Exquisitely Beautiful Pen Needs An Identity

[kestrel]

I originally posted this in another forum and the folks there suggested it was an English pen and that I should try here.

 

I bought this unknown beauty as a gift. The nib is a very nice Warranted 14K, a soft fine-medium that flexes easily to a 1.0 mm broad. The section is a friction fit. The top of the cap is blank except for a small breather hole. The craftmanship is beautiful. Any help in identification would be appreciated. The best deduction so far is from FPN member OMASsimo who thinks it might be a custom pen produced by a jeweler.

 

 

A close up of the pattern also showing a rather distinctive double-riveted clip.

 

 

The nib showing English gold content markings.

 

 

 

[peterg]

I would agree with OMASsimo. Are there any hall marks on the pen? I would date it to the mid to late 1920's. It has a generic nib which would support the idea that it was made by a jeweler. The filling lever has a Wyvern feel to it.

[kestrel]

I would agree with OMASsimo. Are there any hall marks on the pen? I would date it to the mid to late 1920's. It has a generic nib which would support the idea that it was made by a jeweler. The filling lever has a Wyvern feel to it.

No marks at all except for the lettering on the nib.

[Gasquolet]

I particularly like the 'shovel' end on the clip. A very elegant pen.

 

It looks like silver. I'd be quite surprised if it wasn't hallmarked somewhere as I understand that silver items made in the UK to be sold are hallmarked by requirement of law to show that the metal was silver to a recognised standard (dating way back to the 1300s I think when 'sterling' related to the silver content of the metal; it shouldn't be less than 92.5%, as featured in silver coins at the time.)

 

It it's silver and not hallmarked I'd say it didn't start life as a British pen. They may we worn away of course - or hidden in the pattern on the pen - this is less usual though as Hallmarks are supposed to be easily found so assay offices wont hide them usually.

[PAKMAN]

Beautiful pen, can't help with identification but can certainly join in with admiration for it! Congrats!

[kestrel]

The pen is gold-filled (I think) or overlay on a brass barrel. The darker areas on the cap are enamel which has flaked off in a few places. The detail work in the gold appears to have been hand carved, not cast. Tool marks are clearly visible. There is no mark of any sort anywhere except on the nib.

 

Does anyone know what the G.F. stands for on the nib? On the barrel I would say gold-filled but on a nib?

[peterg]

I can't see any tipping on the nib, so perhaps it is gold plated (filled)?

[escribo]

GF means gold filled. It's a thicker plating than gold plated.