VISCONTI METROPOLIS GORDIAN KNOT FP in GOLD, M (NEW!!!) LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 011 OF ONLY 188 PRODUCED Start Price USD 3,950.00 Current Price USD 3,950.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 25, 2008 End Time Friday, August 01, 2008 Location Prior Lake, Minnesota See more about 'VISCONTI METROPOLIS GORDIAN KNOT FP in GOLD, M (NEW!!!)' Description A beautiful and unique limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen in 18-KT solid gold!!! LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 011 OF ONLY 188 PRODUCED Visconti has designed the Metropolis line of writing instruments to represent New York City and the activity of the Financial District.  The Metropolis bears an urban, "minimalist-chic" design; the writing instrument is clean, essential in shape, practical to carry, modern and trendy.  The Metropolis is further made unique in that it is a fully retractable writing instrument.  In his rise to the Kingdom Gordias, King of Phrygia, and father of the legendary King Midas (who was said to be able to turn anything he touched into gold), tied a very intricate knot of which a prophecy said that the one able to untie it would become the king of all of Asia.  In 333 BC, after an unsuccessful attempt to untie the Gordian knot, Alexander the Great cut it with his sword, allowing the prophecy to become true.  This limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot writing instrument, produced in Florence Italy, is new and unused.  The physical condition of the pen is mint; it has never been used.  This Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen is a beautiful example of Visconti's renowned craftsmanship.  The Visconti Metropolis fountain pen is crafted from 18-KT solid gold and has an octagonal shape  Each side of the pen is engraved with the Gordian knot, as can be seen.  The Metropolis Gordian Knot has a beautiful 18-KT gold nib, which is medium in size.  The Metropolis Gordian Knot is a push-and-turn piston filler and can be filled from a bottle or inkwell.  This is a beautiful piece for someone desiring to add a very unique limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen to their collection of fine writing instruments! This large, limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen is 5.875" long capped, 5.375" long uncapped and extended, and 6.5" long posted and extended.  The cap of the Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen is .5" in diameter.      This limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen is presented in its wood Visconti presentation case with outer box and papers, as shown in the accompanying photographs. This limited edition Visconti Metropolis Gordian Knot fountain pen offered by prahaBLEU is new and unused. Whenever possible, purchases made on the same day will be combined to reduce delivery costs. prahaBLEU ITEM NUMBER: 90102033-011               Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!