Rossi/Parker 1990s Rare #1 Sterling Silver "Snake" LE Fountain Pen 

Here offered, is a small group of highest quality, custom crafted, fountain pens, by the now quite famous Paul Rossi! These pens represent unique design and perfection, not found in most of the current examples of pens with semi-precious and precious metal overlay and inlay ornamentation. Wm. Weakley of Power Pens was quick to recognize the exceptional Rossi talent, and his appreciation of this talent led him to acquire several Unique, Artist Proof, and #1 Pens, during the budding, 1990s years of Rossi's creativity. The bulk of these pens found their way into Dr. Nash's collection, and are among the Rossi pens we offer. An early tribute to Rossi's work was an article in Pen World, by Kathleen Kelly, "Artistry", and pictures of several of our pens. A copy of this enlightening article will accompany each pen. 

Here offered, on the body and cap of a Parker Centennial Duofold blue/green "crushed ice" acrylic pen, master artist Paul Rossi has tastefully applied, in solid sterling silver, a pair of turning and twisting snakes, with deliberate, and precisely engraved scales, and cabochon ruby eyes. As the #1, basically the prototype of this limited 70 pen production, this pen exudes a reptilian presence not seen on other snake pens. It is fitted with a two-tone Parker "Arrow" 18k solid gold nib, and is offered in a wooden special order Rossi/Parker box. A copy of Pen World's Paul Rossi article is included.

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