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Some pictures of the Lady Sheaffer Matelasse, which were kindly sent to me by it's lucky owner this week.

 

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I can't believe this, I had given up all idea that this en actually existed anywhere but on the Lady Sheaffer leaflet.

 

Where did it come from?

It was purchased online in Canada by its UK owner

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Gary

 

I suppose it would be bad form to ask how much it went for?

 

I always thought the Matelasse had a ring of Brilliants?

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Gary

 

I suppose it would be bad form to ask how much it went for?

 

I always thought the Matelasse had a ring of Brilliants?

I didn't get the purchase price, but will ask the question. I did notice it was minus the brilliants that are shown in the drawing, so will ask if they can see any evidence of them being removed.

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Well, it's very pretty.

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Gary

 

I suppose it would be bad form to ask how much it went for?

 

I always thought the Matelasse had a ring of Brilliants?

HERE IS WHAT THE OWNER REPLIED

 

The pen is a matt/brushed sort of gold, with the etching of what seem to be leaves on a stalk. The etching is shiny gold and the stalks and outer edge of the leaves have a close dotted line. There is no sign of there having been a ring of brilliants although I see there are some on the Pen World Ad. My grip is white.

 

I bought it from someone in Sweden in April 2010 and paid £140. It was advertised as ‘Might be the Lady Sheaffer Skripsert Model CX called Matelasse’. Think it probably was on eBay, sorry I said it was from Canada, that was something else. The leaves also have very fine etching lines when I looked with a magnifying glass.

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Interesting.

 

I wonder if this is the pen being discussed in this old thread?

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/149566-might-this-be-the-fabled-matelasse/

 

The date of the thread matches the timing of the the purchase.

Yes that looks to be the case. The owner of the pen will hopefully be bringing it along to the Lichfield Pen Show on the 19th of June, so if anyone attending would like to take a look at the pen, at some part of the day it should be available to view at my table. Will update this thread closer to the show.

Cheers Gary.

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Looks interesting.

By the way, I am looking for a scan of the Jul/Aug 1994 Pen Wotld Magazine article about Sheaffer Lady line. Does anyone have it and could share? Not just the pics but the article text too. Thank you in advance.

 

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