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Auction for Montblanc L139 with Left-foot Oblique nib, on 18th September 2021


Mercian

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Hi all,

I was idly browsing an auction site here in the UK when I found a listing for an upcoming auction of a Montblanc L139.

It has a 14k nib with what looks like a left-foot oblique grind.

 

I know nothing about Montblanc pens, but I do recall seeing a previous discussion in which members wrote admiringly of the L139. As such, I though that I would post a link to the auction on this board.

 

The pen is listed in an art/antiques auction that is taking place in an hotel in Krefeld in Germany. They are accepting online bids for the items.
The auction is scheduled to take place on 18th September 2021.

The auction’s website is here. The pen has the lot number 795.

The specific page in the online catalogue that relates to the L139 can be found here.

 

The pen’s cap band appears to have ‘Masterpiece’ engraved on it (as opposed to ‘Meisterstück’) which seems odd to me, but for all I know it’s correct.
As I said, I know nothing about these pens, so I have no idea whether the pen is genuine, how old it is, etc.
At least the pictures on the auction website appear to be good enough for any fans of the L139 out there to be able to judge for themselves.

 

I am not selling the pen, and nor do I work for (or know anybody who works for) the auctioneers, the hotel, or the website.

 

Anyway, I hope that this post is a useful one.

 

Cheers,
M.

 

 

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Thanks for the link. I'm sure it's out of my price range(one of these days...) and I know little enough about 139s to make many intelligent comments, but it looks like a nice piece. The nib looks like an OB or OBB, but the turning knob does say "KM"(round point medium) which suggests to me it's been swapped at some point.

 

As for "Masterpiece"-it's my understanding that many export market pens were marked as such during the time when this would have been made. I have one "Masterpiece" pen in my collection-a 144.

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