Classic Pens / Paul Rossi Sterling Silver Overlay Harvest Pen 2009

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!,

This is one from the archives, and one that will be subject to a new short article on the site.

Back in 2009, Andy Lambrou commissioned Paul Rossi to create this sterling silver overlay pen he named Harvest, to reflect harvest time on a Mediterranean island. The design is a composition of Morning Glory flowers and Wheat, with Olive branches on the bands. Centered in the design is the silhouette of the island of Cyprus.

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Paul used sterling silver tubes 1.5 mm thick to craft the design. The tube thickness gave Paul the opportunity to carve the high relief design and create textures and details that enhance the individal components of the work. Even the clip is also hand crafted in sterling silver. The base pen was completely hand crafted using the Classic Pens Mythos as the model, a slim profile on a large pen, 6 inches long when closed. The resulting Flame Red base pen with the sterling silver overlay and clip favors the jeweler's work on highly sought after Waterman, Parker and other classic overlay pens from the 1910s and the 1920s.

This pen showed really well on my silver reflective table, which picked up the reflections of part of the back side of the cap and barrel.

You can see Paul Rossi's hallmark on the cap band and top barrel band. The pen represents 100 hours of Paul's time and the list price was $8,250 when sold in 2009. The pen was offered with a choice of five nib grades: Fine, Medium, Broad, Fine Italic, Broad Italic Peter Bock nibs.

Thanks!

[da vinci]

That is a great photo of a fabulous pen. I am a huge admirer of Paul Rossi's craftsmanship.

[zaddick]

Beautiful work!

[ivyman]

Here is another example of Paul Rossi's work. A smooth sterling silver overlay was done for a Waterman 20 pen as a favour for a collector friend of his. Making it a nicer looking pen than the ordinary black hard rubber Waterman 20. See attached photo.

Edited May 14, 2018 by ivyman