Product Description
Type High end modern rollerball pen.
Product Name Sonnet - Mark 1
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France -- 1997 (the date code appears to be a P with possibly one or more Is in front).
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Takes Parker rollerball refills. A working refill is installed.
Color Sterling silver grid pattern finish is one of Parker's well known patterns, called Cicelé. The trim is gold plated. (There's also a silverplate version of this pen that looks almost exactly the same, however it does not have hallmarks. This pen has the 925 hallmark on the cap.) There's a clear coating over the sterling that is probably intended to inhibit tarnishing, but it tends to flake off in places such as the cap band.
Condition Excellent condition. This is a classic, elegant pen that is truly beautiful. All the small grids are intact and the outlining surrounding them looks good. The silver surfaces have acquired some wear and patina. The clip has microscratching, and some brassing on the top edge, and around the tip. The piece on top of the cap looks good. The imprints are clear.
