Product Description
Type High end modern fountain pen.
Product Name Sonnet Mark 1. Date code "IY" indicates 1996.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France, 1990s.
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Takes Parker style cartridges and converters. A Parker converter 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.)
Nib FACTORY STUB 18k nib is flexible. Please see writing sample.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a heavy pen in a classical design that has all its little squares intact. The cap and barrel have microscratching. The barrel has dots of plating wear on the end piece. The silver cap band also has some dots of plating wear, such as under the word France. The thin gold cap band is perfect. The clip and clip ring look beautiful and just have a few microscratches. The top black jewel is perfect. The imprints and hallmarks are clear.