Art Nouveau Fountain Pen

[greensparcs]

Does anyone know of any modern pens that mimic the silver or gold inlay pens of the 1910-1930's? I am really wanting an art nouveau looking pen to add to my collection for under 150 bucks. I dont mind(would prefer actually) a vintage one but I can never seem to find one in my price range. Is there a brand besides Waterman that did these?

[jar]

Sheaffer had the Nostalgia line. Yard-o-Led has the Victorian pens. ST Dupont did several Art Nouveau fountain pens as did Visconti. Montegrappa picked up the incised cap band from the Art Nouveau style. You can possible get the Sheaffer Nostalgia line in your price range.

[greensparcs]

I heard they were fairly uncomfortable though, do you know if this is true?

[jar]

I heard they were fairly uncomfortable though, do you know if this is true?

 

I find the Sheaffer Nostalgia line impossible to use since the overlay cutouts had sharp edges. Others did not find that to be the case.

[balson]

keep your eyes out for vintage ones, you will find them within your price range. i found this one for $15 shipped in a junk lot.

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_Esj2o5bHg/UsxtLoB20mI/AAAAAAAAA_o/ZA9ECVSj9nQ/s1600/999c.jpg

 

you should definitely be able to find a 52 1/2 v with the basket weave pattern for around $100 or less

[greensparcs]

ugh dont show me that lol. I will have to keep my grapes peeled on the ebays

[Sinuhe]

One of the most drool worthy pens out there is the Eversharp Doric. If you find too many of those on the bay, be sure to send them to me and I'll make sure they are taken care of...

 

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/ref/profiles/doric/zoomed/doric_os_burma.jpg

[kazoolaw]

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_Esj2o5bHg/UsxtLoB20mI/AAAAAAAAA_o/ZA9ECVSj9nQ/s1600/999c.jpg

 

 

There's something about the wire wrap and the sterling together...

 

Kind of a Waterman rat rod.

 

gary

Edited December 20, 2014 by gary

[hbdk]

Picasso 901 Amorous Feeling of Paris

[ANM]

There aren't many new pens with an Art Nouveau look. At least none that I can think of in your price range, but there are some with an Art Deco style that come to mind. Waterman Charleston is a good looking one. Of course Eversharp made some classic vintage Deco designs.

Edited December 20, 2014 by ANM

[Cepasaccus]

keep your eyes out for vintage ones, you will find them within your price range. i found this one for $15 shipped in a junk lot.

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_Esj2o5bHg/UsxtLoB20mI/AAAAAAAAA_o/ZA9ECVSj9nQ/s1600/999c.jpg

 

Reminds me of Steampunk.

 

 

Cepasaccus

[dex248]

These are not $150, but certainly inspiring.

 

http://www.henrysimpole.com

[Cepasaccus]

Regarding Art Nouveau and your time range of 1910 - 1930.

 

The beginning of your time range is the beginning of the end of Art Noveau and the end of your range is clearly the time of Art Deco. What did you have in mind?

 

Typical for the Art Noveau pens is IMHO that they are thinner, rounded cap tops and also the repousse work.

Typical for the pens of the 1920s are the straight lines, the flat tops, overlays with lines, zick-zack or chequer board pattern.

 

Balson's pen is probably from the start of your range, the Doric after the end of your range. The silver overlay pens from the 1920s, like the 52 1/2 V mentioned by balson, have some Art Noveau in them and should be not so expensive. There are also quite nice writers with a single gold filled repousse band from the 1910s which should fit your price range, perhaps also a no-name pen with gold-filled repousse overlay.

 

Cepasaccus

[inkstainedruth]

Wow. Some of those Henry Simple pens are just gorgeous. But not the one with the ants.... That one is just sort of "Ewwww..." IMO.

I don't know about modern pens, but if you're willing to look at vintage ones, Morrison made some overlay pens that are similar to some of the Waterman ones. I have a gold-filled filigree overlay ringtop that I got at my first pen show, and I keep looking for a sterling overlay one to match. I don't know a whole lot about the company or the pen (I've been told it's probably from the 1920s or 1930s).

There's a sterling one on Ebay at the moment that is ending soon, but the current bid is a bit more than I can currently afford -- sorry, but I'm not willing to pay nearly as much as I did for the gold-filled one, when I don't know for sure if it's going to need repairs (the gold filled one was in working condition). Not sure whether that ending has listed, but the email notification I got a little while ago puts it at quite a bit under your price cap, greensparcs.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth