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PARKER: No. 47 Lucky Curve "Pregnant Parker" Fountain Pen, Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Panels, c.1906

16 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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PARKER: No. 47 Lucky Curve "Pregnant Parker" Fountain Pen, Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Panels, c.1906

A classic pen whose graceful curvature has earned the affectionate nickname "Pregnant Parker," this instrument is often considered the most beautiful fountain pen ever made.

Alternating abalone and mother-of-pearl panels (preferred by collectors over the more commonly-seen version with mother-of-pearl panels only), black hard rubber endpiece and section, highly repoussé floral engraved gold-filled cap and trim. Eyedropper-filler, #3 Lucky Curve keyhole-vent nib. Crisp imprints, finely engraved indicia ("E.F. Fitzgerald"), black hard rubber lustrous and bright, abalone and mother-of-pearl panels are pristine.

Provenance: From the Collection of a Gentleman.

-Lambrou, Andreas. Fountain Pens of the World. [Los Angeles: 2005], pp. 62-63.
-Fischler, George & Stuart Schneider. Fountain Pens and Pencils: The Golden Age of Writing Instruments. [Westchester: 1990], p. 101.

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