Montblanc Leo Tolstoy fountain pen in sterling with blue without box and papers. This pen was limited to 9000 pens (1687/9000). The dark grey precious resin cap, blue marbled resin cone and platinum plated fittings mirror the colours found on the covers of Tolstoy’s first major works. The ornament on the cap ring is inspired by a traditional woven Russian pattern that would have adorned the modest peasant smocks Tolstoy made for himself. The author’s signature is engraved on the cap while the family’s aristocratic coat-of-arms is featured on the rhodium-plated 750 solid gold medium nib of the fountain pen. Overall near mint condition.