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OMAS, UNICEF ‘Signs for Children’ limited edition fountain pen, 11/300, 1996, the .925 standard
silver overlay designed by Nicola Trussardi, of open work spiralling design with a blue resin cap
and barrel visible beneath, the clip with a lapis roller, and 18 carat white gold nib, piston filler, in
blue velvet presentation box, together with mounted poster
The ‘Signs for Children’ series commemorates the 50th anniversary of UNICEF. Trussardi is a
fashion designer.
£300-500
103
OMAS, UNICEF ‘Signs for Children’ limited edition fountain pen, 30/300, 1996, the .925 standard
silver overlay designed by designer Egon von Furstenburg, the cap of open work design cut with
the silhouette of a frog, with a blue resin cap visible beneath, the barrel engraved with the image
of a frog and signed ‘Prince Egon’, the clip with a lapis roller, and 18 carat white gold nib, piston
filler, in blue velvet presentation box, together with promotional brochures
The ‘Signs for Children’ series commemorates the 50th anniversary of UNICEF.
£200-250
104
OMAS, Israel 50 Jubilee limited edition four pen set, 3/400, 1998, comprising an 18 carat gold
fountain pen and .925 standard silver fountain pen with matching ballpoint pens, each overlay cut
with the seven flames of the Menorah, the official symbol of the state of Israel, revealing a blue
vegetal resin barrel, the colour of the Israeli flag; the fountain pens are both piston fillers with 18
carat gold reinforced nibs designed to write both the English and Hebrew alphabet and engraved
with the Star of David, both sets in their velvet presentation boxes with outer card packaging and
paperwork, together with two mounted advertising posters
The Israel 50 set was designed to commemorate 50 years of the State of Israel, from 1948 to 1998.
£2,000-2,500
105
OMAS, Las Vegas limited edition fountain pen, 100/100, with ‘Night Blue’ resin cap and barrel
inlaid with platinum to produce the ‘stars’, the 18 carat gold cap and barrel bands engraved with
images symbolising the ‘Vegas’ culture, the cap top and cap band set with a single stone diamond,
with 18 carat gold nib engraved ‘Las Vegas’, piston filler, in its presentation black velvet box
The complex design of the pen was intended to reflect not only the stereotypical notions of the
‘Entertainment Capital of the World’, but also its less accentuated side; the cap band is engraved
with the casinos alongside its academic institutions, the Night Blue resin recognising the brilliant
night sky of the surrounding Nevada desert, and the diamond on the apex of the pen evoking the
vision of the city as seen from space.
£1,000-1,500
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