![Waterman Ideal Gold Plated Fountain Pen: Waterman Gold Plated Fountain Pen, marked "WATERMAN'S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN" to cap and "WATERMAN'S / IDEAL / NEW YORK / 2" to nib, together with blue velvet and gold-tone satin lined presentation box. P](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/330233/178026562_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715975563)
Ideal Pens & Writing Instruments
![Waterman Ideal Gold Plated Fountain Pen: Waterman Gold Plated Fountain Pen, marked "WATERMAN'S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN" to cap and "WATERMAN'S / IDEAL / NEW YORK / 2" to nib, together with blue velvet and gold-tone satin lined presentation box. P](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/330233/178026562_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715975563)
![Waterman Paris Ideal Fountain Pen: Waterman Paris "Ideal" or "Exception" 18K gold nib fountain pen, a fine writing instrument in black lacquer case, the nib stamped "18K/750" and logo, marked to neck ring. Provenance: From the Collecti](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1221/333029/179786596_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718122572)
![Vintage Fountain Pens- Parker, Waterman's, Sheaffe: Vintage Fountain Pens including Waterman's Ideal Pen, Parker Duofold and Sheaffer's Pen with 14k Gold Nib.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7699/333647/180233122_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718597367)
![WATERMAN IDEAL 18K GOLD SILVER FOUNTAIN PEN IOB: An antique 18K Gold and 750 silver Waterman Ideal fountain pen with the original box. The pens silver body and cap are adorned with a relief mesh pattern. The cap banding is marked with Waterman Ideal](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/333795/180327430_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718740453)
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Decorative Arts Trust announces IDEAL Internship Grant Awards
MEDIA, PA — The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce that the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University; The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Backstreet Cultural Museum; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Newport Restoration Foundation are the inaugural recipients of IDEAL Internship Grants.
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Antique rugs ideal for hanging comprise Feb. 21 sale
NEW YORK – One-hundred handwoven rugs from the Antique Knot Collection will be offered in an online auction hosted by Jasper52 on Friday, Feb. 21. All pieces are antique, ranging from the 19th century to the early 20th century. The Antique Knot’s passion for exemplary rugs and Kilims and tribal weaving has yielded a vast […]
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Vintage Steiff ‘button in ear’ plush toys star at Ladenburger June 29
LADENBURG, Germany — Who created the first ‘teddy bear’? If you ask the fine German folks at Steiff, they’ll tell you their firm originated the concept. The former Ideal Toy Company of New York would beg to differ, however. Its founder, Morris Mitchom, saw the 1902 Washington Post political cartoon by Pulitizer Prize winner Clifford […]
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The Hermès Kelly is more easily bagged at auction
NEW YORK – Most companies that adopt a strategy of telling customers they can’t buy its hottest products would soon end up shuttered and bankrupt, but the French luxury brand Hermès has enjoyed an almost absurd amount of success with that exclusive approach. Hermès Kelly handbags are fiercely coveted, second only to the house’s Birkin […]