Value? Montblanc Patron Of Art Karl De Grosse, Charlemagne, 888

[ahlersogletree]

Does anyone have any insight into how much an 888 edition of the Montblanc Patron of Art Karl de Grosse, Charlemagne fountain pen would be worth on the secondary market? I see one being offered on Ebay for about $10k, but no results there or on LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, etc. It is lightly used but with no apparent flaws, and I do have the paperwork and boxes. Thanks in advance!

[Bo Bo Olson]

Don't know, saw a Brandenburg 7-8 years ago at my B&M for @E16,000.

[Z-Tab]

There are a couple of these sold through Bonhams in 2015. One for £2,000 and the other for HK$32,000. That's a bit of a spread, but well under half of the $10k being asked on eBay. And yes, those prices were for the 888 model.

 

There are some earlier sales if you search their site.

[XYZZY]

This thread

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/337226-pba-galleries-debut-fine-pen-auction-modern-vintage-july-19-2018

 

Has a link to a fairly recent auction that contains a few Montblanc LEs. The two highest prices were still sealed in their factory shrinkwrap.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Nice link, a MB rolled gold 742 like mine is worth $400-600....I paid E180 in a live auction. It's a heavy standard sized pen with a nib that lays between semi-flex and maxi-semi-flex, the only one I have like that. I couldn't let that nib go to a dealer.

Got to use it more.

I got my Virginia Woolf on sale for 1/3 off..E450...had I never inked it, left it in the plastic, and waited a few years, it got back to new price of E750.

But I write with my pens.

Most of those LE MB's are for signing a contract for your 301 foot yacht. For those who has a secretary to do their writing....pulling it out to sell your bankrupt company.

 

Everyone I know says, fountain pens are a poor investment. Buy gold bars, gold coins, houses.

If you bet the leading apprentice jockey to place, might be better also.