Scintilla the Magnificent painted fountain pen
Price range: ZAR9,500.00 through ZAR10,100.00
Yulia Glas loves dragons. They are one of her two spirit animals (the other being the whale). Here she has painted a dragon whom we have named Scintilla the Magnificent. Scintilla has a golden body and pearl-white wings that match his hoard of pearls. He is looking up at the stars falling from the sky, while his scales scintillate in their light. This dragon is neither good nor evil and is in fact oblivious to the opinion of mere mortals, though woe betide anyone who should dare try to steal his treasure.
We have included a glossy black grip section, and Dave has added a bronze cap band, bronze section ring and silver logo medallion embedded in a bronze ring embedded in the cap finial.
Each of our hand-painted fountain pens is an original work of art. If you would like to request a custom pen to be painted by Yulia, you are welcome to contact us via the contact form on our website.
Nib:
Available in Jowo #6 in polished steel. Please select Fine, Medium or Broad or Skinny Architect at the check-out.
This pen comes with the option of a “Skinny Artchitect” nib. I (Di) am not a nibmeister, just a self-taught amateur who loves writing with special nibs and, having tuned hundreds of standard nibs in my day, have experimented with creating my own grinds on our Jowo nibs. One of my favourite is what I’ve dubbed a “Skinny Architect” (i.e. a very thin downstroke, nice fat horizontal stroke). I shape it with a curved vertical edge so that it does not catch the paper on the up and down strokes.
The Jabulani model
SPECIFICATIONS
This is a gently curvaceous model, with a girth of 16 mm (0,6”), narrowing to a 10,7 mm (0,4”) grip section. The relatively large size of the model is to allow the artist sufficient space for their artwork, and the artwork is encased in a layer of clear resin to protect it from getting damaged during day-to-day use. Our logo medallion is embedded in the cap finial which is ever-so-slightly rounded, and the barrel finial is ever-so-slightly conical. The cap is a flush-fit and does not post. The Jabulani model usually comes with a hand-made, cap band and section ring in either Argentium silver or bronze, though this may differ depending on what best suits the artwork. Custom hand-crafted roll stops can be added.
The Jabulani model
Dimensions:
| mm | inches | |
| Total length (closed) | 157 | 6,2 |
| Length (pen only no cap) | 141 | 5,5 |
| Diameter at widest point (excl. cap) | 16 | 0,6 |
| Width of section at narrowest point | 10,7 | 0,4 |
| Section length | 30 | 1,2 |
| Cap thread | 13 | 0,5 |
We supply our pens with a Jowo #6 nib, alternatively the section can be made to fit a Bock #6 if requested.
Refill type:
Standard international fountain pen converter (supplied) or ink cartridge.
SHIPPING
International shipping to your door via DHL Express is R350 and should take less than 10 days once despatched. Pens are securely packed.
Shipping within South Africa to your door is R60.
