Delta Alessandro Manzoni LE

The beloved Neapolitan house Delta, in the year of its rebirth, celebrates its return to collecting with the new series dedicated to Alessandro Manzoni. Limited number of 150 copies worldwide. Band in solid 925 silver from lost wax casting. Small parts in yellow gold and palladium. Fixed piston, transparent window for checking the ink level. 14kt gold nib size #6. Dedicated case that includes a bottle of ink.
DELTA, Craftsmen of Writing, has designed an extraordinary limited edition writing instrument that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni (Milan 1785 – Milan 1873), Italian writer, poet and playwright famous all over the world for ‘The Betrothed’ , a timeless masterpiece of Italian literature.
The “body – pen” is made of special resin, of all Italian origin, hand-turned from a solid bar.
The cap is personalized by the authentic signature of the great writer and at its end is housed a cabochon which, in relief, portrays the commemorative writing and the Delta logo. The band placed on the cap is in solid 925 thousandths silver, obtained by “lost wax” investment casting, reproduces the typical neo-Renaissance style ornament that enriches the facade of his Milanese home, where he lived from 1814 until his disappearance. The shaft, on the other hand, has special incisions that recall the rhomboidal design on the facade of the same house.
The caseback houses a cabochon, the ideal place for engraving the progressive production number.
Limited to only 150 pieces worldwide, the fountain pen is equipped with a fixed piston mechanism with end-of-stroke clutch.
Transparent window for checking the ink level.
The nib is in 14-karat gold and is engraved with the so-called “sperada”, a typical Lombard hairstyle made up of a variable number of pins arranged in a radial pattern, which Manzoni describes in detail as the hairstyle of Lucia from ‘The Betrothed’.