cloisonne pens?

[Skyppere]

A friend of mine told me that his sister would love to have a cloisonne pen. He's not sure if she wants a fountain pen or a ball point or roller ball. He asked me about where to find one.

I really don't know much about cloisonne pens... anyone out there know if they're readily available? Of any variety?

cheers

skip

[Rena]

They are not easy to find, but Élysée made cloisonne pens. Élysée pens tend to have wonderful nibs, by the way. Here is a write-up from Jim Mamoulides' website:

 

http://www.PenHero.com/PenGallery/Elysee/ElyseeCloisonne.htm

[jar]

It really depends on how much you want to pay. ST Dupont has made quite a few nice cloisnne pens using traditional Chinese lacquer but they tend to be expensive. Conway Stewart is doing some LEs that might be interesting. As mentioned above, Élysée made several.

[AltecGreen]

There's a whole bunch of inexpensive Chinese Cloisonne pens over at hisnibs.com.

[penspouse]

Todd at isellpens.com has two.

[lapis]

Mean something like this?

 

Buy tomorrow, if you got the dough.

 

Joe

[Skyppere]

I told my friend that if he didn't buy the Parker for his sister he was a cheapskate!

 

thank you all for your leads... I checked 'em out and sent them on so we'll see. I looked at the beijing opera pen and it was interesting the variations in prices for it out there.

 

cheers

 

skyppere