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Graf Von Faber Castell Pen Of The Year 2007 pertrified wood fountain pen
2.900,00€
Precious like diamond
The use of petrified wood to make the body of a fountain pen is an unusual twist on the history of magnificent woods in the Graf von Faber-Castell collection.
The Brazilian frond wood was specially selected based on its resistance for high quality carving. Unique in the way it blends hues, this striking petrified wood fuses changing shades of color. Tonalities that flow from light brown and go through anthracite gray to lead to an intense black where the veins are almost imperceptible.
The deep but understated luster of this exceptional stone creates a feeling that lasts over time.
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Pertrified Wood
Fusion of contrasts
The 2007 Special Edition fountain pens combine the characteristics of a writing implement and a jewel in a single piece.
Each of the exceptional stones assembled in the platinum-plated structure complement each other to display a bold brilliance of singular essence. Thanks to its impeccable precision carving, not even the slightest unevenness is detected in the transition between stone and metal.
This original combination of materials, a priori without any coincidence with each other, finds in the Special Edition 2007 a way in which to harmonize perfectly
Writing with style
When you hold a 2007 Special Edition fountain pen in your hands, you will immediately feel the feeling of writing with a gemstone turned into a pen.
The perception of its special brilliance is enhanced by the characteristics of the magnificent Graf von Faber-Castell writing instruments.
The finishing touch to this unique work of art is the exceptional stone at the bottom of the stopper. Carved with great precision, it shows the different facets of the stone and has been polished to a gleaming glossy finish. Engraved with the Herbert Stephan Gemstone Factory logo inside, it represents the culmination of craftsmanship in all its glory
Whims of nature
Man has always been fascinated by the petrified forms of animals and plants. For centuries, these fossils were considered inexplicable ludi naturæ, whimsical games of nature.
Leonardo da Vinci was the first, after the ancient Greeks, to recognize them as legitimate remains of living organisms. Recent findings confirm this theory. In Arizona and Patagonia, for example, millions of years old petrified forests have been discovered.
After successive volcanic eruptions that buried the vegetation under blankets of burning ash or subjected to flooding and crushing by thick layers of sediment, the wood of these forests underwent a unique metamorphosis.
Throughout a continuous crystallization process for 360 million years, sediments from the layers of lime, phosphates and mineral salts were penetrating the wood. Although they gradually replaced their fibrous matter, part of the natural structures remained intact.
In a natural environment rich in silicic acid, petrified wood developed into a preliminary state of semi-precious stone such as chalcedony and agate. The fountain pen designed for this year 2007 highlights the unmistakable aesthetics of this original jewel.
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