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Stipula fountain pen "Etruria Gallicana", model...

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Stipula fountain pen "Etruria Gallicana", model "Notte di San Lorenzo", c.2000. Stipula fountain pen "Etruria Gallicana", model "Notte di San Lorenzo", c.2000. The Italian house dedicates this model to the local feast of San Lorenzo, which is celebrated on August 10. At that time of the year there is the so-called star shower, a group of meteors, the Perseids, remnants of the Swift-Tuttle comet whose particular position is repeated annually. The night of San Lorenzo is, therefore, the night in which the sky is illuminated with shooting stars. Made of acrylic resin in an intense blue tone with marbled effect decoration in the form of lighter and brighter specks, like the color of the sky on a starry night. It is characterized by its ovoid shape and rounded at the ends with a cigar-shaped base. Clip adorned with vegetal motifs and details in chromed palladium with shiny and matte finish, a single ring at the base of the cap and at the tip. Body engraved with the name of the brand and the name of the collection "ETRURIA GALLICANA". Screw lock. Piston loading system. T-Flex nib, the modern version of the flexible steel nib. Original case and documentation enclosed. In very good condition. Slight traces of ink.