Stylish Fountain Pen Silver/Celluloid Invito a il Barbiere di Siviglia

Italy's unparalleled musical passion has resulted in a great love for opera. It is a genre closest to their hearts, embodying values such as revealing and expressing the deepest hidden and experienced emotions. Joy, vitality, expressiveness.
Opera is the soul of Italy captured in sound.
To celebrate the most refined of artistic forms — Opera, Montegrappa has dedicated the collection “Emozioni di Musica” to this indisputable fact. “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini is for opera connoisseurs what Miles Davis is for jazz lovers, and Pink Floyd for rock fans.
This legendary opera has been performed by the best voices of the last two centuries, with leading roles played by such personalities as Tito Gobi, Beverley Sills, Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, and many others.

To most accurately capture the spirit of Rossini’s work, Montegrappa decided to use the ancient lost wax casting method. The work on the pen begins with meticulous sculpting that takes many months, allowing each piece to have a unique character, the result of the effort of a single artisan. To reflect the beauty of details and the finesse of sculpture, Montegrappa used noble metals. The molds are cast using the forgotten wax method, and the final effect is achieved through hand finishing by a master.

Just like in theatrical decoration, the body of the pen is decorated with a view of eighteenth-century Seville, featuring the Giralda bell tower and the Golden Tower.
The sculptor of Montegrappa drew inspiration from the Moorish style of ancient buildings in Seville, which inspired the unusual shape of the pen’s end. The cap is decorated with scenes from the opera: Figaro holding a guitar, appearing near Don Bartolo’s balcony, singing one of the most famous arias — “Largo al factotum”. The upper part of the cap, in silver for the fountain pen and ballpoint pen versions, is adorned with a silver azulejo [a type of thin tile used to create artistic mosaics], a material characteristic of Andalusia, which still embellishes many of Seville’s most famous buildings. The motifs borrowed from azulejo decorate the clip.
Giuseppe Aquila, president of Montegrappa, proudly emphasizes that in the silver version, individual parts of this noble metal are decorated with a technique never used before. It was developed and refined by skilled Montegrappa artisans, giving the metal a hue of celuloid blue through coloring. This creates an impression of depth in the sculpture.

To showcase the starry sky from the first act of the opera, Montegrappa used the finest blue celuloid, with mother-of-pearl and shimmering streaks.
The nib in the silver version of the fountain pen is decorated with white and yellow gold. Each nib is engraved with Don Bartolo’s house window, from which Rosina listens to the moving serenade of Count Almaviva.
The limited edition pen: “Invitation to The Barber of Seville” is packaged in an ornate box reminiscent of the shapes, colors, and scenes from the opera: the white of old Seville buildings, the famous colonnade of the Alcázar courtyard, with azulejo motifs on many of the packaging surfaces.
Once again, this distinguished manufactory captures our attention with an extraordinary writing instrument. It is yet another captivating fountain pen.

Manufacturer

Montegrappa

Model

Invito a il Barbiere di Siviglia

Nib

two-tone, 18-karat gold nib

Size

18mm X 143mm X 0mm

Material

sterling silver with celuloid cap and body

Filling system

Cartridge/converter

Limited edition

1000 pieces

Processing time

product temporarily unavailable

Shipping/Gift

upon request, shipping to specified address in an elegant gift box, with the option to include a card with a dedication or wishes

Engraving/Embossing

custom engraving or embossing of any text, dedication, or initials upon request