

 

Montblanc Leonardo Red Chalk ink...yes I think is pretty interesting and fits well with the pen -- still didn't settle on the best ink for this pen but for now this will do

[christianch]

Congrats on the purchase. Are you planning on using it? If so, how does it write?

Thank you! Yes indeed..always worth to use the pens. I can see why some people don't ink them but really..what a pity. Without being inked and writing a pen is not a pen !! It would like like owing a nice watch but never let it run

 

Inspired by your message I did post some photos with sample writing etc.

[christianch]

LOVE that nib! And I certainly appreciate seeing the pen BUT I will long remember the nib. Thank you for sharing.

The nib is interesting..to say the least. A bit unconventional but I think that fits well with the personality of peggy guggenheim. I have posted a better photo of the nib or higher resolution at least

Glad that you like it

[fuchsiaprincess]

Congratulations! Lovely pen. MB Catherine The Great 888 was also made of 18K solid rose gold.

[christianch]

Congratulations! Lovely pen. MB Catherine The Great 888 was also made of 18K solid rose gold.

 

Thanks a lot for the correction I didn't know about this as 19 years ago I would have never dreamt about having such a pen..but is good to know that it was still relatively long since the last rose gold edition.

[Ceelo]

Thanks for posting the writing sample. I too share the view now that uninked modern pens are such a waste. Enjoy!

[Pravda]

 

Montblanc Leonardo Red Chalk ink...yes I think is pretty interesting and fits well with the pen -- still didn't settle on the best ink for this pen but for now this will do

With my coral pens I go for something green, usually. I rarely match body with color but rather with what will make a suiting contrast.