VISCONTI CARAVEL - PINTA

In 1992 Visconti issued a special limited edition to celebrate 500 years from the discovery of America.

The limited edition was composed of a series of three pens in celluloid, in three different colors; each of them was dedicated to one of the three vessels Colombo used to sail the Ocean.

The pens were named: Nina (brown striated), Pinta (light blue) and Santa Maria (purple); Visconti produced 500 pieces  for each color. The cap top of each  color shows the name of the pen. 

They are piston fillers and have 14 ct gold nibs.

The Caravels are "concept" pens: every detail of the packaging and the accessories Visconti designed for this limited edition makes reference to the journey. Each box is decorated with a painting by M. Fantini representing the vessels. In addition, in each box, there is a leather pen case and a travelling inkwell, supplied with solid ink pellets.

This pen in brown striated celluloid is the Pinta and it comes with its complete packaging. Its serial is 055. 

The pen is in unused condition.

The outer box is unfortunately partially damaged by time.