Pen Bling (and a small art history lesson)

[deirdre]

Toledo is known for its Damascene jewelry such as this piece:



Pelikan has several fountain pens in its Toledo series featuring damascene:



Now Montblanc has decided to release one to the Spanish market.

Estilograficas has gotten some pictures, which I've reposted below. Isn't the pen pretty? (This is a talk about art, not about the merits of the person it commemorates, so let's leave that out.)